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AICP: Census
Census quesitons
Question | Answer |
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What city lost a great deal of population between 1990 and 2000? | Detroit |
What is the primary purpose of the census? | The determined # of seats in Congress. House of Representatives. |
What was elimated in the 2000 census from the 1990 census? | Source of water question. |
What are the top 5 largest cities? | New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Philly. |
What City grew between 1990 and 2000? | Las Vegas |
What was US population in 2000? | 281,421,906 |
What was US population in 2010? | 308,745,538 |
In the 2000 census which state has the mass increase in hispanic population? | North Carolina |
What percent of the populations was urban in 2000? | 81% |
What percent of the populations was urban in 1900? | 40% |
What percent did the nation grow between thr 1990 and 200 census? | 13.2% |
According to the US Census,what describe an Urbanized Area | an area consisting of a central place(s) and adjacent territory with a general population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area land area has a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people |
OF the top ten US cities, which city grew the most between 1990 and 2000? | Phoenix |
According to the US Census, what is true about North Dokota? | had the lowest population gain |
A major change in the 2000 Census related to the collection of what type of information? | race and Hispanic origin |
In the 2000 census, what percentage of households recieve the long fomr of the US census? | 17% |
HOw many subjects are in the short form? | 7 |
What is the smalles level at which all data released?> | Census Tract |
According to the 2000 US Census, what was the percentage of america living in poverty? | 15.9% |
By 2040, what will the population of the United States is projected to be? | 391 million |
The population projection technique that allocates a projected population expansion to subregional areas is called | Shift Share |
following MSA's in order of population growth rate between 1990 and 2000. | I. Las Vegas, NV II. Naples, FL III. Yuma, AZ IV. McAllen, TX |
On the average, approximately what percentage of renter households in the United States have an income below the poverty level | 25% |
an area that has at least 2,500 people but less than 50,000 and is described as a densely settled territory | Urbanized Cluster |
According to the 2000 Census, which of the following states had the largest in population | California |
a pattern of population change that exhibits a constant rate of change is the? | Geometric Rate |
In 2000, it is estimated that there was this many people per square mile living in the United States. | In 2000, it was estimated that there were 281,421,906 living in the United States on 3,537,441 square miles. Therefore, 79.6 people per square mile. |
According to the 2000 US Census, what was the percentage of homes with 2 persons in 2000? | According to the 2000 Census, the percentage of homes with 2 persons was 33.1% The highest percentage of the number of persons. |
On average, what changed from 1,500 square feet in 1970, to 2,266 square feet in 2000 | Homes |
Which cities had the highest population density according to the 2000 Census | New York |
on the average, approximately what percentage of renter households in the US have incomes below the poverty level. | over 25% |
What percentage of the 2000 census did people receive the long form? | Approximately 17% of households received the long form |
How many subjects did the short form ask? | It addressed only seven subjects: name, age, gender, race, Hispanic ethnicity, relationships between household members, and whether the home was rented or owned by the householder. |
what percentage of americans lives in urbanized area? | In 2000, 11% of the U.S. population lived in 3,158 urban clusters. |
What is a consolidated MSA? | (CMSA) is made up of several PMSA's. An example is the Dallas-Fort Worth Consolidated Metropolitan Area. Dallas and Fort Worth are each primary metropolitan statistical areas. |
What is a primary MSA? | is an area that meets the requirements for an MSA and has a population of one million or more and separate component areas that can be identified within the entire area. |
What is a Tribal Designated Statistical Area? | is a unit drawn by tribes that do not have a recognized land area. |
What was top fastest growing metropolitan areas between 2000 and 2010. | Palm Coast, Florida |
What was the average household size in 1970? | 3.1 |
What was the average household size in 2010? | 2.59 in 2010. |
What was population percentage increase from 2000 to 2010. | 9.7 % change |
From the 2010 to 2000 census which area grew the fastest, respectably? | South and west (14.3 and 13.8) |
From 2000 to 2010, what was the fastest growing state? | Nevada |
Which of the following counties populations increased by more than 100 percent between 2000 and 2010? | Kendall County, IL grew by 110% while Pinal County, AZ grew by 109% between 2000 and 2010. |
How many Americans in 2000 received the short form? | about 83% |
How many subjects did the short form have? | Seven subjects. |
this census year was the first to show the urbanized area population greater than the rural population. | 1920 census. |
in the 2000 census what was the percentage of people in urban areas? | 81% |
What are the four MSA's from largest to smallest? | New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. |
what describes an area consisting of a central place(s) and adjacent territory with a general population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile of land area. Also, this land area has a minimum residential population of at least 50,000 people | Urbanized area |
According to the US Census, what was the percentage of homes with 2 persons in 1790? | 7.8% |
this type of data files includes Roads, Census blocks, Census tracts | TIGER |
Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, San Jose have what in common? | Part of the top ten list for largest cities in the past 2010 census. |
ou report that the percentage of multigenerational households has grown from a low of 12 percent in 1980 to approximately ______ percent of households today. | 17% |
Phelps County, Missouri is what? | According to 2010 Census where is the mean center of population for the United States |
According to a 2001 Study by USA Today, what was the densest MSA in the United States? | LA |
In the US, in the 1990's what was true about the South? | the greatest increase in both obesity and suburban growth |
According to the 2000 US Census, what is true about North Dakota? | Lowest pouplation gain |
What percentage of jobs are provided by small businesses in the United States? | 30% and up |
the nations 25 largest cities had what in common? | all decline in median family income. |
individual that pays 35% toward their mortgage payments is....? | Unaffordable. |
first time home buyers represent? | 25-44 |
In 2000, 80.3% of Americans lived in these areas? | Metropolitan areas |
What is the smallest Census geographic unit for which one can receive 100-percent data? | Census Block |
This city had the highest population density according to the 2010 Census, with a density of 26,000 people per square mile. | New York |
When conducting surveys what is not required? | Marital Status |
The first major regional shopping center to open in the US was? | Northland Center, MI 1954 |
The Census Bureau reports that the U.S. population 65 years and older is expected to _______ within 25 years. By 2030, | double |
This can be described as ageographic entity, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget for use by federal statistical agencies, that is based on the concept of a core area with a large population nucleus. | MSA |
observe growth trends is what type of population methods? | Extrapolation Methods |
According to the US Census, what was the percentage of homes with 2 persons in 1790? | 7.8% |
1)marital status 2)labor force status (current) 3)number of bedrooms 4)value of home | The long form of the US Census in 2000 collected |
San Diego County is the sixth most populous county in the US, its population of 2.8 million is expected to rise to almost what population by 2030? | 4 million |
household size went down from 3.1 in 1970 to _____ in 2010. | 2.59 in 2010. |
All of this is part of the US CENSUS 2000? 1)tenure 2)name 3)sex 4)age 5)relationship to householder 6)Hispanic origin 7)race | YES |
In 2009, ______ percent of the population lived in multi-generational households based on ACS data. | 16.7 |
Migration during the 2010 Census revealed what? | Increasing diversity of the population. |