<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Census</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/metro/specials/census?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><description>Census</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. Area Continues Strong Growth]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52779-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52779-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Region is growing faster than any metropolitan area outside Sunbelt, drawing thousands of immigrants and holding on to current residents despite worsening commutes, skyrocketing home prices.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn  and Michael Laris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey: D.C. Population Shows Some Gains]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21947-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21947-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[But the city is failing to hold on to people in their forties, according to census population estimates to be released Thursday.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. Down, Va., Md. Up In Census Estimates]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21111-2004Dec22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21111-2004Dec22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[District officials bristled at the Census Bureau's announcement that population in the nation's capital declined by 4,097 people in 2004.]]></description><author> Debbi Wilgoren</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeking a Share of Power in Charles]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23426-2004Nov30.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23426-2004Nov30.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Charles County's black population grew 25 percent from 2000 to 2003, and leaders of the burgeoning community hope to convert that growth into political power.]]></description><author> Joshua Partlow</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Census Numbers Show Area Immigration Boom]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5743-2004Nov22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5743-2004Nov22.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The flow of people into the region has continued at a significant pace despite the economic slowdown and more stringent security in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minorities Driving Growth in D.C. Area]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60715-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60715-2004Sep29.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Asians, Latinos and other minorities accounted for two-thirds of the Washington region's recent population growth, according to new census figures that point to dramatic increases in counties well beyond the Capital Beltway.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[N.Va. Neighbors Hoping  To Raze, Rebuild, Profit]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34082-2004Sep19.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34082-2004Sep19.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Owners of 70 homes near Vienna Metro form a real estate collective to redevelop 40-acre community.]]></description><author> Peter Whoriskey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pr. William Flaunts Its Prosperity]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27109-2004Sep16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27109-2004Sep16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Prince William County has caught up to its richer neighbors in the region; study shows the county has a median household income of nearly $83,000 -- about a $12,000 jump in one year.]]></description><author> Eric M. Weiss</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey Captures D.C. in Transition]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36760-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36760-2004Aug26.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A third of the way into the decade, Washington had fewer school-age children but more toddlers than in 2000, a higher proportion of homeowners and sharply increased housing values, according to census figures released yesterday that document a rapidly changing city.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loudoun Leads Nation in Growth]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62769-2004Apr8.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62769-2004Apr8.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Explosive expansion is provoking debate in the D.C. area's semirural counties over how -- or whether -- to put on the brakes.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn  and Michael Laris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minorities, Women Gain Professionally]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39799-2003Dec29.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39799-2003Dec29.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Women and minorities made significant gains in some prestigious professions during the 1990s, especially as physicians, but their progress was uneven in other occupations where white males still dominate, according to Census Bureau figures released Monday.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn and Sarah Cohen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. Population Fell by 5,800, Census Says]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13355-2003Dec18.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13355-2003Dec18.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The number of people living in the District dropped by nearly 5,800 in the past year, according to data released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau, numbers immediately challenged by city officials who said the explosion of new home construction and an increase in the number of people filing income tax returns told a different story.]]></description><author> Debbi Wilgoren</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the Driver's Seat]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49785-2003Nov16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49785-2003Nov16.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[According to the 2000 Census, more than 12 percent of Arlington households are without even one vehicle, the highest rate in the region among major jurisdictions outside the District of Columbia.]]></description><author> Chris L. Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[D.C. Area a Magnet For Bright Singles]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59982-2003Nov3.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59982-2003Nov3.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington-Baltimore is among the most attractive regions for the nation's most sought-after demographic group -- young, single people with college degrees, the Census Bureau reported Monday.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Educated Minorities Flocked to Region]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45390-2003Oct4.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45390-2003Oct4.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Report says area also lost thousands of white adults without college degrees in the late 1990s.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Census Finds Area Getting More Educated]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35550-2003Jul9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35550-2003Jul9.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The D.C. area, which is among the nation's most educated, is becoming even more so as black, white and Asian adults improve their credentials. Among Latinos, however, the arrival of immigrants has lowered their average.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hispanics Declared Largest Minority]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11080-2003Jun18.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11080-2003Jun18.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[New census figures indicate that Hispanics accounted for half the country's population growth in the two years after the 2000 Census was taken, accelerating a change once predicted for 2014.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hispanics Are Nation's Largest Minority]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9464-2003Jun18.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9464-2003Jun18.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Census Bureau announced today that a long-awaited milestone has been reached: Hispanics are now the nation's largest minority group.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Area Study Finds Gay Couples Middle-Aged, Settled]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52433-2003Jun12.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52433-2003Jun12.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Most of the Washington area's gay male and lesbian couples are middle-aged suburban homeowners, according to a new study of census data that offers the first detailed portrait of one of the nation's largest gay communities.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pockets of Poverty Grow]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4354-2003May17.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4354-2003May17.html?nav=rss_metro/specials/census</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:45:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The number of D.C. residents living in high-poverty neighborhoods more than tripled in the 1990s, a sharp contrast to most other big cities.]]></description><author> D'Vera Cohn</author></item></channel></rss>