Population growth in U.S. metro areas outpaced previous years and is largely being fueled by international migration, the Census Bureau found. A report released Thursday by the bureau found major counties in Texas, Florida and Arizona saw the largest growth in population. More than 105,000 people moved to Harris County, home to Houston; more than 64,000 moved to Miami-Dade County in Florida; and more than 57,000 moved to Maricopa County, which houses Phoenix, from 2023 to 2024. Researchers noted that international migration played a key role in overcoming declining population...

Data from the 2024 survey revealed 10,870 people were employed in creative-related occupations People working in the creative industries in Cornwall are being asked to take part in a census. Each year, Cornwall Council carries out its census to find out how many people are working in creative industries. Data from the 2024 survey revealed 10,870 people were employed in creative-related occupations across the county, with 60% of respondents being sole traders or freelancers. The council said the data also showed there were many well-established creative and cultural businesses in...

After years of conducting annual counts to gauge how many people in the area are experiencing homelessness, the team from La Grange-based BEDS Plus have a good idea where to look. “We come up with hot spots, where we’ve either met with people in the past or areas where we think people might be,” said Zac Catrambone, BEDS Plus manager of street outreach. Those hot spots include hospital emergency rooms, libraries and gas stations, as well as less obvious places, Catrambone said. “Twenty-four hour laundromats, park district buildings, or parking...

Aurora’s upcoming special census, which was originally set to begin in early February, has been postponed by the federal government as the U.S. Census Bureau awaits the installment of new federal leadership, city officials announced early Thursday morning. City officials have previously said that they believe Aurora was undercounted in the 2020 decennial census, costing the city millions of dollars in lost tax revenue. The 2020 decennial census showed that Aurora had a population of around 180,000, down from 197,000 in 2010, but city officials have previously said they believe...

Just after midnight on Thursday, while hundreds of thousands of Bostonians slept in warm homes with solid roofs, a collection of city employees, social workers and other caring souls searched for those who were not. In the doorway of a Downtown Crossing building outside Macy’s, they found one man huddled on the cold concrete. He was tucked under a scratchy gray blanket — the kind people use to cover wooden furniture when they move houses — to escape the gusts of bitter, 23-degree air, doing his best to sleep. Jim...

The 2020 U.S. census results indicated not only a decline in the white population but a massive spike in the multiracial population over the previous 10 years, stating that Americans identifying as more than one race accounted for 10.2% of the population, up from 2.9% in 2010. While bureaucrats patted themselves on the back, expressing confidence in their findings and methodology, various academics, pundits, and liberal publications made hay of the results, sounding off about the "multiracial boom" and the "nation's changing mosaic." In some cases, there was outright celebration...

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A new, free workshop series kicks off this week with the aim to help New Orleans musicians learn more about the business side of making music. Spun off of the New Orleans Music Census, which was released last year, the Music Census Sessions will feature artists and industry professionals leading panels and workshops covering various topics throughout 2025. The sessions start at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Sanchez Multi-Service Center on Fats Domino Ave. with a panel about using social media to promote music. Singer-songwriter Casmé, Water Seed...