Here's a quick note on what's coming up to keep you up to date as we continue through the month of May.





United States Census Bureau [ [link removed] ]





?? The Week Ahead: New Population Estimates to be Released

Coming Soon: Vintage 2022 Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area, Local Population and Housing Unit Estimates; May 18 [ [link removed] ]

Reminder: This Thursday we will release Vintage 2022 population estimates for metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas and local governmental units, including incorporated places, minor civil divisions and consolidated cities.

We will also release housing unit estimates for the nation, states and counties.

Learn more about our population estimates ahead of this week's release.

*Read More* [ [link removed] ]




You Might Be Interested In

*

*America Counts: Texas Population Passes the 30-Million Mark in 2022 [ [link removed] ]*


*

*America Counts: Two Years Into Pandemic, Domestic Migration Trends Shifted [ [link removed] ]*



*Stats for Stories and More*

*?? Yesterday* was *Mother's Day [ [link removed] ]*.

??‍♀️ From *May 14-20*, we mark *National Police Week [ [link removed] ]*. 

*?? May 15-21* is *Bike to Work Week [ [link removed] ]*. *Friday* is *Bike to Work Day [ [link removed] ]*. *May* is *National Bike Month [ [link removed] ]*.

??️ On *Saturday*, we will celebrate *Armed Forces Day* [ [link removed] ]. 

In *May*, we celebrate *Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month [ [link removed] ]*.

May also marks *Older Americans Month* [ [link removed] ] and *World Trade Month and Week* [ [link removed] ].

Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations with Stats for Stories.

*Stats for Stories* [ [link removed] ]




Prerelease Webinar: 2020 Census Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File; Tuesday: May 16 @ 1:00 PM ET [ [link removed] ]

Tomorrow, May 16, the Census Bureau will hold a prerelease webinar to discuss the 2020 Census Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) to be publicly released May 25. These products provide demographic and housing characteristics of local communities, including population data on age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, families and households, and data on homeownership and vacant and occupied housing.

The Demographic Profile provides an overview of topics in the 2020 Census in one, easy-to-reference table for geographies down to the tract level. The DHC provides more detailed tables, many down to the block level. The webinar will provide information on the data available and how to access it. A live Q&A session with Census Bureau subject-matter experts will immediately follow the briefing.

*Date:* Tomorrow, May 16
*Time:* 1:00 p.m. ET
*Presenters:* *Merarys Rios-Vargas* [ [link removed] ], *Matthew Spence [ [link removed] ]*, and *Stacy Gimbel Vidal [ [link removed] ]
***WebEx Password (if needed):** Census#1*
*For audio, call:* 1-800-857-5165, passcode:* 7898138

*More Information* [ [link removed] ]


*Log In Link* [ [link removed] ]


The event will be recorded and available for viewing in the *2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File Press Kit* [ [link removed] ]. A transcript will also be available in the press kit.



In Case You Missed It

StatVentures: Announcing Phase 1 Winners for First-Of-Its-Kind Venture Fund on Supply Chain Data [ [link removed] ]

Last week, we announced the phase 1 winners of the StatVentures Supply Chain Challenge!

StatVentures, a Census Open Innovation Labs initiative, invited participants to propose new ways to improve America's supply chain data. Eleven winners were selected for their unique approaches, including the use of satellite imagery, transaction data standards, and more.

*Learn More* [ [link removed] ]




Household Pulse Survey

On Wednesday, May 17, the Census Bureau will release new data from phase 3.8 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The survey is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in social and economic conditions are affecting people’s lives to inform federal and state response and recovery planning.

Data collection for phase 3.8 began on March 1, with data dissemination, including detailed data tables and public use data files, on a monthly basis.

*Explore* [ [link removed] ]




Coming May 18: New Data from the Annual Survey of School System Finances

The Census Bureau will release new data from the 2021 Annual Survey of School System Finances on Thursday, May 18. Tables will provide new data on current spending per pupil in addition to data on revenues, expenditures, debt and assets for public schools (pre-K to grade 12) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

*Data Coming May 18* [ [link removed] ]






*Help us spread the word about Census Bureau data!*

Share this on social media or forward it to a friend.

*Share This* [ [link removed] ]






?? Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

Census Academy: Back to Data Basics Webinar Series [ [link removed] ]



* *May 16: Webinar on Release of 2020 Census Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File [ [link removed] ]*
* *May 17: The Importance of Off-Farm Income to the Agriculture Economy [ [link removed] ]*
* *May 18: Learn How Census Is Leveraging Real Dollar Data and Completing the Trade Picture [ [link removed] ]*
* *May 25: Disability Data Through a Different Perspective - It’s All in the Tools Webinar Series [ [link removed] ]*
* [ [link removed] ]*May 25: Exploring Census Data: Emergency Management [ [link removed] ]*
* *May 30: Accessing 2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics Data Using data.census.gov [ [link removed] ]*
* *May 31: American Indians and Alaska Natives and the American Community Survey [ [link removed] ]*
* *May 31: Back on the Trade Road: Navigating Your Way to New Export Sales [ [link removed] ]*

*More Upcoming Webinars* [ [link removed] ]




?? Economic Indicators This Week

*Tuesday: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services [ [link removed] ]**
*

*Tuesday: Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales [ [link removed] ]*

________________________________________________________________________



*Wednesday: New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions) [ [link removed] ]*

________________________________________________________________________



*Friday: Advance Services Report [ [link removed] ]*



*See Economic Indicators* [ [link removed] ]






About the Census Bureau

We serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. As the world’s premier statistical agency, we are dedicated to making our nation a better place. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our data to make informed decisions.








*Stay connected with us!*

Join the conversation on social media.

facebook [ [link removed] ]twitter [ [link removed] ]linkedin [ [link removed] ]youtube [ [link removed] ]instagram [ [link removed] ]

SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:

Subscriber Settings [ [link removed] ]  |  Remove me from All Subscriptions [ [link removed] ] | Help [ [link removed] ]


________________________________________________________________________

This is an official email from the U.S. Census Bureau. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us ([link removed] [ [link removed] ]).  
body .abe-column-block {min-height: 5px;} table.gd_combo_table img {margin-left:7px; margin-right:7px;} table.gd_combo_table div.govd_image_display img, table.gd_combo_table td.gd_combo_image_cell img {margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;}