American Demographics Thread

[mhays]

Very interesting. I'm shocked to see so much deep red close to my deep blue county.

PS, that's obviously English speakers. I wonder how it would turn out if Spanish and other languages were included. Particularly Spanish.

[HomrQT]

Originally Posted by desertpunk

"Beer or church?" Americans tweet their answer:


http://www.floatingsheep.org/2012/07...n-twitter.html

What the... Chicago is "much more church"?

[Jennifat]

Originally Posted by HomrQT

What the... Chicago is "much more church"?

It's probably due in part to the high black and Hispanic populations. They tend to be more active in a church than other groups.

[mhays]

Chicago must be part of Jesusland.

[GarfieldPark]

Interesting --- Marion County, IN (Indianapolis) is a "Much More Beer" county completely surrounded by other counties that are either "Much More Church" or "More Church".

No wonder things can get so messy around here (Indy) .....

[fastboyRD]

Originally Posted by mhays

Chicago must be part of Jesusland.

lOl

[bayviews]

Originally Posted by Jennifat

It's probably due in part to the high black and Hispanic populations. They tend to be more active in a church than other groups.

Probably true.

However I don't see much usefulness coming from this map.

Beer vs Church?

[WeimieLvr]

Originally Posted by bayviews

Probably true.

However I don't see much usefulness coming from this map.

Beer vs Church?

That map is not a good indicator of conservative vs liberal populations...I think that has already been stated in this thread, but I just thought I would repeat it.

[ducus]

US population hits 314 million, according to:
http://www.usdebtclock.org/index.html
I think that 320mln. will be hit in maximum 3-4 years.
IL has 111.000 'till the 13 million milestone, and MS less than 15000 untill 3 million.
Chicago Metro Area has less than 270000 people untill 10 million milestone.

[chicagogeorge]

Three-fifths of Midwest's cities are in population doldrums
The Business Journals by G. Scott Thomas
Date: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 1:00am EDT - Last Modified: Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 2:39am EDT

The most populous city in the Midwest, Chicago, also registered the biggest increase in raw numbers, picking up 11,522 residents over the 2010-2011 span.

A majority of all communities across the Midwest are either stagnant or losing population.
On Numbers has analyzed the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates for 8,509 cities, villages and incorporated towns throughout the 12 Midwestern states. (The study group does not include townships, which the bureau classifies as unincorporated places.)
Nearly three-fifths of those communities are in the population doldrums, with 3,675 losing residents between April 2010 and July 2011, and another 1,361 staying exactly the same.
Only 3,473 places -- 41 percent of the Midwestern group -- posted population gains during the 15-month period.
The most populous city in the Midwest, Chicago, also registered the biggest increase in raw numbers, picking up 11,522 residents over the 2010-2011 span. The runners-up are Columbus (up 10,361) and Indianapolis (up 7,167).
Complete regional results can be found in the database below. Use the tab to cut the list to all communities in a single state, or simply hit the Search button to see everything at once.
On Numbers posted comparable databases for the East and the South earlier this week.
Aging industrial cities suffered the biggest population declines in the Midwest, with Detroit's loss of 7,192 people the worst of all.
Detroit's estimated population was 706,585 as of July 2011. The city peaked at 1.85 million in 1950 and was still above 1 million as recently as the late 1990s.
Also experiencing sizable drops during the 15-month period were Cleveland (down 3,009), St. Louis (down 1,225) and Toledo (down 1,170).
What follows is a list of the 10 most populous cities in the Midwest. Each is accompanied by its current national rank and its estimated 2011 population:


Chicago (U.S. rank: 3, population: 2,707,120)
Indianapolis (U.S. rank: 12, population: 827,609)
Columbus (U.S. rank: 15, population: 797,434)
Detroit (U.S. rank: 18, population: 706,585)
Milwaukee (U.S. rank: 28, population: 597,867)
Kansas City, Mo. (U.S. rank: 37, population: 463,202)
Omaha (U.S. rank: 43, population: 415,068)
Cleveland (U.S. rank: 47, population: 393,806)
Minneapolis (U.S. rank: 48, population: 387,753)
Wichita (U.S. rank: 49, population: 384,445)

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjourna....html?page=all

[desertpunk]

Number Of Cities With Six-Figure populations Climbs to 285


Austin TX one of the fastest growing cities in the US

Ten U.S. localities have joined the fairly exclusive group of cities whose populations exceed 100,000.

There now are 285 cities in the six-figure club, up from 275 when the most recent federal census was conducted in 2010, according to the latest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The newcomers include three cities in California (El Cajon, Rialto and Santa Maria), three in Texas (Odessa, Richardson and Round Rock), two in Florida (Pompano Beach and West Palm Beach), and one each in Iowa (Davenport) and Oklahoma (Broken Arrow).

The following database contains the latest figures for all 285 cities, based on U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 2011. Comparisons are provided with official counts from the April 2010 census.

The list is confined to incorporated communities, such as cities, villages, towns and boroughs. It does not include townships or their equivalents, which the Census Bureau classifies as unincorporated places.

Comprehensive databases with the latest estimates for all cities in the East, South, Midwest and West were posted earlier this week by On Numbers.

The current total of 100,000-plus cities is the largest in U.S. history. It's almost 20 percent higher than the corresponding figure for 2000, when there were 239 communities with six-figure populations.

At the top of the current standings are nine cities with more than 1 million residents, led by New York City at 8.24 million, Los Angeles at 3.82 million and Chicago at 2.71 million.

San Jose is the closest to joining that elite group. Its population of 967,487 puts it in 10th place among all American cities.

[desertpunk]

http://geographer-at-large.blogspot....ville-usa.html

[Jennifat]

Weird, huh? All of America's urban centers have hipsters. Who'd have thought?

From the same blog:

“Looking for an abundance of bike lanes, farmers' markets and bearded dudes? Then head to Minnesota, the most hipster-iffic state in the U.S., according to Buzzfeed's super-official map of American hipsterdom. The results are actually based on search engine statistics for the word ‘hipster,’ which means that while Minnesotans are readily researching the loaded term, they're probably also most likely to deny being one. It also explains how they beat out New York — it's assumed Brooklynites already know the meaning of the word, or you know, can't be bothered to read about a far-too-frequently analyzed subculture.
In other words, take these findings with a shaker of salt. After all, Minnesota is also home to the country's largest shopping mall, not the largest second-hand, vintage clothing store. And as for the all the guys with bushy sideburns, plaid shirts and cans of PBR — I'm pretty sure they're just actual lumberjacks.

http://geographer-at-large.blogspot....ville-usa.html


Yeah, one would assume we've got quite the lumber industry here in Minneapolis. Derecho-felled timber is half off this year!

[GarfieldPark]

The Geography of Same Sex Couples in the USA

From the Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/art...ouseholds/259/


The highest percentages of same sex couples are in:

San Francisco, CA (for large cities -- over 250,000)
Fort Lauderdale, FL (for mid-size cities -- 100,000 - 250,000) and
Provincetown, Massachusetts (for smaller cities - under 100,000)

[desertpunk]

Gas consumption by county:

[mhays]

Hmmm, basically where the people are. It would be more interesting to see per-capita, with manufacturing removed.

[chicagogeorge]

[bayviews]

Very Interesting chart!

Looks like there are two types of aging metros

One are the Miamis & Tampa where many come to retire.

Then there are the Pittsburgh's & Buffalo where there's a serious dearth of immigrants, who tend to be youthful, & thus the metro population ages in place.

[chicagogeorge]

January 15, 2013

California sees slower population growth, Latino plurality this year


With a declining birthrate and ebbing migration into California from other states and nations, the historically fast-growing state will see only relatively slow population expansion in the foreseeable future, the state's own demographers conclude.

However, these trends also mean that Latinos are likely to become the state's largest single ethnic group sometime this year, a data-packed section of Gov. Jerry Brown's new state budget plan concludes.

That's a couple of years earlier than previous demographic expectations.

By July 1, the budget says, California's population is expected to top 38 million, about 300,000 or 0.8 percent higher than last July 1. As the economy improves, the state expects a slight uptick in population growth to an average of 340,000 a year through 2017 with "natural increase" - births minus deaths - accounting for virtually all of it.

The Department of Finance's demographic unit believes that the state will have 39.5 million residents by 2017, implying that it will top 40 million sometime before the 2020 census. While that may still be a lot of bodies, it's a markedly slower rate of growth than once seemed likely for California, especially after the 1990 census revealed that the state gained more than six million residents in the previous 10 years - the highest one-decade total ever recorded for any state.

While the five-year period ending in 2017 will see an overall growth of 4.5 percent, the state says, there are large variations by ethnicity and age, with the highest growth - 27 percent - seen among "young retirees" in the 65-74 year old age bracket, due to the aging of the Baby Boom generation. "Mature retirees" (75-84) and "seniors" (85-plus) also will be expanding much faster than the overall population.

By July 1, too, the state expects the Latino and white populations to achieve parity at 39 percent each, indicating that Latinos will become the state's largest ethnic group shortly thereafter. Asian-Americans are expected to comprise 13 percent of the state's population by July 1, blacks 6 percent, Pacific Islanders under 1 percent, American Indians under 1 percent and multi-race residents 3 percent.

The 74-year-old Brown cited those trends in his budget presentation last week, saying, "This is an aging society and inequality is growing." He proposed to shift more school funds to schools with large numbers of students who are in poverty and/or don't speak English as one response to the demographic challenge

Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalert...#storylink=cpy

[CNB30]

Richmond has a much larger metropolitan area than city proper!!, looks like we need to expand our city limits.