Census Notes and Data

The Fannie Mae Foundation's Census Notes series provides analyses of Census 2000 data to stimulate discussion and further research.

Data compiled by Fannie Mae Foundation staff from census data and other sources is also provided in this section.

Are the Boomburbs Still Booming?
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 15 (pdf)

A Tale of Two Cities: Growing Affordability Problems Amidst Rising Homeownership for Urban Minorities
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 14 (pdf)

Rising Affordability Problems among Homeowners: 1990s Homeownership Boom Leaves a Hangover of Owners with Severe Cost Burdens
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 13 (pdf)

Homeownership and Younger Households: Progress among African Americans and Latinos
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 12 (pdf)

Edge Counties: Metropolitan Growth Engines
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 11 (pdf)

The Growth of the Foreign-Born Population, Households, and Homeownership: 1990 to 2000
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 10 (pdf)

Patterns and Trends in Overcrowded Housing: Early Results from Census 2000
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 09 (pdf)

Advances in Homeownership
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 08 (html)   (pdf)

Minority Homeownership
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 07 (html)   (pdf)

"Boomburbs": The Emergence of Large, Fast-Growing Suburban Cities in the United States
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 06 (html)   (pdf)

A Coast to Coast Expansion: Geographic Patterns of U.S. Homeownership Gains during the 1990s
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 05 (html)   (pdf)

Cowboys and Cappuccino: The Emerging Diversity of the Rural West
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 04 (html)   (pdf)

Downtown Rebound
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 03 (html)   (pdf)

The Hot and Cold Sunbelts: Comparing State Growth Rates, 1950-2000
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 02 (html)   (pdf)

The Urban Turnaround: A Decade-by-Decade Report Card on Postwar Population Change in Older Industrial Cities
Fannie Mae Foundation Census Note 01 (html)   (pdf)

Homeownership Rates, National and by State, 1900-2000, and for Large Cities 1970-2000 (Excel file)