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census

[sen-suhs] / ˈsɛn səs /


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Census Bureau reported last year that nearly a quarter of American homeowners paid HOA or condo fees, and about three million homeowners paid more than $500 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

There were 73 million children under age 18 in the U.S. in 2024, according to the Census Bureau.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

By contrast, according to the Census figures, barely 1% of a Sunderland population approaching 300,000 in 1981 was of African-Caribbean origin.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Census Bureau, the percentage of seniors in poverty rose to 9.9% in 2024 from 9.7% a year before.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Census records indicate that by 1910 he had moved to Pawhuska, apparently one of the legions of acquisitive, dreaming, desperate settlers.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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