…of 2001-02. The following chart illustrates: (Note that the bumps in the population line come from periodic baseline revisions to the BLS data, based on new Census data.) The most…

The Census Bureau has just released its annual estimates of poverty, income, and health insurance coverage for the US in 2003. Some of the highlights: Real median household income fell…

…has continued in both lines since 2002. (Source: Census data, available here.) Of course, the interesting question is what’s the cause of this remarkable upward trend. After a very heated…

More Poverty I took this graph from the Census Poverty Report and then identified which presidents were in office during which periods. Notice any patterns? AB…

…of demographic changes. One exiled Democrat recalls the candid comment of a Republican colleague: “We have 10 years until Hispanics take over.” A quick visit to the 2000 Census QuickFacts…

…his return to Texas, likely facilitating a quorum that will allow DeLay’s inter-Census redustricting to go through:: Whitmire said remaining in New Mexico was counterproductive. “Redistricting is very important but…

…tinker with the lines that shape their congressional districts. Ohio Democrats emerged unscathed from redistricting after the 2000 census when district lines were redrawn to reflect changes in population —…

…I received this from RNC Chairman Marc Racicot: Dear Fellow Republican You are among a select group of Republicans who have been chosen to take part in the official Census…

…used median income as the average, because that’s what I found easiest on the census.gov page. In general, the median of the income distribution is below the average, so take…

…on income inequality in the US, and it’s based on Census data. The abbreviated version contains these nuggets: Income Inequality in the US has increased substantially since 1967. But viewed…