Census & Demographics Flashcards
What will happen with the nation’s older population from 2005 through 2050?
It will more than double in size
Who will become a minority (47%) by 2050, increasing more slowly than other racial and ethnic groups?
The non-Hispanic white population
What was the biggest change about the 2010 decennial census?
The long-form was eliminated, just the short-form (ten questions) was used
What percentage of the population now lives in urban areas?
83%
Urbanized area
Area with 50,000 or more people. Doesn’t have to be an individual city with 50,000
Urban cluster
2,500-50,000 people
Micropolitan statistical area (MSA)
10-50,000 residents
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
At least one city with 50,000+ residents, total metro of 100,000
Census Designated Places
(CDP) is the equivalent of an incorporated place for data purposes. This is for settled concentrations of population that are not incorporated
Consolidated MSA
An example is the Dallas-Fort Worth Consolidated Metropolitan Area. Made up of several primary MSAs
Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA)
A core area with at least 10,000 people that when combined with other adjacent communities, is socially and economically integrated
Megalopolis
any many-centered, multi-city, urban area of more than 10 million inhabitants, generally dominated by low-density settlement and complex networks of economic specialization; Jean Gottman
Census Tract
2-8,000 people
Census Block
400 housing units/block; smallest level at which census data is collected
Census Block Group
A group of census blocks; 600-3,000 people
