Making Sense of the Census On August 2nd, Ryan Robinson, the chief demographer for the City of Austin gave this presentation to the Hacks and Hackers group. The presentation includes an overview of the kinds of data the Census gives us, how the data sets differ and the limitations that causes, how the data is used differently by various organizations, as well as look at some of the great work done using Census data. Detailed notes from this presentation can be found here: http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2011/08/demographics-of-austin-texas-2010/

7. Census 2010: Ten Big Demographic Trends

9. 466K

10. 35th In Millions

11. 3rd

12. 11th

14. 14th

15. 6th

16. 4th

17. 134K

18. 790,390 (785,850) 1,024,266 (1,033,553) 1,716,289 (1.72K)

23. City of Austin’s Total Population as a Percentage of Austin MSA Population

48. Jacksonville Columbus Indianapolis Charlotte El Paso Nashville Atlanta Baltimore Cities with High Levels of African American Household Suburbanization: 2000 to 2010 San Antonio Ft Worth Dallas Memphis Detroit Milwaukee Denver Phoenix San Jose San Francisco San Diego New York Chicago Los Angeles Washington DC Philadelphia Urban and Suburban Growth Flight to the Suburbs Houston Austin

58. Charlotte Atlanta Metro Areas with Fastest Growing Senior and Pre-Senior Population, 2000 to 2010 DFW Colorado Springs Pre-Seniors (age 55 to 64) Seniors (age 65 Plus) Houston Austin Raleigh Las Vegas Salt Lake City Boise Madison Albuquerque Riverside Portland

59. 51st

62. 82K