American Community Survey (ACS)

National Family Week: November 18-24, 2018

According to the 2017 American Community Survey, average family size has grown from 3.20 in 2007 to 3.26 in 2017. There are almost 78.6 million families.

Geography Awareness Week: Nov. 11-17, 2018 & GIS Day: Nov. 14, 2018

The 2016 County Business Patterns program counted 7,645 surveying and mapping establishments in the U.S. with 47,171 employees and $2.7B annual payroll.

Seminario Web sobre estadísticas ACS de 2013-2017

Se realizará un seminario web el 27 de noviembre para la publicación el 6 de diciembre de nuevas estadísticas de la Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense.

Webinar on Release of 2013-2017 ACS Five-Year Estimates

The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar on Nov. 27, 2018, in advance of the Dec. 6 release of the 2013-2017 American Community Survey five-year estimates.

American Education Week: November 12-16, 2018

In the U.S., per student spending was $11,762 in FY2016, a 3.2% increase from 2015. There are more than 77 million enrolled in U.S. Schools.

New Statistics from the American Community Survey to Be Embargoed

The U.S. Census Bureau will offer an embargo period for subscribers to view statistics from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey five-year estimates.

Período de Acceso Restringido para Nuevas Estadísticas de ACS

La Oficina del Censo ofrecerá un período de acceso restringido para revisar nuevas estadísticas de la Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense de 2013-2017.

National Family Caregivers Month: November 2018

The Current Population Survey found in 2014 there were about 4.8 million grandchildren living in the home of their grandparents, up from 3.7 million in 1994

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: October 27, 2018

The U.S. total value of shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing grew from $67B in 1992 to $236B in 2017 and is estimated to exceed $250B in 2018.

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2018

To commemorate American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the Census Bureau has compiled a list of statistics about this race group.

Veterans Day 2018: Nov. 11

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary marking the end of World War I.

Fire Prevention Week: October 7-13, 2018

The 2017 American Community Survey estimates there were about 333,500 civilians employed full-time as firefighters, fire inspectors and supervisors in the U.S.

German-American Day: October 6, 2018

The 2017 American Community Survey estimated there were 43.1M people reporting German ancestry out of a total U.S. population of 325.7M, or roughly 13.2%.

National Manufacturing Day: October 5, 2018

On Aug. 24, the Census Bureau announced new orders for manufactured durable goods in July decreased $4.3B or 1.7% to $246.9B, following a 0.7% June increase.

National Diversity Day: October 5, 2018

Diversity is all of the ways in which we differ: race, gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientation, parental status, educational background, etc.

Italian American Heritage and Culture Month: October 2018

The 2017 American Community Survey estimated 16.7 million people reported Italian ancestry, out of a total U.S. population of 325.7 million.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 2018

The 2017 American Community Survey estimated that of the noninstitutionalized civilians with a disability in the U.S., 7.6M are employed and 1M are unemployed.

Polish-American Heritage Month: October 2018

The 2017 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. population at 325.7M and about 9M people reported Polish ancestry, about 2.77%.

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 2018

The 2016 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. population at 323,127,515, of which 57,398,719 - almost 17.8% — identified as Hispanic or Latino.

Ancestor Appreciation Day: September 27, 2018

The top reported ancestries in the US are German 43.1M, Irish 31.5M, English 23.1M, American 20.0M and Italian 16.7M reports the 2017 American Community Survey.