Applied Population Laboratory, University of Wisconsin – Madison THE 2010 CENSUS RESULTS – WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE QUAD COUNTIES? Quad Counties All Staff Meeting Hales Corners, WI June 14, 2011 Presented By James Beaudoin, Katherine Curtis, and Dan Veroff Applied Population Laboratory Department of Community & Environmental Sociology UW-Madison/Extension
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Applied Population Laboratory, University of Wisconsin –Madison
THE 2010 CENSUS RESULTS – WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE QUAD COUNTIES?
Quad Counties All Staff MeetingHales Corners, WIJune 14, 2011
Presented By James Beaudoin, Katherine Curtis, and Dan Veroff
Applied Population Laboratory
Department of Community & Environmental Sociology
UW-Madison/Extension
The Quad Counties population total is about:
A. 1.2 million peopleB. 1.7 million peopleC. 1.56 million peopleD. 2.5 million people
The Quad Counties largest minority population is
A. LatinoB. BlackC. HmongD. Irish
True or False: The Quad Counties housing vacancy rate is more than 10%.
True or False: Quad Counties population is considered to be entirely urban
True or False: More than 20% of Quad Counties jobs are in manufacturing.
Pop(ulation) Quiz
According to the 2010 Census, about 92% of housing units were occupied.
It depends on how you slice it. The counties in the district as urban and metro but there are parts of the county that have rural “densities”
American Community Survey data shows that there is a shift towards more service sector jobs -- manufacturing accounts for about 16% of employment.
Today’s Discussion
A new era for data – 2010 Census & the American Community Survey
What can each tell us about the Quad Counties? Resources for accessing data Questions
What about Census 2010 Data?
Census Day was April 1, 2010
Point in time count of the population
Short Form Only
Counts of population & basic demographic characteristics
New data still coming out!
Data for Reapportionment – released 12/21/10 New state population total: 5,686,986
Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – March 9, 2011 – Population counts by race/ethnicity
Other data available on a flow basis starting June 2011
When Will Data From 2010 Census Be Available?
The American Community Surveyaka What happened to the long form?