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U.S. Census

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Census paints a sharp picture of West Chester

From commute time to number of singles, there's new data on the borough.

Look in the mirror. If you live alone,  hold a bachelor's degree, make $44,114 a year  and spend 21.2 minutes commuting to work than you can be a poster child for the borough of West Chester according to new data released last week from the U.S.Census Bureau. The bureau made headlines this week when it announced that the country's political map will have to be redrawn thanks to new population information from the 2010 census. Several states, including Texas, Arizona and Florida will add new Congressional seats while other states, including Pennsylvania, will lose seats.  But not as well noticed was the release of new data the bureau collected on nearly every community in America. The American Community Survey, done annually, took the place…

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