census

Mapping opportunity for children, based on where they grew up

Maps / census, children, demographics, opportunity

Opportunity Atlas, a collaboration between Opportunity Insights and the Census Bureau, is the…
When wife earns more than husband, they report a lesser gap

Statistics / census, income

Marta Murray-Close and Misty L. Heggeness for the Census Bureau compared income responses…
Challenges ahead for the Census count

Statistics / census, counting, Vox

The 2020 Census is coming up quick, but there’s still a lot up…
Tweeting a map of every Census tract in the United States

Maps / bot, census, tract, Twitter

By Neil Freeman, the @everytract bot on Twitter, as the name suggests, is…
Citizenship question returning to Census

Statistics / census, citizenship, immigration

Emily Baumgaertner reporting for The New York Times:
But critics of the change…
Making the Count

Chart Everything / census, counting

As 2020 approaches, let’s aim for higher accuracy and less uncertainty.
Worries over the 2020 Census

Statistics / accuracy, census, New York Times

Michael Wines, reporting for The New York Times:
“The politicization of the census…
Troubling pick for Census Bureau deputy director

Statistics / census, government

The administration’s current pick for deputy director of the United States Census Bureau…
Australia as 100 people

Infographics / Australia, census

Opting for the force-directed clusters route, Catherine Hanrahan and Simon Elvery for ABC…
Parts of America that most resemble the future

Maps / census, demographics, Upshot

The Census Bureau released estimates for demographic breakdowns for each county — in…
Predicting who needs a working fire alarm

Statistics / census, Enigma, prediction

In 2014, five people died in New Orleans in a house fire. Three…
Twitter bot generates biographies via Census data

Statistics / census, FiveThirtyEight, human, Twitter

We usually see Census data in aggregate. It comes in choropleth maps or…
Far fewer black men than black women

Statistics / census, race, Upshot

Justin Wolfers, David Leonhardt, and Kevin Quealy for the Upshot explore the gender…
Detailed UK census data browser

Maps / census, United Kingdom

DataShine Census provides a detailed view into United Kingdom 2011 census data. Population,…
Watch the U.S. population center shift west

Maps / census, population

According to the U.S. census, the mean center of the population shifted west…
Where nobody lives

Maps / census, population

We’ve seen the map of where everyone lives. Now here’s the reverse of…
Using Census survey data properly

Statistics / American Community Survey, census

The American Community Survey, an ongoing survey that the Census administers to millions…
Easier Census data browsing with CensusReporter

Apps / census

Census data can be interesting and super informative, but getting the data out…
UK Census at risk

Statistics / census

There is a possibility the UK Census is scrapped for cheaper options next…
Racial dot map

Maps / census, ethnicity, population

Dustin Cable, a demographer at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for…