2010 

A imer can C iommun ty S ur

( ) ACS

1-Year Estimates

Embargo Release Webinar

September 20, 2011
Introductions

• Stan Rolark Chief, Public Information Office• Sharon Stern Sharon Stern Assistant Division Assistant Division Chief , Project Coordi

Project Coordi

Communication, and Data User SupportCommunity Survey Office

• Scott Boggess Chief, ACS Coordination Staff, Social, 

Economic, and Housing Statistics Divisi

• Brian McKenzie Analyst, Journey-To-Work and Migration 

Statistics Branch, Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division

• Rob Chestnut Chief, Requirements and Stakeholder Re

Team, Data Access and Dissemination SProject Office
Today s ACS Webina

’s ACS Webina

• 1-Year Estimates Release Notes• Data Product Changes • Comparison Guidance• Highlights• Questions & Answers• American FactFinder Demonstration
1-Year Estimates Release N

Sharon Stern
ACS 1-Year Estimate

• All g g p , pp eographic areas of 65,000 total popu

or more across the U.S.

– The Nation– Every State, the District of Columbia, an

Puerto Rico

– Every Congressional District– Approximately 25 percent of all countie

• App y , g g p roximately 7,000 geographic areas eac

receive over 1,200 tables
2010 Census and AC

• 2010 Census

– Full count of our country every 10 year– A snapshot as of April 1– Population counts

• American Community Survey

– A continuous samp

le survey

– Collects data on a wider variety of subj

– Produces estimates every year
ACS 1-Year Briefs

Releasing September 22

• Health Insurance Coverage of Workers Aged 18 to 64, by W

Experience: 2008 and 2010

• Employment/Population Ratios for the 50 Largest Metropo

Statistical Areas: 2008, 2009, and 2010

• Household Income for States: 2009 and 2010• The Foreign Born From Latin America and the Caribbean: 2
ACS 1-Year Briefs

Later Releases

• Same-Sex Couple Households: 2010• The Newly Arrived Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 2010• Poverty: 2009 and 2010• Public Assistance Receipt in the Past 12 Months for Households: 2009 • The Foreign Born with Science and Engineering Degrees: 2010• Child Poverty – Selected Race Groups and Hispanic Origin by State: 20

2010

• Lifetime and Recent Mobility in the United States: 2010• Food Stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Recei

Past 12 Months for Households by State: 2009 and 2010

• Children with Disabilities in U.S. Metropolitan Areas: 2010
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Data Product Change

Scott Boggess
New Data Products

• 12 New Detailed Tables: 

– 9 housing– 2 fertility– 1 place of birth

• 4 New Ranking Tables• 2 New Geographic Comparison Tables
Data Product Change

• About 200 modified tables

– Updates to reflect changes to 2010 Stan

Occu

pational Classification

– Changes to universe descriptions to ma

descri

ptions in 2010 Census

– Changes to names of health insurance 

coverage categories

• Deleted 1 state ranking table and geograp

comparison table
Comparison Guidanc

Scott Boggess
Comparison Guidanc

• Compare across geographies and populati

subgp g rou s using 2010 ACS

• Be careful comparing across data sets

– Do t e pect 0 0 CS est ates to equ

n’t expect 2010 ACS estimates to equ

2010 Census counts

– Differences in controls and geography m

impact comparisons between 2009 and ACS estimates

– Fluctuations in groups quarters populat

may impact substate comparisons over 

– U pg p se caution comparing occupation over 
Highlights

Brian McKenzie and Scott Bogg
Commuting in the United States: 

with hi

ghli

ghts from the 2010 A

Brian McKenzie
Commuting and the ACS

• The ACS questions related to transporta

focus solely on commutin

g, or the trip t

work

• Commuting data are now collected usin

ACS
How Do People Get to Work?

(Transportation Mode)

• The percentage of workers 16 years and ov

who drove alone to work increased from 7percent in 2009 to 76.6 percent in 2010

• The percentage who carpooled decreased 

10 0 percent in 2009 to 9 7 percent in 20110.0 percent in 2009 to 9.7 percent in 201

• The 

p g ercenta

ge who took 

p p ublic trans

port

decreased from 5.0 percent to 4.9 percent 

Means of Transportation an

N ii at

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ity

• In 2009, g the forei

gn-born 

pp p o

pulation car

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at a rate of 16 percent, compared with 9.4 percent for the native-born population

• Public transportation usage among the for

born was 10.8 percent in 2009, more than that of the native-born population, at 4.1 

• 2010 saw a similar relative distribution of 

modes across these groups
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census, 1980, 1990, 2000.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
Mean Travel Time for Metro Areas

0 100 Miles

Mean trav

3025

Metropolitan statistical areas defined by the Office of 

20Le

Mean trafor the Un

0 100 Miles

Management and Budget as of November 2008.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009. 0 100 Miles
Mean Travel Time for Metro Areas

0 100 Miles

Mean trav

3025

Metropolitan statistical areas defined by the Office of 

20Le

Mean trafor the Un

0 100 Miles

Management and Budget as of November 2008.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009. 0 100 Miles
Mean Travel Time for Metro Areas

0 100 Miles

Mean trav

3025

Metropolitan statistical areas defined by the Office of 

20Le

Mean trafor the Un

0 100 Miles

Management and Budget as of November 2008.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2009. 0 100 Miles
Where do People Work?

• In 2010, most workers worked in the same 

county as their residence (72 6 percent) county as their residence (72.6 percent)

• The states with the highest rate of workers 

worked outside their county of residence iwere Virginia (51.3), Maryland (47.0), and Jersey (45 7 percent Jersey (45.7 percent)
Highlights from the 

ACS Briefs

Scott Boggess
Foreign Born from Latin Americ

th C ibb h

e Caribbean

• 12 9. % of the % of the population were foreign born population were foreign born• 53% of the foreign born were from Latin A• 29% of all foreign born were from Mexico• Foreign born were concentrated in Califor

Texas, Florida and New York

Employment/Population Ratios for 

L t M t lit St ti ti l A Largest M

e

tropolitan St

ati

stical A

• Em

p y /p p y lo

yment/p

o

pulation ratio declined b

y 

percentage points from 2009 to 2010

• Decline was smaller than 3 3 percentage p

Decline was smaller than 3.3 percentage pdecline from 2008 to 2009

• 43 of the 50 lar

gest MSAs saw a decline in 

employment/population ratio from 2009 
Health Insurance Coverage of Wor

A d 18 t 64 b W k E i Aged 18 t

o 64, b

y Work Exper

ien

• Massachusetts had among highest rates o

employer-based health insurance coverag

• New Mexico had among lowest rates of em

based health insurance coverage
Household Income for State

• Real median household income fell 2.2% f

2009 ($51,190) to 2010 ($50,046)

• No state showed an increase in median 

household income

• Real median household income decreased 

states
Questions?

Following the webinar, please contact the 

Public Information Office with any questions

301-763-3030
Upcoming Releases

• September 27: 

– 2010 Census Statistics and ACS Brief on Same-sex Co

(Includes webinar)

• September 29: 

– 2010 Census Briefs on the Black and White Populatio

(Includes webinar)

• October:

– S llma A H l h I Area Health Insurance E i st mates

– 2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year Estim

• November:

– 2010 

1-Y ear ACS PUMS ACS PUMS ( bli (publi

c use

mi d cro

data sampl 

le

• December: 

– 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estim
References

Commuting in the United States: 2009httpg g ://www.census.gov/hhes/commuting/ACS Informationhttp://www.census.gov/acs/2010 ACS Release Informationhttp://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2010_Data User Guidancehttp://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_uAmerican FactFinder:http://factfinder.census.gov
American FactFinde

Demonstration

Rob Chestnut