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Poverty dips in Austin area for first time since recession For the first time since 2007, the percentage of people living in poverty in the Austin metro area has dipped. The poverty rate also fell slightly in the City of Austin, but the percentage of children younger than 18 in poverty in the city climbed for a fourth straight year, to 29.1 percent in 2011. MORE

Poverty dips in Austin area for first time since recession

For the first time since 2007, the percentage of people living in poverty in the Austin metro area has dipped. The poverty rate also fell slightly in the City of Austin, but the percentage of children younger than 18 in poverty in the city climbed for a fourth straight year, to 29.1 percent in 2011. MORE

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In Texas, 7 in 10 children under age 1 are minorities New census data find that for the first time more than half of the children under age 1 in the U.S. were minorities. In Texas, nearly 7 in 10 people under age 1 were minorities as of July 2011, a slight increase from 2010. Check out our map, which breaks down the population by county.

In Texas, 7 in 10 children under age 1 are minorities

New census data find that for the first time more than half of the children under age 1 in the U.S. were minorities.

In Texas, nearly 7 in 10 people under age 1 were minorities as of July 2011, a slight increase from 2010.

Check out our map, which breaks down the population by county.

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Do you feel like Austin is bursting at the seams? →

It may be.

New census data show the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos region ranked as the nation’s second fastest growing metro area between April 2010 and July 2011.

“It’s still about Austin,” Ryan Robinson, the city’s demographer, said about the data. “It’s about the fact that when people move here, they’re wanting to move into the heart of the metropolitan region, and the reason they want to do that is I think the vibrancy, the quality of life, the overall culture.”

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Austin-area census figures reflect Hispanic youth trend More than 1 in 3 Latino residents in the Austin metro area were under 18 in 2010, an increase from 2000 and the highest percentage in that age category among racial and ethnic groups. Meanwhile, about 1 in 10 white residents were 65 or older, also an increase from 2000 and the highest percentage in the metro area by race and ethnicity, according to new census race and ethnic demographic data released last week. Photo: Jay Janner AMERICAN-STATESMAN

Austin-area census figures reflect Hispanic youth trend

More than 1 in 3 Latino residents in the Austin metro area were under 18 in 2010, an increase from 2000 and the highest percentage in that age category among racial and ethnic groups.

Meanwhile, about 1 in 10 white residents were 65 or older, also an increase from 2000 and the highest percentage in the metro area by race and ethnicity, according to new census race and ethnic demographic data released last week.

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More schoolchildren in Central Texas living in poverty →

According to the census estimates, 24.5 percent of all Travis County children under 18 lived in poverty in 2010, compared with 18.3 percent in 2007, when the recession began .

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New statistics released by the Census Bureau find that more people than ever are staying put, with only 11.6 percent of Americans changing residences between 2010 and 2011. However, Texas led the nation in migration from other states. The top state of origin? California.

New statistics released by the Census Bureau find that more people than ever are staying put, with only 11.6 percent of Americans changing residences between 2010 and 2011.

However, Texas led the nation in migration from other states. The top state of origin? California.

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In a surprise, Austin’s urban core population has gone down, and it’s because there are fewer kids. More.

In a surprise, Austin’s urban core population has gone down, and it’s because there are fewer kids. More.

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