United States Census

Alternate Titles(s): Census
UID: 10011

Description
The Decennial Census provides population estimates and demographic data on the non-institutionalized U.S. population. Summary File 1 data tables provide cross-tabulations of age, sex, households, families, relationship to householder, housing units, detailed race and Hispanic or Latino origin groups, and group quarters. Summary File 2 data tables make information, such as age, relationship and homeownership available for specific race and ethnic groups within a community.
Publisher
Timeframe
1790 - Present
Geographic Coverage
United States
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Restrictions
Free to All
Fee Required
Application Required
Instructions
Open research data products are freely available with access to demographic, economic and longitudinal employer-household dynamics. Restricted-use microdata is only available to those who are a part of secure Census Bureau Research Data Centers. There are numerous tools for accessing census data. American Fact Finder Advanced Search is particularly useful. It allows you to identify topics, geographies, and years of interest (note: not all data is available by geographies). From Fact Finder, users can download decennial Census data, American Community Survey data, County and Zip Code Business Patterns.
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Dataset Format(s)
PDF, Microsoft Excel, RTF
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