Drill Down on Census Data to Know Your Community

Are you curious as to how your city or county is changing? Take a look at the excellent resources available through the U.S. Census Bureau search tool that allows you to see 2009 estimates of various demographic criteria and compare them to the national average. Here’s the WI state profile & a link to where you can review data at the county and city level. While WI hasn’t reached a “minority majority” other states have according to USA Today:

“Releasing population estimates for July 1, 2009, the Census said 317 counties, four states and the District of Columbia are now “minority majority,” USA Today reported. The states are California, Hawaii, New Mexico and Texas.”

According to the WSJ (subscription required):

“The Census reported Thursday that nonwhite minorities accounted for 48.6% of the children born in the U.S. between July 2008 and July 2009, gaining ground from 46.8% two years earlier. The trajectory suggests that minority births will soon eclipse births of whites of European ancestry.”

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New Berlin has racism issues? A New Berlin blogger thinks so

Several days ago, New Berlin blogger Linda Richter made a post showing a list of projects and organizations within that suburb that were controversial and could be considered racist. Linda doesn’t hold much back, and included the following: Besides racism issues, our city has gotten much media attention when some churches…

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Why Barrett can easily knock Walker out

This past weekend at the DPW Convention, I became convinced more than ever that Scott Walker will have a very tough time beating Tom Barrett this November. Why? Because of several things. Listening to Barrett’s speech on Saturday, it was impressive to see how fired up he was. He was…

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Henry Sanders, Jr. to appear at Drinking Liberally on June 16

From the esteemed Jason Haas comes news of the next edition of Drinking Liberally: Dear friends, We are happy to welcome Henry Sanders, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, to the next Drinking Liberally! (And that’s at 7PM on June 16 at Sugar Maple, 441 E. Lincoln Ave.) Mr. Sanders will…

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Blogging Blue sits down with Gov. Tim Kaine

Though my weekend at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s 2010 Convention was full of great times and wonderful experiences, one of the biggest highlights has to be the opportunity I was given to sit down and ask DNC Chair and former Governor of Virginia Tim Kaine a few questions about…

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DPW’s 2010 Convention draws over 20,000 to internet feed

For the first time ever, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin streamed its 2010 convention live online, drawing over 20,000 unique viewers across the state and the nation. Powered by USTREAM, the seven-hour broadcast had 21,225 unique viewers who watched a combined 77 days, 13 hours, 24 minutes of live video…

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