Tag: CENSUS

Eric Fischer has transposed the 2000 Census data to a map, showing the breakdown of race in major U.S. cities. Each dot represents 25 people, divided (as we always seem to be) by color: red for white, blue for black, green for Asian and orange for Hispanic. Check out Fischer's Flickr account for more sociological visualizations. ...

Census takers are preparing to kick off the door-to-door stage of the decennial counting of every American. Unfortunately, the software written to help manage that count may not be ready for prime time. The Paper Based Operations Control System has been the target of ire from the Government Accountability Office and other officials, who are complaining that the program is buggy and crash prone. ...