July 14, 2006

Population

First Wave of 2005 Data From American Community Survey. Extensive data on demographic and socioeconomic topics available in the American FactFinder for areas of 65,000 or more population.

Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2003. Report available online in PDF providing national level 10-year trends of child-support income received by parents with children whose other parent lives elsewhere. It also examines other support the children received, such as health insurance and noncash assistance.

Educational Attainment in the United States: 2005. Annual Internet files from the Current Population Survey, with national and state data on educational attainment. Also included are earnings data by level of education and statistics by race and Hispanic origin.

Financing the Future: 2001-2002. Internet files providing data on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of college students and the costs and financing associated with their schooling during the 2001-2002 academic year.

Geographical Mobility: 2005. Internet files containing national and regional information on how often and how far people move, along with characteristics of the movers and reasons why they move.

Poverty Status of Families by Type and by U.S. Citizenship Status of the Householder: 2003. Four national-level tables from the American Community Survey present poverty data on the foreign-born by the citizenship status, year of entry, region of birth, and family type.

State and County Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2005. Population estimates by these demographic characteristics for the nation's states and counties.

Economic Census and Surveys

Nonemployer Statistics: 2004. Annual Internet files summarizing the number of establishments and sales or receipts of businesses without paid employees that are subject to federal income tax. Most nonemployers are small unincorporated businesses, which may or may not be the owner's principal source of income.

"On the Map" Interactive Online Tool. Data for two more states join On the Map (15 states are currently available), an interactive mapping application that shows where people work and live with companion reports on their age, earnings and industry distributions. On the Map is a component of the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership between the Census Bureau and state labor market information agencies. LED supplies statistics on employment, job creation, turnover, earnings by industry, age, and sex, and provides dynamic information on the rapidly changing economy.

Economic Indicators

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: June 2006. Press release presenting advance monthly estimates of retail store sales by kind-of-business groups. Report includes seasonally adjusted estimates and percentage changes for major kind-of-business groups.

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: May 2006. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.

New Residential Construction: June 2006. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments and Orders: June 2006. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators.

New Residential Sales: June 2006. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Shows sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction.

Housing Vacancies: 2nd Quarter 2006. Press release showing rental and homeowner vacancy rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy.

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