Census

The percentage of U.S. residents born outside the country reached its highest level in more than a century in 2023. That's one of the findings of a survey of American life released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The number of children age 14 and younger has grown this decade by 18.4% in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. The big reason is the working-age population has risen by 19.1%.

Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries.

The estimated error was the largest undercount of young children by any U.S. state. That's according to estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau.

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Florida had four of the five fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country from 2022 to 2023, led by the area that includes The Villages.

Florida residents were undercounted in the last census, although Sarasota County did well at responding.

Under the revisions, questions about race and ethnicity that previously were asked separately will be combined into a single question. A Middle Eastern and North African category also will be created.

More than 29,300 people moved to Polk County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Bradenton ends up on the most-affordable end of the 29-city list of Florida locations, according to the study.

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.