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Every page of a real report, the federal data edition for Travis County, TX, as it prints. Each page says what it answers and where its numbers come from.

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Counties outside North and South Carolina get this federal data edition. North and South Carolina counties get the quarterly County Growth Report (see that sample, PDF). See the free Travis County, TX page.

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The 5 pages

Page 1 of the sample report for Travis County, TX: a written summary, then six headline-number tiles (population, net domestic migration, private-sector jobs, unemployment rate, homes permitted, median household income), each with its change and its rank in the state and among U.S. counties — Page 1: Summary, headline numbers and ranks
Is the county growing, and how does it compare? A rules-written summary, then six headline numbers (population, net domestic migration, private-sector jobs, unemployment, homes permitted and median household income), each ranked in its state and among U.S. counties.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Page 2 of the sample report for Travis County, TX: a table of the county's ranks in its state and the U.S., a table comparing it with the counties that share a border, and bar charts of population and job growth against them — Page 2: Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
Where does it rank on each measure, and how do its neighbours compare? Ranks in the state and the U.S., a table of the counties that share a border, and charts of population and job growth against those neighbours.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Page 3 of the sample report for Travis County, TX: a line chart of population by year, bars of net domestic migration by year, a table of births, deaths and migration, and IRS mover flows: people, households and their income — Page 3: Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
Who is moving in and out? Population over time, net domestic migration by year, the components of change (births, deaths, migration) and IRS mover flows: people, households and the income they bring.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025); Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income: county-to-county migration; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Page 4 of the sample report for Travis County, TX: tables of median rent and its 5-year change, vacant homes, homes permitted in the year and the last 12 months, private employers and jobs, household income and unemployment, each beside the state and the U.S. median county — Page 4: Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
What is happening to housing and jobs? Median rent and its 5-year change, vacant homes, homes permitted (including the last 12 months), private employers and jobs, household income and unemployment, each beside the state and the U.S. median county.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Page 5 of the sample report for Travis County, TX: a numbered list of every source with the periods used, notes on reading the ranks, and what the report leaves out — Page 5: Every source and the methods
Where does every number come from? Each numbered source with the periods used, how to read the ranks and state values, and what the report leaves out.
Every source cited in the report, with links.

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Population and growth, net domestic migration and IRS mover flows (people, households, income)
The ACS profile: households, housing units, rents, vacancy and income, with 5-year changes
Homes permitted by year and in the last 12 months, and private employers and jobs (CBP)
Unemployment over time beside the state
Ranks in the state and among U.S. counties, and a comparison with neighbouring counties
A source and period cited next to every number, and a methods page
A CSV of every table (values, ranks, sources) for your spreadsheet