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Friday, December 7, 2012

Census: Western Springs More Than Twice State Average in Income, Home Values

Complete data from the 2010 Census for Western Springs and surrounding towns was released on Thursday. Check it all out here!

The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released estimates from its American Community Survey, which provides local statistics for the combined years from 2007 to 2011 on everything from housing to employment to marital status in communities throughout the country. Some highlights for Western Springs from the census: Read the complete data for Western Springs here (click "browse data sets" for expanded information), and for other Lyons Township towns here: La Grange, La Grange Park and Countryside. The five-year estimates are based on interviews with almost two million housing units nationwide from 2007 through 2011. By pooling several years of survey responses, the American Community Survey generates detailed statistical portraits for small …

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Married Minority? Census Shows Slowdown in Couples Tying the Knot

What do you say? The data reveals that married couples make up barely half of all American households.

The segment of the married U.S. population is about 51 percent, a decline of about 6 percent since the last census in 2000. In Illinois, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates about 52 percent of men, 18 and older, and 47 percent of women, 18 and older, are married. A societal snapshot As the Washington Post points out, the data reflects current conditions; meaning people who are unmarried today may not remain single over time. "(The data) are a byproduct of a steady increase in the median age when people first marry, now at an all-time high of older than 26 for women and almost 29 for men," says the Washington Post. According to an expert cited in The Huffington Post, the reason is twofold: "The fast-growing older population is more likely to …

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Sandy Kaczmarski

9:46 pm on Saturday, December 17, 2011

With the reality shows and 72-day marriages, unfortunately marriage seems to be treated like brief periods of going steady and then just cast off. While it certainly is a choice, and I know many who are in committed relationships, when kids are involved I think statistics show a more stable environment is best. But, of course, a ceremony and piece of paper won't change immaturity or …   more ›

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