U.S. Census Releases Five-Year Estimates on Computer and Internet Use, Poverty, Media Household Income, and Other Economic, Housing and Demographic Topics

Via Gary Price at LJ InfoDocket https://www.infodocket.com/2018/12/06/u-s-census-releases-five-year-estimates-on-computer-and-internet-use-poverty-media-household-income-and-other-economic-housing-and-demographic-topics/

“From the U.S. Census:

Today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the release of the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS) five-year estimates, which features more than 40 social, economic, housing and demographic topics, including homeownership rates and costs, health insurance, and educational attainment. The ACS five-year data release produces statistics for all of the nation’s 3,142 counties. It is the only full data set available for the 2,316 counties with populations too small to produce a complete set of single-year ACS estimates.

Some highlights from the report include that, when comparing the 2013-2017 period to the 2008-2012 period, median household income increased in 16.6 percent of all counties (521 counties) between the 2008-2012 period and the 2013-2017 period while poverty declined in 14 percent of all counties 441 counties). Alternatively, when comparing the same time periods, median household income declined in 222 counties (7.1 percent) and poverty rates increased in 264 counties (8.4 percent).

The following highlights are from the 2013-2017 ACS five-year release.

[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]

The Census Bureau compared the broadband internet subscription rates for households in 704 completely rural counties with the households in counties that were “mostly rural,” and those that were “mostly urban.” (See the blog: “Rurality Matters.”)

[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]

Broadband Graphics

Figure 1. Broadband

Figure 2. Broadband in Mostly Urban Counties

Figure 3. Broadband in Mostly Rural Counties

Figure 4. Broadband in Completely Rural Counties

Figure 5. Broadband for Counties

Figure 6. Broadband in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA

[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]

From 2013-2017 among geographic areas with 10,000 people or more, the locations with the highest and lowest poverty rates were:

[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]

Additional Resources

Interactive: What Can You Learn About Counties From the American Community Survey?

Access via Data.census gov

The 2013-2017 ACS five-year estimates are also available on data.census.gov, a site that lets you preview the latest developments in accessing Census Bureau data. The site includes county-level geography profiles, which provide data users a high-level overview of each of the 3,142 counties in a visual format with maps, charts and graphs. These profiles source 2013-2017 ACS five-year estimates on a variety of topics including income, commuting, home ownership and veterans, as well as business and industry data from the 2012 Economic Census, 2016 County Business Patterns and 2012 Survey of Business Owners.

Direct to Data.census.gov”