The US Census Bureau thread

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by skyscraperpage17

Ok, I'll wait for you to provide that data.

The city center now is growing faster than ever, having gained an estimated 42,423 people from 2010-15. But the population of the non-lakefront South Side is dropping even quicker, falling about 50,000 in the same period. The number of non-Hispanic whites, Asians and people of Hispanic descent is growing, but the number of non-Hispanic blacks is dropping.
The new data come from the 2015 American Community Survey, which is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and was released last week.

The annual ACS data traditionally are not as accurate as the decennial census but have gained status in recent years. For instance, ACS and census findings for the city's overall population differed by only about 1 percentage point.

According to Ed Zotti, a consultant for the Chicago Central Area Committee who crunched the data for me and has provided tract-by-tract details of his figures, the numbers for the city overall show some good news.

Total city population, per the ACS, has risen about 14,000 to 2,717,534.

Leading that is the central area, defined as neighborhoods generally within 2 miles of City Hall.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/2...op-population-booms-south-sides-plummets

RELEASE: THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 2012

Populations Increasing in Many Downtowns, Census Bureau Reports

A U.S. Census Bureau report released today shows that in many of the largest cities of the most-populous metro areas, downtown is becoming a place not only to work but also to live. Between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, metro areas with 5 million or more people experienced double-digit population growth rates within their downtown areas (within a two-mile radius of their largest city's city hall), more than double the rate of these areas overall.

Chicago experienced the largest numeric gain in its downtown area, with a net increase of 48,000 residents over 10 years. New York, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City and Washington also posted large population increases close to city hall.

https://www.census.gov/2010census/news/releases/operations/cb12-181.html