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Read more »With the official 2020 Census count starting in just four months, new population estimates for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County indicate that the official count may show the region truly has turned a corner.
Figures from the Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey released Thursday show that for the first time in more than half a century, the city and county both could have relatively stable populations in the next official census in 2020.
The survey’s estimate – a weighted figure based on survey results over the five prior years – was that the city’s population in 2018 was 303,587, just slightly less than the 305,704 the city had in the official 2010 Census. And the county estimate for 2018 was 1,225,561, which would be slightly above the 1,223,066 in 2010.
Neither of the projected figures may sound dramatic. But after Allegheny County lost population in each of the past five official census going back to 1970 and the city lost people in each of the prior six going back to 1960, a stable count would be reason for a party.
Read more »We’ve updated the SPC Regional Data Center “Visualize: SPC Tableau” with the recently-released 2014-2018 American Community Survey data. Our interactive Tableau dashboard now includes 2009-2013 and 2014-2018 ACS data, which is the most current Census data available. The dashboard can display a variety of indicators and data comparisons by municipality, county, and region, based on user selections.
Read more »It’s not flashy and it doesn’t have any one big employer driving its economy any more, but the Pittsburgh region continues its modest but steady growth, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The data, from the bureau’s latest edition of the American Community Survey, shows that generally in 2018 poverty was down, median incomes were up, and people here continued to have health insurance.
“Obviously it’s good news if poverty is falling and median incomes are growing,” said Guy Faucher, chief economist for PNC Financial Services. “But it’s not dramatic. It’s not like there’s going to be a big driver [of job growth] like they have in tech centers like Seattle or Denver.”
Read more »We’ve updated the SPC Regional Data Center “Visualize: SPC Tableau” with current population estimates for counties & municipalities in the SPC Region . Our interactive Tableau dashboard now includes subcounty resident population estimates from April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018. The dashboard can display a variety of indicators and data comparisons by municipality, county, and region, based on user selections.
Read more »We’ve updated the SPC Regional Data Center “Visualize: SPC Tableau” with the recently-released Annual County Population Estimates. Our interactive Tableau dashboard now includes Demographic Characteristics in the SPC Region by Age, Sex, and Race. The dashboard can display a variety of indicators and data comparisons by municipality, county, and region, based on user selections.
Read more »We’ve updated the SPC Regional Data Center “Visualize: SPC Tableau” with components of population change in the SPC Region. Our interactive Tableau dashboard now includes county population totals and components of change from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2018. The dashboard can display a variety of indicators and data comparisons by municipality, county, and region, based on user selections.
Read more »We’ve updated the SPC Regional Data Center “Visualize: SPC Tableau” with ACS data comparisons in the Southwestern PA Region. Our interactive Tableau dashboard now includes data comparisons from 2008-2012 & 2013-2017. The dashboard can display a variety of indicators and data comparisons by municipality, county, and region, based on user selections.
Read more »We’ve updated the SPC Regional Data Center “Visualize: SPC Tableau” with current population estimates for counties & municipalities in the SPC Region. Our interactive Tableau dashboard now includes subcounty resident population estimates from April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017. The dashboard can display a variety of indicators and data comparisons by municipality, county, and region, based on user selections.
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