Places, Towns and Townships is an excellent resource for anyone in need
of data for all of the nation's cities, towns, townships, villages, and
census-designated places in one convenient source. It compiles essential
information about places in the United States and the people who live in
them such as: - population - housing - income - education - employment -
crime - and much more! In addition to the tables, Places, Towns and
Townships includes text that describes key findings, figures that call
attention to noteworthy trends in data, and rankings of the largest
cities by various demographics. Compiled from multiple government
sources, the data in this unique reference volume represents the most
current and accurate information available. This data will not be
updated for several years, making Places, Towns and Townships an
invaluable resource in the years to come. Some interesting facts found
in the 2016 edition of Places, Towns and Townships include: - While
about 18 percent of the population lived in the nation's 75 largest
cities, 37 percent lived in places that were not incorporated as cities
in 2014. - There were 34 incorporated cities and one town with more than
500,000 people in 2014. These 34 cities and towns represented only 23
states. - Among the 75 largest cities, Seattle, Boston, and San
Francisco all have more than 72 percent of their residents in the
18-to-64 age group. - During the years 2010 through 2014, 13.1 percent
of the residents of the United States were born in foreign countries. In
43 cities--mostly medium-sized cities and CDPs--more than half of the
people are foreign-born. Many of these cities are in Florida. - In the
five-year period from 2010 through 2014, 63.9 percent of Americans age
16 and older were in the civilian labor force, and 9.2 percent of the
labor force participants were unemployed. - Nationally, Health Care and
Social Assistance is the industrial sector with the most employees--16.6
percent of the total--followed by Retail Trade with 13.2 percent.
Places, Towns and Townships makes a valuable addition to the County and
City Extra Series.
