CENSUS BUREAU
Census: 1 in 2 people are in poverty or low-income
The latest census data depict a middle class that's shrinking as unemployment stays high and the government's safety net frays. The new numbers follow years of stagnating wages for the middle class that have hurt millions of workers and families.
By Hope Yen , December 15, 2011
LLOYD OMDAHL: North Dakota may need state-sponsored census 
We just about held a statewide “Populationfest” when the U. S. Census Bureau reported that North Dakota had an increase of 31,000 residents — a 4.7 percent jump — in 2010 over the 2000 count.
By Lloyd Omdahl , October 10, 2011
Census twist: More Hispanics listed themselves as white in 2010 count
The 2010 census forms specifically instructed Latinos that Hispanic origins are not races and to select a recognized category such as white or black. It appears now that the response caused an unexpected growth in the U.S.'s white population.
By Hope Yen , September 29, 2011
Number of gay couples likely overestimated in 2010 census
The U.S. Census on Tuesday said its 2010 survey likely overestimated the number of same-sex partners in the country because of errors as people filled out forms.
By Maja Beckstrom , September 28, 2011
Census shows recession takes big toll on young adults
Young adults are the recession's lost generation. In record numbers, they're struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they're becoming parents at all. The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War II and risk living in poverty more than others.
By Hope Yen , September 22, 2011
Census: Poverty ticks up in Minnesota as incomes fall
The poverty rate inched up in Minnesota last year while incomes fell, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
By Associated Press , September 22, 2011
Census: Number of people moving to Minnesota declines
The number of people moving to the state has declined 19 percent since 2006. Metropolitan Council research manager Libbing Starling says people have been reluctant to sell their houses and pick up and move.
By Associated Press , September 22, 2011
Census: Share of children in U.S. hits record low
The latest 2010 census data show that children of immigrants make up one in four people under 18, and are now the fastest-growing segment of the nation's youth, an indication that both legal and illegal immigrants as well as minority births are lifting the nation's population.
By Hope Yen , July 12, 2011
Census 2010: A look at populations of Minnesota's largest 55 cities
The 2010 Census finds that Rochester has overtaken Duluth as the third largest city in Minnesota by adding nearly 21,000 people since the 2000 census. Open the article for a full list of the top 55 largest cities in the state.
By Associated Press , March 16, 2011
New Census data shows fast growth in Twin Cities suburbs since 2000
New census data show the five suburban counties surrounding Minneapolis and St. Paul grew an average of 23 percent since 2000. That bucks a national trend in which most high-growth counties have been in the Sun Belt.
By Associated Press , March 16, 2011
Release of North Dakota census data planned
The Census Bureau has already reported that North Dakota's population grew 4.7 percent during the last decade. On April 1, 2010, the state had 672,591 people.
By Associated Press , March 16, 2011
Minnesota now home to nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Somalis, survey says
The latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey found about 25,000 of the 85,700 Somalis in the U.S. live in Minnesota. The proof is on the streets of the Twin Cities, said Hashi Shafi of the Somali Action Alliance in Minneapolis.
By Associated Press , December 14, 2010
Study suggests that marriage is becoming obsolete
Is marriage becoming obsolete? As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married.
By Associated Press , November 17, 2010
Better count of college students apparently raised Duluth's poverty rate
The U.S. Census American Community Survey shows Duluth's poverty rate rose from 21 percent in 2008 to 25 percent last year.
By Associated Press , September 30, 2010
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