Media Advisory — Census Bureau provides updated item is affected by the Hurricane, as the case may be, the Earl of the coastal areas

The u.s. Census Bureau today published updated possibly affect Hurricane Earl coastal communities demographic information.

Funding is based on the current path, Hurricane Earl, currently category 3 storm, Census Bureau counts about 26 million people 68 counties stretching from North Carolina, Maine, could face Hurricane and tropical storm of the next 48 hours. This chapter is derived from the Census Bureau population estimates for 2009.

According to the latest National Hurricane Center Advisory today (2 p.m. EDT), Hurricane Earl, centered approximately 245 miles south of Cape Hatteras, N.C. and 720 kilometres south-west of Nantucket, mass., with a maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour, predict brush tonight, North Carolina and Virginia to staying in offshore and moving to an early New England on Saturday. National Hurricane Center shows that the holdings to meet the needs of heavy rains, high winds and coastal floods.

Census Bureau produces timely local information, which are very important for emergency planning, preparedness and recovery efforts.According to the latest storm track information available, when Hurricane move an Dare County, N.C., left-hand pages directly in a major population likeliest Barnstable County is the name of the County, Massachusetts

Median housing Barnstable County, mass., with Cape Cod is located, the value was $ 408,100. in addition, approximately 83% of the Housing units built before 1990. Median household income was $ 60,452, and about 6% of the population lived in poverty. Almost 5% of the households do not have had access to the vehicle. This information comes from the 2006-2008-the American community survey, a three-year estimates.

In addition, Barnstable County, mass., residents 24,5% were 65 and older, 2009 the population estimates.

To see a more detailed demographic and economic data, please refer to the Census Bureau American FactFinder application at and data profile

Barnstable County, Was that the employer's business workers 8,549 73,970. those undertakings, entire annual payroll was 2.8 billion dollars.23,955 nonemployer businesses, had a Barnstable County, MassachusettsTerveydenhuoltoa and social support for the retail trade and accommodation and food services in the area around 57% of all employees in the Barnstable County. these statistics from the 2008 County Business patterns, and Nonemployer Statistics data sets 2008.

Hurricane season as the 2010 Census Bureau will continue to post information from the Census Bureau Emergency preparedness and website .

Check out our "OnTheMap Hurricanes for Emergency Management:" application, to see where people work and where they live and the characteristics of the local workforce.

The current forecast, and the status of the Hurricane Earl, please visit the National Hurricane Center website at .

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