Stories by Philip M. Hauser

For the first time the population of rural areas and small towns grew faster than that of the metropolitan areas. The migration to the West and the South, begun during the 1960's, continued

The early figures from the 19th count of the U. S. population show a reduced rate of growth, large migrations to the West and South and a continued shift of whites to the suburbs and blacks to cities

A sequel to the author's article of last year, which reported on the first data tabulated. Now deeper analysis has made new material available on U. S. education, occupations and incomes

Detailed figures from the decennial head count show the population is concentrated more than ever in metropolitan areas. Families are larger, households smaller and the people both younger and older

The 17th decennial count of the human resources of the U. S. reveals that the population increase of the past decade was much larger than expected