Experts aren't sure at this point if the dramatic pull of the South is a short-term change spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic or a long-term trend, or even what impact it will have on the reallocation of political power through redistricting after the 2030 census. read more >
Mark Hayes, the chief of the Arkansas Municipal League, says the use and abuse of technology is the biggest challenge for Arkansas cities. read more >
The U.S. Census Bureau last month released its report on public sector employment, which presents employment and payroll information on state and local governments. The report is based on information from the 2013 Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll for March 2013. read more >
Young Americans, blacks, Hispanics and lower income households are more likely to rely solely on handheld computers than other groups, according to a November report from the Census Bureau. read more >
In 2013, 83.8 percent of U.S. households owned a computer and 74.4 percent reported Internet use, according to a November report from the Census Bureau. read more >
Public elementary and secondary education revenue fell in fiscal year 2012 for the first time since 1977, when the U.S. Census Bureau began collecting public education finance data annually. Public elementary and secondary school systems received $594.5 billion in total revenue in fiscal year 2012, down $4.9 billion, or 0.8 percent, from fiscal year 2011, according to a Census report issued in late May. read more >
Construction spending in February 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $945.7 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Commerce Department. This is an increase of 8.7 percent compared with the February 2013 rate, an estimated $869.9 billion, and a 0.1 percent increase from the January 2014 rate of $944.6 billion. read more >
The 2010-2012 American Community Survey reported last month that 10.3 million noncitizens under the age of 35 live in the United States, or less than 4 percent of the total population. read more >
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the number of adults who finished some graduate school rose 24 percent from 2008 to 2013, increasing from 29 million to 36 million. read more >
The U.S. Census looks at the numbers it takes to mail those Christmas letters. read more >
Arkansans’ median household income rose 1.6 percent in 2012 compared with 2011, to $40,112 from $39,469, the U.S. Census Bureau reported late last month. That was the good news. read more >
The revenue picture for state and local governments improved in 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau reported late last month. Increases in sales and gross receipt taxes and in individual income taxes helped propel a rise in tax revenue, the first in two years. Total revenue for state and local governments hit a record high of $3.4 trillion in 2011, up 8.4 percent from 2010. read more >
The U.S. Census Bureau report includes information on the number of bedrooms, bathrooms and other elements of residential construction completed in the United States in 2012 read more >
Fiscal year 2011 saw the first decline in public education spending per student since 1977, the year that the U.S. Census Bureau started collecting data on such outlays, the bureau recently reported. read more >
Arkansas workers don't spend as much time getting to and from work as do most other states. read more >
A recent U.S. Census Bureau report documents a drop in private school enrollment in the U.S. during the first decade of this century. read more >
This map, provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, shows the number of high-income households in each county. The data is based on the American Community Survey years of 2007 through 2011 and on income received from January 2006 to November 2011. read more >
