News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau today released the results of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS), one of a series of data products the Census Bureau is releasing in the coming months that provides information on the nation’s population. Today’s release is based on survey responses collected over the course of the 2009 calendar year and provides data about the nation’s socioeconomic, housing and demographic characteristics. The first set of 2010 Census data, including the nation’s population and congressional apportionment figures for the states, will be released by the end of 2010, as required by law. The ACS data…are based on a sample survey of the nation and describe how we live by providing estimates of key social, economic and housing characteristics. Today’s release covers more than 40 topics, such as income, educational attainment, housing and family structure for all geographies with populations of 65,000 or more.”