Census Bureau Says 40 Million People on the Atlantic Seaboard in Tropical Storm Hanna's...

Census Bureau Says 40 Million People on the Atlantic Seaboard in Tropical Storm Hanna's Path

--(Business Wire)--
Based on the projected path of Tropical Storm Hanna, the U.S.
Census Bureau today calculated that some 40.4 million people in 192
counties along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States could feel
the effects of the storm.

According to the National Hurricane Center, as of 2 p.m. EDT on
Friday, Sept. 5, Tropical Storm Hanna was projected to make its
initial landfall in Charleston County, S.C., sometime early Saturday
morning. Hurricane and tropical storm warnings and watches were in
effect from Charlton County, Ga., to New London, Conn., with flood
watches extending south to Camden County, Ga.

A storm warning means that either tropical storm or hurricane
conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24
hours.

According to the Census Bureau's 2006 American Community Survey,
the median housing value for Charleston County was $229,800.
Additionally, 9.2 percent of the 137,000 occupied homes were without
access to a vehicle. About 82 percent of the occupied homes were built
before 1990.

The 2007 median household income was about $47,900, and about 15
percent of the population lived in poverty.

According to the Census Bureau's 2006 County Business Patterns,
there were 11,959 businesses in Charleston County with paid employees,
employing 179,971 workers, with about $5.9 billion in total annual
payroll. Three sectors accounted for 44 percent of all employment in
the county - retail trade, health care and social assistance, and
accommodation & food services.

As the 2008 hurricane season progresses, the Census Bureau will
continue to post information on its Hurricane Data and Emergency
Preparedness Web page at
(http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/emergencies/index.html).

U.S. Census Bureau
Public Information Office
301-763-3030
Fax: 301-763-6340
pio@census.gov

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