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Geography |
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Summary File 1 (SF 1):
Data on age, sex, race, household relationship, whether residence
is owned or rented based on answers to the questions common to both
the short-form and long-form questionnaires.
More information.
Access:
American Fact Finder,
DVD (Census Bureau),
CD-ROM (GeoLytics).
Short Form Blocks (GeoLytics).
Comparison of
access methods.
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Population (P) and housing (H) tables available to the block level.
Population Census Tract (PCT) tables available to the census tract
level only. Summaries are included for other geographic areas such
as ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and Congressional
districts.
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Summary File 2 (SF 2):
Detailed tables
on age, sex, households, families, and occupied housing units for
the total population focusing on examining results by race and
ethnicity.
More information.
Access:
American Fact Finder,
DVD (Census Bureau),
CD-ROM (GeoLytics).
Comparison of
access methods. |
Lowest level of geography is the census tract, with a
population-size threshold of 100 for a particular race, Hispanic-
or Latino-origin, or tribal group. |
Summary Population & Housing Characteristics
(PHC-1):
Tabulations from the short-form data.
Subjects are age, Hispanic or Latino origin, household
relationship, race, sex, tenure (owner- or renter-occupied), and
vacancy characteristics. Land area measurements and population
density also are provided.
Access:
Print, Census
Bureau.
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Lowest level of geography is place. |
Summary Population & Housing Unit Counts
(PHC-3):
Provides Census 2000 and historical
comparisons of the 100-percent population and housing unit counts.
It provides land and water area measurements, and population
density. The "user notes" section documents geographic changes over
the past decade.
Access:
Print, Census
Bureau.
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Lowest level of geography is place. |
| Sample
Data |
Geography |
Summary File 3 (SF 3):
Detailed tables of social, economic and housing characteristics
(such as place of birth, education, employment status, income,
value of housing unit, year structure built) compiled from a sample
of approximately 19 million housing units (about 1 in 6 households)
that received the long-form questionnaire.
More information.
Access:
American Fact Finder,
DVD (Census Bureau),
CD-ROM (GeoLytics).
Comparison of
access methods.
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Population (P) and Housing (H) tables are available to the block
group. Population (PCT) and Housing (HCT) tables are available to
the census tract level only. Summaries are included for other
geographic areas such as Zip Code Tabulation Areas and
Congressional districts (106th Congress). |
Summary File 4 (SF 4):
Population and housing data collected on a sample basis from the
long form questionnaire, as well as the topics from the short form
100-percent data (age, race, sex, Hispanic or Latino origin,
whether residence is owned or rented, and vacancy status).
More information.
Access:
American Fact Finder,
DVD (Census Bureau),
National file DVD (Census Bureau).
Comparison of
access methods.
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Data are provided down to the census tract level. |
Summary Social, Economic & Housing Characteristics
(PHC-2):
Tabulations from the sample data.
Access:
Print, Census
Bureau.
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Lowest level of geography is place. |
| Other data
sets |
Geography |
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
(IPUMS)
Access to the 5% sample, 1% sample, and supplemenatary survey data.
Access: IPUMS,
Minnesota Population Center
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Smallest identifiable geographic unit is the PUMA, containing at
least 100,000 persons. PUMAs do not cross state boundaries. |
Neighborhood change database (1970-2000)
Detailed population, household, and housing characteristics,
including income, poverty status, education level, employment,
housing costs, immigration, and other variables.
Access:
Short form data,
Long-form data.
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Census tract level. |
Special Tabulations
Non-standard Census Bureau data products generally sponsored by
other public and private organizations.
Access: Census
Bureau
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Geography varies. |
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