Tag: Census

With a growth rate of 2.0 percent, Colorado shares the designation as the third-fastest-growing state in the nation, according to estimates released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Two of the state's Four Corners neighbors led the nation in growth, with Utah pegging a 2.5-percent rate and Arizona placing second at 2.3 percent. Texas and North Carolina grew at the same rate as Colorado, as measured from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008.

Hispanics account for half of the population growth in the United States since 2000 with five Colorado counties reporting dramatic population increases of 41 percent or more.

Hard-core political numbers junkies sprouted a few extra gray hairs this week. The cause of their grief wasn't the perpetually suspect electronic voting machines...

The phrase "bedroom community" used to mean a quaint suburban lifes epitomized by friendly neighbors and white picket fences. The U.S. Census Bureau blows...