Almost 22 percent of Hispanics in the United States were living below the poverty line between 2005 and 2009, compared with 13.5 percent of the total population, according to estimates published Tuesday by the Census Bureau. (more)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It was a finely honed machine, this United States Census team, and it had a good run. But in the coming days and weeks, many of its members will experience the pain of unemployment — once again. (more)
Census officials waded into the online comments section of the New York Post on Wednesday to refute claims that the Census Bureau has been gaming its employment figures. (more)
The U.S. Census Bureau’s “Snapshot of America” Super Bowl 44 ad has met with harsh criticism from television writers, media pundits and the Kellogg School of Management, which gave the Census ad an “F” grade — the lowest of any commercial that ran during Sunday’s game. (more)
High foreclosure rates, an influx of immigrants and a shortened national attention span are all working against the 2010 Census. (more)
