According to the Census Bureau's Population Estimates, the United States projected population will be more than 315 million. We'll definitely need a few extra glasses! Enjoy these and other Facts for Features & Special Editions at the U.S. Census website. Happy New Year from the Journalism Library! Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates <http://www.census.gov/population/projections/data/national/2008/summarytables.html>. […]
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Thanksgiving Facts for Features
Some quick Facts for Features on Thanksgiving culinary delights! 2.7 billion pounds = the total weight of sweet potatoes produced by major sweet potato producing states in 2011 1.1 billion pounds = the total production of pumpkins in the major pumpkin-producing states in 2011 254 million = the number of turkeys expected to be raised […]
Cinco de Mayo Facts for Features
Did you know: $31.8 million = the number of U.S. residents of Mexican origin, according to the 2010 Census. These residents accounted for about three-quarters (63 percent) of the 50.5 million Hispanics and increased 54 percent, growing from 20.6 million in 2000 to 31.8 million in 2010. (The Hispanic Population: 2010 <http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-04.pdf>) $39,264 = median […]
Thanksgiving Day – Facts for Features
Did you know? the forecast for U.S. cranberry production in 2011 has Wisconsin in the lead with 430 million pounds the retail cost per pound of a frozen whole turkey in December 2010 was $1.38 there are 15 townships and places in the U.S. with Turkey in the name Find these and other holiday statistics […]
Statistical Treats for a Happy Halloween!
Did you know? 1.1 billion total pounds of pumpkin were grown in the U.S. in 2010 there are an estimated 41 million potential trick-or-treaters in the U.S., ages 5-14 California led the nation in the number of chocolate and cocoa manufacturing establishments, with 135 Find these and other fun holiday statistics at the U.S. Census […]
Labor Day Stats
Did you know: the first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City? the mean travel time to work for New Yorkers is 39.2 minutes? there are currently 153.2 million people 16 and older in the nation’s labor force? Find these […]
Back to School Stats
Did you know: the average number of children participating each month in the National School Lunch Program in 2009 was 31.3 million? the number of classroom computers in the nation’s schools in 2005-2006 was 14.2 million (or one computer for every four students)? the per-pupil expenditure on public elementary and secondary education nationally in 2009 […]
Black Friday
In honor of the arrival of Black Friday, here’s a few interesting facts about the wonderful world of holiday shopping: U.S. department stores hauled in $27.4 billion in December 2009, representing a 45 percent increase from the previous month. No other 2009 month-to-month increase in department store sales was greater. Fourteen percent of all department […]