The US Census Bureau thread

[Urbanguy]

A little peak into our country's racial diversity of the 39 states released so far.

White alone: 165,648,447 (72.23%)
Black or African American alone: 25,983,078 (11.33%)
American Indian and Alaska Native alone: 2,587,590 (1.13%)
Asian alone: 11,682,875 (5.09%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone: 500,118 (0.22%)
Some Other Race alone: 15,864,125 (6.92%)
Two or More Races: 7,064,125 (3.08%)
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 40,289,336 (17.57%)
Total Population: 229,330,358

Pretty amazing, eh? My Pacific peeps have grown big time too! Over half a million so far (excluding those of mixed races)!

[BG918]

Originally Posted by Chef

I think part of what is helping Minneapolis and St Paul proper to hold steady (more or less) is the fact that both central cities are still drawing immigrants, while in many other metros they are starting to head for the suburbs. Both cities saw increases in their black, asian and hispanic populations while the number of whites dropped. A lot of that is being driven by immigration.

What is the major draw for immigration to Minneapolis? You always hear about the city attracting large numbers of Hmong, Vietnamese and Somali immigrants. I would think the winters would be rough for people from tropical climates...

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

Originally Posted by BG918

What is the major draw for immigration to Minneapolis? You always hear about the city attracting large numbers of Hmong, Vietnamese and Somali immigrants. I would think the winters would be rough for people from tropical climates...

They're refugees, settled by the government...

[VivaLFuego]

^ Also, once a particular immigrant community gets large enough, it becomes somewhat self-fulfilling as the support networks for new immigrants are established, thus directing more immigrants from the home country to a specific place. I certainly think that's the case for the Somali community in MSP.

[Chef]

Originally Posted by BG918

What is the major draw for immigration to Minneapolis? You always hear about the city attracting large numbers of Hmong, Vietnamese and Somali immigrants. I would think the winters would be rough for people from tropical climates...

It has relatively high wages for blue collar jobs, low unemployment and a low cost of living compared to the coasts. Also in most states you have to pay tuition to go to high school after age 19 or 20, in Minnesota the cutoff is 21 which is the highest in the US, this makes it attractive to people who's schooling was interrupted by becomming a refugee.

Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G

They're refugees, settled by the government...

I don't think the government has much to do with it. There are a lot of private refugee resettlement organizations based in the Twin Cities though.

[ChiSoxRox]

Next week, the U.S. Census Bureau anticipates releasing local-level 2010 Census population counts for Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.


Around 2 Eastern today we'll get Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky.

[Chase Unperson]

Originally Posted by Dralcoffin

Next week, the U.S. Census Bureau anticipates releasing local-level 2010 Census population counts for Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.


Around 2 Eastern today we'll get Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky.

Can't wait for FLorida and NY!
Michigan is more of a curiosity.

[M II A II R II K]

The Downtown Renaissance Extends Its Reach


http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2...nds-its-reach/

In terms of residential growth, U.S. downtowns are coming back, even in the face of continued sprawl and trouble elsewhere in center cities.

* Baltimore‘s downtown residential population has grown by 11.6% since 2006 and now provides living space for more than 40,000 people.

* Chicago‘s Loop saw a 76% increase in inhabitants since 2000 and the Near South Side more than doubled in population over the same period (even as the number of jobs downtown declined by 60,000).

* Cleveland‘s most central census tracts tracks each gained 20% or more in population between 2000 and 2010.

* St. Louis‘ central neighborhoods gained several thousand people in total.

- Thus, even as citywide population declined in these cities, downtown population increased — in some cases quite dramatically. This points to both an increasing demand for downtown living in cities nationwide and growing problems in the parts of central cities located outside of the downtown. After all, if downtowns grew significantly, then other parts of these cities lost an even higher percentage of their population then their citywide population changes listed above indicates.

- How do these performances compare to those of downtowns in cities that have grown over the past ten years? Consider the following growing cities, all of which relied on densification alone, not annexation,* to provide for population growth:

* Los Angeles added 2.6% to its citywide population since 2000 (reaching a historic peak)

* Newark: +1.3% (first gain in a decennial census since 1950)

* New Haven: +5.0%

* Philadelphia: +0.6% (first gain since 1950)

* Portland: +10.3% (historic peak)

* San Francisco: +3.7% (historic peak)

* Seattle: +8.0% (historic peak)

- Among many of these cities, too, downtown growth significantly outpaced overall citywide increases, which means that in some cases even these growing cities may have lost population outside of their downtowns.

* Los Angeles‘ downtown, once assumed to be dead for good, grew from 35,884 to 51,329 in the number of people calling it home.

* Philadelphia‘s Center City District increased in population from 60,000 in 2000 to more than 70,000 in 2010, accounting for more than the entire city’s growth during that period (which was about 8,600).

* San Francisco‘s South of Market Mission district, adjoining downtown, increased in population massively.

* Seattle‘s downtown and the adjacent South Lake Union neighborhood expanded from around 16,000 to more than 23,000 people.

How can we process this information?

.....

[TarHeelJ]

Interesting article...downtown Atlanta's population has grown tremendously since 2000, estimated at 38,900 in 2010. Likewise, the city has added 140,000 residents in the same 10 year period (with no annexation), so it seems that many of those have chosen a downtown residence.

[dave8721]

Originally Posted by Dralcoffin

Next week, the U.S. Census Bureau anticipates releasing local-level 2010 Census population counts for Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.


Around 2 Eastern today we'll get Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky.

Want to see if Miami "officially" makes it over the 400,000 barrier and if it may have even managed to add 2,000 people/square mile, 1000 per square mile should be a given. As of the 2009 estimates, Miami had added 1,981 people per square mile since 2000.

Unfortunately I think that if this census had taken place in 2011 rather than 2010 (or even later in 2010) Miami would have fared far better when about 20,000 more people moved into downtown...

[ChiSoxRox]

1 1 Jacksonville city……………………………………………………. 735617 821784 86167 11.7
2 2 Miami city…………………………………………………………. 362470 399457 36987 10.2
3 3 Tampa city………………………………………………………….. 303447 335709 32262 10.6
4 4 St. Petersburg city……………………………………………… 248232 244769 -3463 -1.4
5 6 Orlando city…………………………………………………….. 185951 238300 52349 28.2
6 5 Hialeah city………………………………………………………. 226419 224669 -1750 -0.8
7 8 Tallahassee city……………………………………………………… 150624 181376 30752 20.4
8 7 Fort Lauderdale city……………………………………………. 152397 165521 13124 8.6
9 15 Port St. Lucie city……………………………………………… 88769 164603 75834 85.4
10 10 Pembroke Pines city…………………………………………. 137427 154750 17323 12.6
11 13 Cape Coral city……………………………………………… 102286 154305 52019 50.9
12 9 Hollywood city………………………………………………… 139357 140768 1411 1.0
13 14 Gainesville city…………………………………………….. 95447 124354 28907 30.3
14 25 Miramar city…………………………………………………….. 72739 122041 49302 67.8
15 11 Coral Springs city………………………………………………. 117549 121096 3547 3.0
16 12 Clearwater city…………………………………………………. 108787 107685 -1102 -1.0
17 X Miami Gardens city ……………………………………………… X 107167 X X
18 20 Palm Bay city…………………………………………………. 79413 103190 23777 29.9
19 19 West Palm Beach city………………………………………… 82103 99919 17816 21.7
20 22 Pompano Beach city…………………………………………….. 78191 99845 21654 27.7

[ChiSoxRox]

Florida

Data for Florida show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Jacksonville, 821,784; Miami, 399,457; Tampa, 335,709; St. Petersburg, 244,769; and Orlando, 238,300. Jacksonville grew by 11.7 percent since the 2000 Census. Miami grew by 10.2 percent, Tampa grew by 10.6 percent, St. Petersburg decreased by 1.4 percent, and Orlando grew by 28.2 percent.

The largest county is Miami-Dade, with a population of 2,496,435. Its population grew by 10.8 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Broward, with a population of 1,748,066 (increase of 7.7 percent); Palm Beach, 1,320,134 (increase of 16.7 percent); Hillsborough, 1,229,226 (increase of 23.1 percent); and Orange, 1,145,956 (increase of 27.8 percent).

Georgia

Data for Georgia show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Atlanta, 420,003; Augusta, 200,549; Columbus, 189,885; Savannah, 136,286; and Athens-Clarke County, 116,714. Atlanta grew by 0.8 percent since the 2000 Census. Augusta-Richmond County grew by 0.4 percent, Columbus grew by 1.9 percent, Savannah grew by 3.6 percent, and Athens-Clark County grew by 15.0 percent.

The largest county is Fulton, with a population of 920,581. Its population grew by 12.8 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Gwinnett, with a population of 805,321 (increase of 36.9 percent); DeKalb, 691,893 (increase of 3.9 percent); Cobb, 688,078 (increase of 13.2 percent); and Chatham, 265,128 (increase of 14.3 percent).

Kentucky

Data for Kentucky show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Louisville/Jefferson County, 741,096; Lexington-Fayette, 295,803; Bowling Green, 58,067; Owensboro, 57,265; and Covington, 40,640. Louisville/Jefferson County grew by 189.2 percent since the 2000 Census (Louisville and Jefferson County have consolidated since the 2000 Census). Lexington-Fayette grew by 13.5 percent, Bowling Green grew by 17.8 percent, Owensboro grew by 5.9 percent, and Covington decreased by 6.3 percent.

The largest county is Jefferson, with a population of 741,096. Its population grew by 6.8 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Fayette, with a population of 295,803 (increase of 13.5 percent); Kenton, 159,720 (increase of 5.5 percent); Boone, 118,811 (increase of 38.2 percent); and Warren, 113,792 (increase of 23.0 percent).

[dave8721]

Wow the estimates for Miami were off by 10%!!! The 2009 Census estimtes had Miami approaching 440,000 (and Miami challenged those as being too low). Miami-Dade did not pass 2.5 million as expected either. Pretty shockingly low numbers.

[unusualfire]

WOW i thought Atlanta had over 500k.

[Chase Unperson]

Serious ass kickage by Florida cities. Orlando, 30%???? Miami, 10%, not bad.

Atlanta, quite tepid growth, wasn't I told that 200,000 poor black people moved there from Chicago when they came home one day and their housing project had been demoed?

[rds989]

I'm trying to unzip and read the Georgia redistricting files but it won't work -- I just get gibberish. Is there a trick to this that is known here? Thanks for any help.....

[dave8721]

Ugh. Miami didnt event get over 12,000 per square mile density either. It missed that too coming in at 11,196/square mile (2009 estimates had Miami's density at 12,140 per square mile).

Miami did manage to add 1,037 people per square mile which is pretty impressive in its own right.

By the way, the numbers for Miami's metro (using the 2000 counties) comes out to 5,564,635 and increase of 557,070 from the 2000 census for an increase of 11.1%.

[sofresh808]

How were the estimates so off for the city of Atlanta?

[unusualfire]

Maybe special Census for the cities that think they got shafted?

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by Chase Unperson

Atlanta, quite tepid growth, wasn't I told that 200,000 poor black people moved there from Chicago when they came home one day and their housing project had been demoed?

Most hilarious comment of the day so far.