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July 24, 2008


Population

County Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2007. County-level population estimates.

Families and Living Arrangements: 2007. The latest look at our nation's married-couple and single-parent families, stay-at-home mothers and fathers, people who live alone, children who live with grandparents and more. Data, from the Current Population Survey, includes a breakdown by age, race and ethnic origin, as well as personal earnings and dependence on public assistance.

Fertility of American Women: 2006. The first Census Bureau report on fertility patterns of American women to use data from the American Community Survey, making it the first to include state-by-state comparisons of fertility characteristics. Data from the Current Population Survey are also included, permitting historical comparisons.

National Population Projections. Annual projections of the U.S. population, by age, race, and Hispanic origin, through the year 2050.

School Enrollment: 2006. Discusses school enrollment levels and trends in the population 3 and older. Report based on data collected in 2006 from the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey.

What It's Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status: 2004. Series of tables from the Survey of Income and Program Participation examining the relationship between field of training and monthly earnings.


Economic Indicators

Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): June 2008. Press release showing estimates of the value of total new construction put-in-place by type of construction (residential and non-residential), annual value, and by type of owner (private and public). Scheduled for release August 1, 2008.

Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: June 2008. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders. Scheduled for release August 4, 2008.


Economic Census and Surveys

2006 Nonemployer Statistics. Report provides data for the U.S., state, metro area, and county on the number of establishments and sales or receipts of businesses without paid employees that are subject to federal income tax.

Business Help Site. A wealth of useful information is available on the Census Bureau's Business Help Site to assist companies complete forms for more than a dozen monthly, quarterly and annual economic surveys, including assistance in filing electronically.

Top-Ranked States by Industry. A new web page helps promote the 2007 Economic Census highlighting facts from the 2002 Economic Census about every state by receipts per capita for every industry.


Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features

Model T Centennial. To commemorate the introduction of the car widely considered to be the most influential of the 20th century, the Census Bureau presents a collection of statistics examining the auto industry, new car sales and the prevalence of automobiles now and a century ago.

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