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Analysis: Voting trend cheers Democrats

...whites the GOP relies on.Higher birth rates and in-migration rates tell the story.Now comes a report from the U.S. Census Bureau that compounds that by revealing the turnout rate of racial and ethnic groups in presidential elections. Nationally...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/elections/2013-05-12/analysis-votin
Home starts show stable market for Augusta-area builders

...homes in Columbia and Richmond counties, offsetting a decline in home starts in Aiken County.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which records new home permits for the entire six-county metro area, builders were putting up as many as 3...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/your-business/2013-01-12/home-starts-
Georgia, South Carolina not expanding Medicaid

...or 359,107, are working and 19.3 percent of people employed in the state lack insurance, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2011.In Georgia, 22.7 percent of the employed lack health insurance, and working...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-02-16/georgia-south-carolina-n
Barnwell economic recovery slow but steady

...little slower than even they anticipated," he said. "It's going to be a slow recovery."According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the city of Barnwell went from 4,965 in 2000 to 4,746 in 2010. The unemployment rate for...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2012-07-13/barnwell-ec
Augusta area new-home construction up 11 percent

...rate of 760,000 units in June, according to recently released figures from Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. That is the fastest pace of new home construction since October 2008.Phil Corley, the vice president of marketing...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2012-08-02/augusta-are
Resort-casino could mean thousands of SC jobs

...tremendous job generator," he said.More than 20 percent of Jasper County residents live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.Analysts estimate the resort will draw more than 4 million visitors a year stopping off busy Interstate 95 at...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2012-04-01/resort-casino-could-mean-thousands-
Family questions son's killing

...expected their son to work at least part-time while going to college. He'd had jobs -- the last was for the U.S. Census Bureau as a sales clerk -- and they knew he was trying to find work because he would wear a suit and tie to go fill out...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2011-05-28/family-questions-sons-
Broke states fight hard for online sales taxes

...2007-09, while online merchants saw sales rise 4.8 percent, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Census Bureau.The alliance is pushing to expand the definition of physical presence state by state.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-06-19/broke-states-fight-hard-on
Vogtle area has seen little growth

...in the 10-mile radius that could be evacuated during an emergency, has changed very little, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.By 2000, the population had grown to 22,243 and has since grown just 4.8 percent, or 1,073 residents...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-06-26/vogtle-area-has-seen-little-g
Donald Richard Henry (PANAMA CITY, Fla.)

...After marrying his wife, Mary K. McGraw, in 1990, he decided he wanted to stay on land, and found work with the U.S. Census Bureau. As his interests changed so did his backyard. It went from a volleyball court to a place where he could grow...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/obituaries/2011-08-18/donald-richard-henry-panama-c