Census

much like other cities. This paper will compare the demographics of Harvey and Crest Hill and draw conclusions about the people that live in these cities and about their lifestyle. There are more women living in Harvey than men. According to the US Census Bureau (2010), the population of Harvey was just over 25,000 people, of this number 12,300 were men and 13,000 were women. Also, there are more African American people than any other ethnicity in Harvey, the African American population make up…

Roman Trade Roman regional and international trade was a common. A mix of state control and a free market economy made positive goods produced in one location could be exported far away and nearby. Cereals, wine and olive oil were exported in huge quantities while in the other direction came large imports of gold, marble, and spices. Romans over time developed a more intelligent economy after the production of an agricultural surplus, population movement and urban growth, national expansion,…

This “GAP Analysis” commissioned by the Pennsylvania Department of Health WIC program, was designed to help assess why the PA WIC program has seen a 2.9% decrease in participation from the end of Federal year 2013 to the end of Federal year 2015. The PA WIC program has identified the top five barriers to participation as lack of transportation to WIC appointments, distance to clinic locations, traveling with small children, economically disadvantages and physical disabilities. This GAP Analysis’…

this work calculates the percentage of children living under poverty in the State of Virginia. The 2014 census data from Virginia revealed a 16% percent of poverty in the child population, while the data from 2008 showed a 14 percent of poverty¹. Certainly, the statistics consider critical factors such as the population age, education and socioeconomic status among others. In the 2008 census about 60% of single females were living in poverty, following by the 31% of females with children and…

and Latinos Without Borders. In the 2010 American Census Bureau form, more than 18 million Latinos checked the “some other race” box. This illustrates the rift between how Latinos view their identity and how the government wants to count them. First, what is the difference between race and ethnicity? Race refers to a set of common physical traits, while ethnicity refers to a shared set of cultural traits such as language or customs. The census categorizes by race, yet Latinos in America as a…

the U.S. Census Bureau that is distributed to three million addresses across the U.S. annually (U.S. Census Bureau, 2014). The NCES is a federal government organization located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences that collects and analyzes data related to education in the U.S. as well as other nations (NCES, n.d.). Both ACS and NCES statistics will be used to compare income and post-secondary educational attainment among blacks and…

Though the Black Panther Party had experienced its most influential years in San Francisco and Oakland between 1967 and 1972, a lack of census data from non-decennial from NHGIS narrowed my quantitative GIS analysis solely to 1970. Despite this small window of information, the metadata I had applied as layers within ArcMap had provided me with a surprising amount of insight to the racial and economic landscape of Panther activities at the height of their potency as well as at the height of…

This article was written in response to the 1990 US Census, in which they asked parents of biracial children to check the single race box. The researchers wanted to know, the reason behind each parent’s choice. For their mixed-race sample data, they used the three most common racially mixed household types (Asian-white, black-white and Latino-white). For their geographic area, they used the twelve major cities with the largest multiracial population. To get detailed information about each…

With the 2020 census approaching, a lot of research has gone into making sure the data received will be as accurate as possible. One of the main concerns is the misrepresentation of members with origins in different Spanish speaking countries. The problem is seen clearly seen in the numbers, according the 2010 census, when prompted about race identification, 37% of Latinos selected “some other race”. This means that at least 19 million people are being misrepresented, but why are so many…

2012 to 2015. This increase in the older population will affect social and economical interests. Baby boomers are largely responsible for this increase in the older population (U.S. Census Bureau, 20014). With this boom comes change. The older population will become more racially and ethically diverse (U.S. Census Bureau, 20014). With change can come complications and challenges. Where we can expect to see some of these issues arise will be with programs such as Social Security, Medicare,…