Census

The president of the Sarasota/Manatee Realtors Association attributes it to the number of people moving to Florida following the pandemic.

Of the 100 largest metro areas rated by Lending Tree, two other Florida cities made the top 10: Jacksonville was No. 5 and North Port was No. 6.

Census officials said there was no statistically significant difference in the number of uninsured when comparing 2018 and 2020 data.

The numbers show Hillsborough County had the second largest percentage of growth behind Orange County, and is the fourth largest county in terms of population.

Every 10 years, state lawmakers use census figures to redraw districts, deciding which voters will get to choose candidates vying for state and federal offices. That time is once again here, and advocates are trying to open up a process they say has been unfairly closed to the public.

Florida’s population growth over the past decade has earned it a new congressional seat. The Census Bureau released statewide population data Monday afternoon.

Based on population shifts recorded by the 2020 census, Texas, Florida and North Carolina are among the states gaining representation, while California, New York and Pennsylvania are losing influence.

The U.S. Census Bureau said Friday that data Florida lawmakers will use to redraw legislative and congressional boundaries won’t be delivered until September.

Behind schedule and struggling to fix irregularities in the count, the Census Bureau is working toward Jan. 9 as the next date in the process for releasing results, a bureau employee tells NPR.

The U.S. Census, an effort to count every person living in the country, is underway. So far, the greater Tampa Bay region’s response rate ranges from 58…

To prepare for logistical challenges brought on by the pandemic, the Census Bureau has moved up the start of in-person visits to households that haven't filled out their forms.

The Census Bureau says it's suspending for two more weeks the hiring of temporary workers and in-person visits in remote communities and areas recovering from natural disasters for the 2020 count.