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title: "The Latest News from Census 2010"
description: "The Census Bureau is releasing demographic profiles from the 2010 Census this month, and here is a look at the first round of news stories from the data, which focused on young people, older Americans, the national origin of Hispanics and changes in household size."
date: "2011-05-06"
authors:
  - name: "D’Vera Cohn"
    job_title: "Former Senior Writer/Editor"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/dvera-cohn/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2011/05/06/the-latest-news-from-census-2010/"
---

# The Latest News from Census 2010

The Census Bureau is releasing demographic profiles from the 2010 Census this month, and here is a look at the first round of news stories from the data, which focused on young people, older Americans, the national origin of Hispanics and changes in household size:

- The Washington Post finds that D.C.’s population growth over the past decade was due mainly to the [city’s appeal to young adults](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/census-young-adults-are-responsible-for-most-of-dcs-growth-in-past-decade/2011/05/04/AFJz5LtF_story.html).
- The [Hispanic population in Florida is growing more diverse](http://online.wsj.com/home-page), according to the Associated Press: Central Americans and South Americans are a growing share of Latinos, while the Cuban share declined slightly.
- The Census Bureau’s release of detailed figures on owners and renters were included in a Detroit News story about the [recession’s impact on homeownership](http://www.detroitnews.com/).
- Detailed data on age attracted attention in Michigan, where the Detroit Free Press reported [the state median age went up](http://www.freep.com/) by 3.4 years. The [median age in Mississippi rose slightly](http://www.clarionledger.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clarionledger.com%2Farticle%2F20110505%2FNEWS%2F105050342%2FCensus-Diversity-grows-in-Mississippi%3Fodyssey%3Dtab%257Cmostpopular%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE%26nclick_check%3D1), to 36, according to the Jackson Clarion Ledger, but the state is relatively young compared with some others. In Palm Beach County, [the number of people ages 85 and older](http://www.freep.com/) grew 41% over the decade, according to the Palm Beach Post.
- USA Today examined figures on the number of people living under one roof, and found that average [household size is growing in some areas.](http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-05-04-Census-Households-Demographics_n.htm) (Here is a recent [All Things Census posting on household size.)](../../../../../2011/04/22/census-2010-household-size-trends/)