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Historically, California's population was centered in the northern half of the state, but it has steadily moved southward, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is now in Shafter, a city just outside Bakersfield. In its 2010 Guide to State and Local Census Geography, the bureau... + read more

To watch elderly women in hand-embroidered robes sip coconut drinks while sharing news is to marvel that there is yet to be a category for “Iu Mien” in the U.S. Census. The feeling of being an unacknowledged minority within an Asian minority was a major impetus behind the building... + read more

In all but eight of California's 26 metropolitan areas, minorities make up more than half the population. A new study from the Brookings Institute, a think tank in Washington, D.C., analyzed the demographic makeup of the nation's 100 largest metro areas and found minorities accounting... + read more

Historically, immigrants have fueled the growth of the nation, and a recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau pulled together some telling stats about the changing face of immigration in the United States. In some California counties, the data shows, the percentage of foreign-born residents is 2.5... + read more

Data released yesterday by the U.S. Census Bureau show California leading the nation in at least two areas: linguistic diversity and housing costs. The state also ranks highly in longest commute times. In California, 43.1 percent of residents age 5 and older spoke a language other than English... + read more

The last population estimates before the 2010 Census are out, and four California cities are among the biggest in the country. In SoCal, the Census Bureau estimates there are 3.8 million Angelinos residing within LA city limits, and 1.3 million San Diegans. LA is second only to New York City,... + read more