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Census of Population and Housing — Decennial Publications

U.S. Census Bureau · 2024

Population measured

All US housing units and residents (decennial census)

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Source notes & limitations

Historical Census publications. Census of Housing 1940 was first to ask about amenities (plumbing, electricity, radio, refrigerator). Census 1930 asked about radio ownership — first census technology-diffusion question. Census 1950/1960 asked about TV, telephone, automobile, refrigerator, washing machine.

Where this source appears

3 records across 3 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.

0 of 3 records have a current source audit. A transcription check reads a declared numeric field from a pinned local source file; a calculation replay reads its operands and applies the declared method and rounding rule. A source audit does not independently validate the source or every claim in a record. The date is the last successful local audit; the build checks that its bindings still match.

US · 1910s

US · 1920s

US · 1930s