Hispanics drive U.S. population growth
Census cites 2.3 children per family.
Census: Whites will become a minority sooner
White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to government projections released today.
Cary is ranked 5th in growth
After several years of restrained growth, this town just outside the gates of Research Triangle Park has zoomed back near the top of the charts, with new residents piling into freshly minted subdivisions.
Hispanic numbers growing
The state's Hispanic population increased 7.8 percent last year.
Census Bureau won't use Chatham County workers
The U.S. Census Bureau has decided not to hire local field workers in Chatham County for a census "dress rehearsal," disappointing local officials who had recruited people for the jobs.
N.C. counties will do dry run for census
State Briefs:The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking help from residents of nine North Carolina counties, including Chatham, to gear up for the 2010 census.
Glitches send census to paper
2010 national tally won't be high-tech.
Raleigh: Growin', growin', groan!
Raleigh region adds 47,052 souls.
N.C. poverty rate nearly 15%
Nearly 15 percent of North Carolina residents lived in poverty in 2005, according to figures released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Louisiana's population rises
A Census report shows the fastest-growing states are in the Rockies and the Southeast.
State up to 9.1 million residents this year
North Carolina bulged from 8.9 million residents in 2006 to 9.1 million, the U.S. Census Bureau says. It remains the sixth-fastest-growing state.
Census Bureau has our number
Pigs and hogs still outnumber people in North Carolina, but the humans are catching up.
Black household income at bottom of chart
Black households make less money and have higher unemployment rates than any other major racial or ethnic group in the state, census figures released today show.
One job is not always enough
Each year, the Census Bureau releases statistics about the American work force. Examples: 77 percent of workers in private industry receive paid vacation. Eight percent toil for more than 60 hours a week.
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