I am doing trend analysis on ratio of income to poverty table B17001G for Travis County Texas
In 2024 5-year ACS the estimate for the total was: 259,918 and in 2019 5-year the total was: 43,531. This jump in the population seemed very suspicious to me. So, I dug into table B03002 (Hispanic or Latino Origin by Race) and in 2024 Not Hispanic Two or More Races estimate was 56,128 and in 2019 was 29,401. These estimates seem probable but, when I compared 2024 Hispanic or Latino Two or More race estimate (208,443) to 2019 estimate (14,719) of the same category the difference is staggering.
The data dictionary doesn't seem to indicate a change in methodology. Does anyone have any insight as to what may be happening with the data? Is this just an error?
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Rochelle Olivares
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