Census

Puppeteer Basil Twist And The Rite of Spring

Dick Gordon and Phoebe Judge — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:27:20 +0000

The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky almost caused a riot when it was first seen 100 years ago. The music, the choreography was so unusual and dissonant that the audience rebelled. There was laughter and fistfights. Today it has become a classic piece and is being celebrated on its centenary- yet eyebrows can still be raised when a puppeteer stages The Rite of Spring. Basil Twist and Dick Gordon speak on the day of a new world premiere.

NC Population Grows by 100,000

Leoneda Inge — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:00:00 +0000

North Carolina’s economy may not be growing as fast as lawmakers like. But the state’s population remains on an upward path.

Numbers from the U-S Census Bureau show North Carolina has the fifth largest population growth in the country. Ben Bolender is a Demographer with the Population Estimates Branch of the Census Bureau. He says the state grew by 101-thousand people"

"About 60-thousand more people moved into North Carolina than moved out. So, that’s our net overall migration number."

Rate Of College Grads In NC Declines

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:52:00 +0000

A lower percentage of North Carolina's young adults are getting college degrees. That's according to census data released earlier this month.

Dave DeWitt: At the end of 2009, 37.9 percent of the state's 25-to-34 year old residents had some sort of college degree. A year later, that number fell by three-tenths of a percentage point. That comes as the national trend is going the other way.

Get Your 1940 Census Data Here

Frank Stasio and Susan Davis — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:27:00 +0000

One of the rules of the U.S. Census is that all names must be kept anonymous for 72 years. Historians, genealogists and demographers are eagerly awaiting next week’s big reveal of 1940 Census data - names included.

NC Same-Sex Couples More than Double Since 2000

Jeremy Loeb — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:45:00 +0000

New census data shows the number of same-sex couples in North Carolina has more than doubled in the past 10 years.

NC Residents Get Older

Leoneda Inge — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The government continues to roll out new details from the 2010 Census. Figures released yesterday show North Carolina residents are getting older.