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1 Major Demographic Trends and the Use of Census Data by the American Media Dr. William Frey

2 William H. Frey. "Married With Children" American Demographics March 2003.

3 William H. Frey. "Married With Children.” American Demographics, March 2003. NEW AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS More than twice as many Hispanics as blacks form married-with-children households. MARRIED-WITH-CHILDREN-HOUSEHOLDS, BY RACE Source: William H. Frey analysis of census data GEN X MARKS THE SPOT The three-decade-long decline in the share of married-with-children households may finally bottom out with GenXers. MARRIED COUPLES WITH CHILDREN, AS SHARE OF U.S. HOUSEHOLDS, AGES 25-34 Source: William H. Frey analysis of census data STEMMING THE DECLINE After large declines in the 1970s and reduced declines in the 1980s, the share of married-with-children households now shows gains. MARRIED-WITH-CHILDREN-HOUSEHOLDS, 1970- 2000 Source: William H. Frey analysis of census data

4 William H. Frey. "Married With Children.” American Demographics, March 2003. METRO GAINS AND LOSSES The metros gaining the largest shares of married-with-children households such as Texas and California are magnets to Boomers and Gen Xers, while those with the smallest shares tend to be elderly havens in Florida. LARGEST SHARES OF MARRIED-WITH-CHILDREN HH SMALLEST SHARES OF MARRIED-WITH-CHILDREN HH Source: William H. Frey analysis of census data METROPOLITAN AREA*SHARE 1.Provo-Orem, UT42.5% 2.Laredo, TX41.0% 3.McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX38.7% 4.Brwnsville-Hrlngtn-San Benito, TX34.0% 5.Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT33.3% 6.Merced, CA32.5% 7.Jacksonville, NC32.5% 8.El Paso, TX32.2% 9.Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA31.8% 10.Brazoria, TX31.7% 11.Ventura, CA31.0% 12.Killeen-Temple, TX30.8% 13.Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY30.3% 14.Newburgh, NY-PA30.3% 15.Nassau-Suffolk, NY30.2% METROPOLITAN AREA*SHARE 1.Punta Gorda, FL12.2% 2.Sarasota-Bradenton, FL14.1% 3.Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL15.4% 4.Daytona Beach, FL16.1% 5.Gainesville, FL16.3% 6.Ocala, FL16.5% 7.Naples, FL16.5% 8.Fort-Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL16.8% 9.Tampa-St.Pete-Clearwater, FL17.4% 10.Bloomington, IN17.5% 11.West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fl17.5% 12.Myrtle Beach, SC17.7% 13.Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA17.8% 14.Wimington, NC17.8% 15.Tallahassee, FL18.0%

5 William H. Frey. "Married With Children.” American Demographics, March 2003. LAS VEGAS: FAMILY-FRIENDLY? Sin City boasts the highest rate of growth in married-with-children households. Source: William H. Frey analysis of 1990 and 2000 census data GREATEST PERCENT INCREASE METROPOLITAN AREAPCT. CHG. 1.Las Vegas, NV-AZ75.4% 2.Naples, FL50.8% 3.McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX43.7% 4.Laredo, TX41.5% 5.Austin-San Marcos, TX41.5% 6.Boise City, ID40.9% 7.Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR38.8% 8.Provo-Orem, UT38.6% 9.Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC37.6% 10.Fort Lauderdale, FL37.4% GREATEST PERCENT DECLINE METROPOLITAN AREAPCT. CHG. 1.Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV-23.7% 2.Elmira, NY-19.1% 3.Anniston, AL-18.9% 4.Pine Bluff, AR-18.8% 5.Lewiston-Auburn, ME-18.4% 6.Johnstown, PA-18.4% 7.Decatur, IL-18.3% 8.Grand Forks, ND-MN-18.3% 9.Wheeling, WV-OH-17.9% 10.Binghamton, NY-17.7%

6 William H. Frey. "Second Gen Rising.” The Milken Institute Review Second Quarter 2005.

7 William H. Frey. "Second Gen Rising.” The Milken Institute Review, Second Quarter 2005.

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11 William H. Frey. “Multilingual America.” American Demographic July/August 2002.

12 SPANISH AND ASIAN LANGUAGE MAGNETS There is some overlap between the lists of communities forming new, fast-growing enclaves for speakers of Spanish and Asian languages. The areas below have at least 5,000 Spanish-speaking or Asian-speaking residents. Source: William H. Frey analysis of census data PERSONS SPEAKING SPANISH AT HOME: METRO AREAS WITH GREATEST GROWTH, 1990-2000% INCREASE, 1990-2000 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA609% Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA403% Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA381% Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA376% Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC MSA367% Green Bay, WI MSA354% Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA338% Atlanta, GA MSA314% Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA310% Sioux City, IA-NE MSA306% PERSONS SPEAKING ASIAN AT HOME: METRO AREAS WITH GREATEST GROWTH, 1990-2000% INCREASE, 1990-2000 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA467% Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA220% Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA182% Lincoln, NE MSA172% Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA170% Atlanta, GA MSA157% Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC MSA156% Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA156% Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA128% Grand-Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA`127%

13 WHOE SPEAKS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT HOME? About 1 in 5 Americans (17.9 percent of the population) over age 5 spoke a foreign language at home in 2000. Note: All groups are not show. Source: 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census William H. Frey. “Multilingual America.” American Demographic, July/August 2002.

14 William H. Frey. “Multilingual America.” American Demographic, July/August 2002.

15 William H. Frey. “Brains and Brawn.” The Milken Institute Review Third Quarter 2005.

16 William H. Frey. “Brains and Brawn.” The Milken Institute Review, Third Quarter 2005.

17 William H. Frey. “Brains and Brawn.” The Milken Institute Review, Third Quarter 2005.

18 William H. Frey. “Brains and Brawn.” The Milken Institute Review, Third Quarter 2005.

19 Census: 'Brain gains' for high-tech cities


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