• Maps
  • Public Use Microdata Maps - 1 and 5% (PDF)
  • PUMAS - 1% and 5% under Maps and Geography/Reference Maps in American Factfinder

• FTP Data Sets
  • Data can be FTPed from the Census Bureau
    • PUMS 1%
    • PUMS 5%
  • Members of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research can also ftp the PUMS 1% amd PUMS 5% files from its web site
  • Manipulate the data using SAS, SPSS, STATA or a related statistical package

• Public Data Queries
  • Extract and manipulate the data from the PUMS 1% and 5% samples for 1980-2000
  • Requires a subscription from Public Data Queries (free to academics and librarians during 2004
  • Powerpoint and PDF illustrations

• Public Use Microdata Areas for Michigan
  • Place to PUMA
  • PUMA to Place
  • County to PUMA
  • PUMA to County

• Public Use Microdata Samples Technical Documentation (Disaggregated by UMich)
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1: Abstract
  • Chapter 2: Introduction
  • Chapter 3: How to Use This File
  • Chapter 4: Accuracy of the Microdata Sample Estimates
  • Chapter 5: Sample Design and Estimation
  • Chapter 6: Data Dictionary (1-Percent)
  • Chapter 7: Data Dictionary (5-Percent)
  • Chapter 8: User Updates
  • Appendix A: Geographic Terms and Concepts
  • Appendix B: Definitions of Subject Characteristics
  • Appendix C: Data Collection and Processing Procedures
  • Appendix D: Questionnaire
  • Appendix E: Data Products and User Assistance
  • Appendix F: Maps
  • Appendix G: Code Lists
  • Appendix H: Topcoded Variables and Corresponding State Means for Values above the Topcode for the Housing Record and Person Record
  • Appendix I: Total Unweighted and Weighted Population and Housing Counts
  • Appendix J: Equivalency Counts
  • Appendix K: Relationship between Super-PUMAS of Migration (MIGPUMA1) and Super-PUMAS (PUMA1)
  • Appendix L: Relationship between Super-PUMAs of Place of Work (POWPUMA1) and Super-PUMAs (PUMA1)
  • Appendix M: Relationship between PUMAs of Migration (MIGPUMA5) and PUMAs (PUMA5)
  • Appendix N: Relationship between PUMAs of Place of Work (POWPUMA5) and PUMAs (PUMA5)

• Library Test Products in January 2004
  • PUMS 5% version for Michigan using SDA software - contact Numeric and Spatial Data Services or Documents Center
  • PUMS 1% version CD using Beyond 20/20 software; contact Documents Center

• School District Demographics (NCES)
  • Sample data variables for the U.S., Bureau of Indian Affairs, State, County, and other School Districts
  • Includes 492 population and 329 housing tables
  • Covers 2000 and 1990
  • Viewable on screen and downloable by state into compressed format
  • On-screen mapping requires Arc Explorer

• County-to-County Worker Flow Files
  • Two files for each state in xls or zipped txt format
  • One file arranged by county of work; gives detailed county of residence
  • Second file arranged by county of resident; gives detailed county of work

• Worker Flow Report: Michigan (NW Michigan Council of Governments)
  • Arranged by county of work
  • Provides numbers and percentage of workers from own county and individual counties and countries around the world

• Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Summary File via American Factfinder
  • Sample survey conducted simultaneously with the 2000 over a 12-month period as a precursor to the American Community Survey
  • Found in American Factfinder under DATA SETS/AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY
  • Data for the nation, states, counties, Congressional Districts, MSAs and places over 250,000State data available August 6, 2001
  • Geographic Areas Covered:
    • Michigan areas included: Detroit/Ann Arbor/Flint CMSA, Ann Arbor PMSA, Detroit PMSA, Flint PMSA, Genesee County, Ingham County, Kent County, Macomb County, Oakland County, Washtenaw County, Wayne County, and Detroit City
    • Census Supplementary Survey 2000: Geography by State lists counties, places, MSAs and Congressional Districts covered in each state
    • Census Supplementary Survey 2000: Geography by Type lists counties, MSAs, places, Congressional Districts covered
  • Has 100% and sample data items, including employment, income, poverty, occupation, language, ancestry, foreign born, transportation to work, housing values, and grandparents as caregivers
  • List of Tables

• American Community Survey Main Web Page
  • Includes links to the data, an evaluation series and plans for the 2010 Census
  • Little information left on the Census Supplementary Survey
  • 1990 Comparison Chart

Census of Population and Housing: 1990

• American Factfinder
  • Census Bureau's primary means for distributing 2000 Census Data
  • 1990 data includes all 100% and sample variables from Summary Tape Files 1 and 3 (See the National Historic Geographic Information System for STF 2 and 4)
  • Geography: nation, states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas, American Indian Reservations, census tracts, block groups
  • Only source to include Congressional Districts and urbanized areas
  • Only source to mix levels of geographic (e.g. tracts and block groups)
  • See also University of Michigan slide show for using the data

• Census CD-ROM Lookup(All U.S. Areas)
  • 1990 Census Summary Tape File 1A,1C,3A, 3B, 3C and 3D data for the nation, counties, cities, urbanized areas, metropolitan statistical areas, zip codes and Congressional districts.
  • Census tract data and block group available under the State/County option on STF3A
  • Illustrated Instructions

• Census of Population and Housing: 1990 (Printed Reports/Census Bureau)
  • PDF versions of most of the printed report series from the 1990 Census
  • Includes electronic versions of state reports for 100% and sample population characteristics, some population subject reports, some joint population and housing series
  • Excludes Census tract reports as of 2/8/06
  • Table-finding guides should be at the beginning of most state volumes

• Congressional District Ranking Book
  • Ranks 435 Congressional Districts on vital statistics, education, occupation/employment, and housing/public works
  • Districts are those of the 103rd Congress

• Demographic Profile Generator (U.Mo.-St.Louis)
  • Search for state, county, metropolitan area, place, tract, block group, or zip code by its geographic code
  • Table provides basic demographic information, including population, race, age, educational attainment, household income, housing value, and rent
  • Especially valuable for its listing of metropolitan area, county, and place codes at the bottom of the page

• Extract Tutorial for 1990 Census CD-ROMS
  • Guide created in 1993 for using Extract software with 1990 Census DOS-based CD-ROMS

• Michigan Profiles: 1990 (Northwest Michigan Council of Governments)
  • Summary demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics for Michigan, its counties, places, and townships in 1990
  • Formatted using the 2000 profile pattern to faciliate comparison
  • PDF format

• National Historical Geographic Information System (UMinn)
  • Extraction system for Census data and geographic boundary files from the national to census tract and/or enumeration district and ward level
  • Historic data, 1790-1960, includes some files, including pre-1940 tract data and summary files only available in magnetic tape
  • 1970-2000 data contains the equivalent of Summary Files 1-4
  • From the main screen, choose GET DATA, register for free, choose data file, choose topic, and then follow instructions for choosing race, geography and specific table
  • Full table available for download in ASCII, SAS, SPSS formats

• Overlooked Undercount: Children Missed in the Decennial Census (Annie Casey Foundation)
  • Percentage of children undercounted in 1990 Census for various reasons
  • Projects undercount for the 100 largest cities

• Patterns of Diversity and Change in Southeast Michigan (Community Foundation/SEMCOG)
  • Graduate Library: HA 445 .P39 1994
  • Detailed analysis of the Arab-Chaldean, Asian, Black, and Hispanic populations in Southeast Michigan (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, St. Clair, Lapeer, Monroe and Washtenaw Counties
  • Section 3 includes maps by census tract and summaries of income, occupation, and educational data
  • Additional information on Eastern and Western European populations (e.g. Polish, Russian, British, Jewish, and Native American
  • Based on 1990 Census data

• Public Law 94-171 Data
  • 1990 data for states, counties, cities, election wards and precincts, census tracts, block groups and blocks
  • Includes five races and number of people over 18
  • Interactive interface

• Puerto Rico
  • Data for Puerto Rico is seldom included in Internet sites
  • Summary Population and Housing Characteristics provides brief information for the territory as a whole
  • Detailed information available from Census CD-ROMS
  • Extracted files available from this web site include data for individual cities:
    • Total Population in HTML and DBF formats
    • Median Household Income in HTML and DBF format
    • Tenure by Age of Householder: Owner Occupied in HTML, Renter-Occupied in HTML and DBF for Owner and Renter

• Ancestry of the Population of the United States (UC-Berkeley)
  • National and state 1990 census data on detailed population ancestry (e.g. Arab, Egyptian, Bulgarian, Latvian, Maltese)
  • Cross variables include age, sex, housing, social and economic characteristics, citizenship, nativity (foreign v. U.S. born)
• Asian and Pacific Islander Population of the United States (UC-Berkeley)
  • 1990 national and state data on Asian and Pacific races
  • Population, social, economic, and housing characteristics for individual racial groups
  • Includes education, occupation, income, nativity, and ability to speak English
• Earnings by Occupation and Education
  • Documents Center CD-ROM Do35a-c
  • Median hourly earnings, annual earnings, and number of hours worked for 514 individual occupations by age, sex, and educational attainment or larger occupational groups by age, sex, race and education
  • Data for the United States, States, CMSAs, MSAs, and PMSAs
  • No longer available on the web from Oregon State
  • Alternative source of income by occupation for 1990 is Current Population Report P60-174; Income by Occupation, Table 32
  • See Equal Employment Opportunity for race and sex data on more specific occupations (but not age) and counties/cities of 50,000+

• Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Employment in 514 occupations by sex and race/Hispanic origin
  • Educational attainment by age, race, and sex
  • Data for the United States, states, MSAs, counties, and places of 50,000+
  • See Earnings by Occupation and Education for age data

• Foreign Born Population of the United States/SSTF 1 (UC-Berkeley)
  • Foreign born by year of entry, citizenship and any combination of language, education, income, occupation, poverty, and housing characteristics
  • National and state level only
  • Easy-to-use interface

• Persons of Hispanic Origin (UC-Berkeley)
  • Details of Hispanic population and housing characteristics for the nation, regions, and states
  • Includes age, language, education, income, occupation, poverty, and various housing characteristics
  • Further delineated by origin (e.g. Mexican, Puerto Rican, Guatemalan, Uruguayan, Spanish)

• School District Demographics (NCES)
  • Sample data variables for the U.S., Bureau of Indian Affairs, State, County, and other School Districts for 1990 and 2000
  • Includes 492 population and 329 housing tables
  • Viewable on screen and downloable by state into compressed format
  • On-screen mapping requires Arc Explorer
  • CD-ROM of data and maps for 1990 in the Map Library
  • Michigan school district data for 1980 appears on State of Michigan School Profiles: 1980 Census, a computer printout issued by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and Michigan Metropolitan Information Center (Doc. Cen. LB 2817 .S79x 1984)

• FTP Data Sets
  • Members of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research can also ftp the PUMS 1% and PUMS 5% files from its web site
  • Manipulate the data using SAS, SPSS, STATA or a related statistical package

• Public Data Queries
  • Extract and manipulate the data from the PUMS 1% and 5% samples for 1990 Census
  • Requires a subscription from Public Data Queries
  • Powerpoint and PDF illustrations

• Public Use Microdata Samples via University of Michigan
  • Full range of population and housing data items based on the 5% sample
  • States covered: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
  • Uses the SDA software developed at UC-Berkeley, which provides a fairly easy interface
  • Sample Search

• PUMS CD-ROM Technical Documentation
  • Excerpts of the technical documentation from the 5% sample CD-ROM
  • Includes hot-linked guide to using the QuickTab software
  • Several coding lists (ancestry, place of birth, industry)
  • List of Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAS) for all 50 states and District of Columbia with PUMA number, place/county/tract, and total population

• See also ICPSR, Geographic Codes for PUMS geographic areas, Guide to Updating the 1990 Census, Maps, and Watersheds

• Census Data in Print and on CD-ROM
  • Data for the entire country, including census tracts, block groups, blocks, and zip codes are available in the Documents Center
  • Guide to the 1990 Census of Population and Housing
    • Annotated bibliography to printed reports, CD-ROMS, and magnetic tapes
  • Guide to the STF3A CD-ROM provides instructions for the GO and EXTRACT software with three tutorials for using EXTRACT

• Census Data Locator: 1990 (Outdated as of 2/9/06)
  • Step-by-step guide to identify variable, geography, and corresponding print, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, or Internet source for 1990 Census data
  • Requires Netscape 1.1 browser or higher

• Census Definitions
  • Edited version of population and housing variable definitions
  • Extracted from Census Bureau web site to facilitate downloading

• Census Questionnaire: 1990
  • Facsimile of Census questionnaire instructions and questions

• Economic Development Planning
  • Slide show focused on Census concepts, questionnaire, geography, and types of data sources
  • Hot-linked to web sites and illustrations

• Summary Tape File 3 Variables List
  • Amplified list of approximately 250 table names
  • Printable for examination before using the STF3 CD-ROMs or an Internet search

• Technical Documentation
  • Summary Tape File 1
  • Summary Tape File 3
  • See also Public Use Microdata Samples

Census of Population and Housing: Historical, 1790-1990

• Ann Arbor and Detroit Historic Census Data
  • Spreadsheet showing the location of ward, enumeration district, tract or block data since 1860
  • Recommendations for finding the corresponding maps

• Census Index (Ohio State)
  • Bibliographic database of printed publications from the 1790-1990 censuses, including Population and the various economic components (churches, governments, agriculture)
  • Based on official Census Bureau catalogs with additional sources
  • Searchable by decade, series (e.g. bulletins, final reports), title, term (agriculture, population), SUDOCS number, Dubester catalog number and category
  • Includes coverage of census monographs by individual decade
  • Does not index by keywords used in a statistical table, such as marital status or immigrants
  • Search results bibliographic information and extensive abstracts that analyze individual volume numbers

• Historical Census Publications; Electronic Versions at the University of Michigan Library
  • A grid which lists electronic files and their geographic coverage, 1790-2000, with a special focus on Michigan places
  • Includes the National Historical Geographic Information System (extraction), Census Bureau pdfs, Historical Census Browser (extraction), Public Use Microdata Samples (manipulation), and American Factfinder (extraction)
  • Adds paper copy (usually more geographic coverage), Census Bureau and Geolytics CDs

• Measuring America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000 (Census Bureau)
  • Text of Census questionnaires since 1790 as well as instructions to enumerators
  • History of each individual censuses
  • Some definitions included
  • Chart listing population items asked 1790-2000 appears beginning p. 119

• Population and Housing Queries, 1790-2000 (UMich)
  • Table of population and housing subjects on Census questionnaires, 1790-2000
  • Based on Census Bureau Working Paper No. 39 through 1970 and updated through 2000 at the University of Michigan
  • Also available in PDF format
  • Both printable in landscape format on seven pages

• Simply Map (UMich Only)
  • Displays and exports both data and maps of business and 1980-2000 Census data for states, counties, cities, zip codes, census tracts and block groups
  • Business variables include Quality of Life (crime, weather), types of businesses, retail sales, consumer expenditures, consumer price index, and types of households (young, middle age, old) by income
  • Create workspace; choose highest level of geography; choose variables; choose lowest level of geography; export image or data to your own workspace
  • Sample search for crime

• Individual Census Questionnaires
  • The following list compiled from the Census Bureau web site, Measuring America, and UMich conversion of data from Census Bureau Working Paper 39 (published 1973)

• CensusCD Neighborhood Change Database (Geolytics)
  • Create spreadsheets and maps of demographic data, 1970-2000, for census tracts
  • May choose individual tracts or all of the tracts in the nation, state, county or metro area (no national, county, state or MSA totals)
  • Choose data for one of the four individual censuses or each of the four censuses using 2000 tract boundaries
  • Although the program does not permit layering you can create change data using the calculator and naming the formula
  • Software mounted on Documents Computer #11 (zip drive/no internet connection) and Scholars Workstation in 203 J (CD burner; internet connection)
  • Ask for CD data disk at Documents Desk
  • Program automatically names initial request as: C:\NCDB\noname.req; copy resulting files to your zip disk or CD from C:\NCDB\ before logging off the program

• Historical Census Browser, 1790-1960
  • Census data for states and counties retrievable through a user-friendly forms interface
  • Earliest censuses include total population, age, sex, free or slave
  • Beginning 1840 additional detail for occupation, education, churches, mortality, and wealth available
  • National, state, and county statistics
  • Sponsored by ICPSR
  • More variables and geographic areas available in the paper copy

• Historical Statistics on the Foreign Born Population of the United States (Census Bureau)
  • Resident foreign born population, 1850-1990
  • Tables include country of birth, mother tongue, race, age and sex at a national level
  • Nativity data (foreign v. native born) for metropolitan areas, counties, and 50 large urban areas

• Michigan State, County, City, and Minor Civil Division Population Counts, 1800-2000 (UMich)
  • PDF pages extracted from Census Bureau publications providing population totals, 1800-2000
  • Data separated into two files, State/County and Minor Civil Division, and then arranged by date from earliest to most current
  • Original sources cited in each section

• National Historical Geographic Information System (UMinn)
  • Extraction system for Census data and geographic boundary files from the national to census tract level
  • Will ultimately cover 1790-2000 and include non-published files, including pre-1940 tract data and summary files only available in magnetic tape
  • As of January 7, 2005 has a searchable interface for 1990 Summary Files 1-4
  • From the main screen, choose GET DATA, register for free, choose data file, choose topic, and then follow instructions for choosing race, geography and specific table
  • Extract shown in HTML format; full table available for download in ASCII, SAS, SPSS formats

• Population of the 100 Largest Cities,: 1790 to 1990 (Census Bureau)
  • Cities ranked by population size, beginning with 24 urban areas in 1790 to 100 in 1990

• Selected Historical Census Data, 1790-1990
  • Population and housing unit counts, foreign born population, commuting data
  • Time series cover various years, ranging 1790-1990
  • Web page divided by geographic level being covered

• Social Explorer
  • Data base of Census tracts for every ten years since 1940 with population variables expressed as a percentage
  • Choose year and then variable
  • Zooming into an area reveals more detail, include tract number and street name
  • Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and New York Times

• State of the Cities
  • Central city and metropolitan area data for over 300 areas in the U.S.
  • 1970, 1980 and 1990 Census data includes population, housing, occupation, income, education, poverty, race, and family characteristics
  • JOBS BY PLACE OF WORK provides employment within central city v. suburbs for MSAs by job class, occupation and industry [N.B. data difficult to find elsewhere]
  • Labor force and unemployment data since 1990
  • Central city and metropolitan area data from County Business Patterns for 4-digit SIC industries
  • Choose file, then area, and then data table

• Block Coverage for Cities, 1940-80 (UMich)
  • Spreadsheet listing available of block reports for cities, 1940-80

• Census Tract Boundary Availability Files (NHGIS)
  • Lists states and then counties which were tracted 1910-1980
  • Does not include the name of the metro area
  • The National Historic Geographic Information System has boundary files for the counties lists but the list can also be used to retrieve data from the older printed censuses

• County Boundaries
  • Changes in county boundaries and names are illustrated in A Century of Population Change, 1790-1900 in the Graduate Library stacks: HA 195 .A7

• Census: 1980 (U.Mo.)
  • Basic tables compare 1980 and 1990 data for states, counties, and incorporated places
  • Includes race, large age groups, income and poverty, housing value and rent, educational attainment, labor force, and year home built
  • Use the Basic Trends Report on the main web page

• Census CD: 1970
  • Third Count (sample) data from the national to the census tract level for the entire nation
  • Data can be extracted in a variety of formats
  • Thematic maps which may be modified and used with separate boundary files
  • Commercial CD-ROM by Geolytics comes with strict copyright warnings against for-profit use or mounting extracted data/maps to the web
  • Documents Center Computer No. 3; Call number: Do 163

• Census Publications, 1790-1860 (Census Bureau)
  • PDF versions of all printed Census volumes, 1790-1860
  • PDF of most but not all printed volumes, 1870-1910 and 1950-1990, except for 1990 tract reports

• Census Data/Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
  • Raw on-line data for ftp, abstracts, and/or documentation, 1790-1990
  • Files are extensive and require statistical packages for manipulation

• Census Schedules
  • Describes Graduate Library resources for identifying people from the original Census questionnaires through 1920

• I-PUMS (Univ. Minn.)
  • Public Use Microdata Samples of the Decennial Census, 1850-1990
  • Data downloaded in compressed format
  • Recoding permits users to compare various years
  • E-mail assistance provided

Census Updates

• Annual Population Estimates Data (Census Bureau)
  • Links to text, csv or xls files with annual population estimates for the nation, states, counties, places, and metropolitan areas
  • Some files have estimates by age, race and/or sex from the national to county level
  • Files complete since 1990; limited for the 1970s and 1980s
  • Navigate using the bar at the top: ESTIMATES for geography or subject; ARCHIVES for similar data through 1999

Geography	Total Population	Single Years of Age	Age and Sex	Race and Sex	Age by Race and Sex
Nation	2000+ 1900-1999 1900-1979	2000+ 1990-2000 1980-1990 1900-1979	2000+ 1990-2000 1990-2000 1900-1979	2000+ 1990-2000 1900-1979	2000+ 1990-2000 1900-1979
States	2000+ 1990-2000 1980-1989 1970-1979	2000+ 1990-1999 1980-1989	2000+ 1990-1999 1980-1989 1970-1979	2000+ 1990-1999 1980-1989 1970-1979	2000+ 1990-1999 1980-1989 1970-1979
Counties	2000+ 1990-2000 1980-1990 1970-1979	2000 (2000 SF1, PCT12) 1990-1999	2000+ 1990-1999 1980-1989 1970-1979	2000+ 1990-1999 1980-1989 1970-1979	2000+ 1990-1999 1980-1989 1970-1979
Metro Areas	2000+ 1990-1999 1970-1989 (calculate component counties)	1990-1999 (calculate component counties)	1970+ (calculate component counties)	1970+ (calculate component counties)	1970+ (calculate component counties)
Places	2000+ 1990-1999

• American Community Survey
  • Provides sample data updates to the Decennial Census beginning 2002 for all states and all places, Congressional Districts, counties and metropolitan areas of 65,000+
  • Data for places of 20,000+ expected in 2008, all governmental units regardless of size in 2010, and census tracts/block groups in 2012
  • ACS will replace the long-form Census data in 2010
  • Includes age, race, sex, ancestry, education, occupation, industry, commuting, fertility, labor force, income, and housing characteristics
  • Summary of program, goals, and technical documentation
  • Files retrievable through American Factfinder Data Sets Menu

• America's Demography in the New Century: Aging Baby Boomers and New Immigrants as Major Players (Milken Institute)
  • Analyzes migration and immigration patterns, 1990-1999 for states and metropolitan areas
  • New metropolitan areas serving as magnets for both baby boomers and immigrants
  • Focus on future marketing opportunities
  • Written by William Frey and Ross DeVol; released March 8, 2000
  • PDF format; approximately 1.1 MB

• Census 2010
  • Census 2010 will be short form only; long form data will come from the American Community Survey and be published to the block group level
  • This web site, as it develops, will include the 2010 questionnaire, address updating and technical issues, and promotional materials

• Current Population Survey
  • Monthly sample survey taken by the Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics to measure employment status by basic demographic characteristics
  • Various supplements include race, voting, fertility, school enrollment, computer ownership
  • Annual survey includes income and poverty data on a national and state level
  • National Employment Data, monthly and national, appears on the main BLS web site
  • Annual Demographic Data
    • Annual Demographic Data from the March Current Population Survey is available in great detail beginning 1992-2002
    • Current Population Survey Table Creator
      • Create your own tables using microdata from the Current Population Survey, 2003
      • Seven easy steps include rows and columns with variables, years, and subsets by age, state, race, Hispanic, nativity, employment
      • Variables include age, race, nativity, employment, poverty, income, household type
      • Various options for formatting
    • CPS is also available in novice and expert modes through Data Ferrett
  • Supplementary Questionnaires
    • Tables of supplementary can be found via subject on the Census Bureau web site
    • The printed reports from the Current Population Survey are issued as Current Population Reports

• Current Population Reports
  • Census Bureau Population Division issues Population Characteristics (P-20), Special Subjects (P-23), and Population Estimates and Projections (P-25)
    • National and state data on race, educational attainment, computer ownership, population estimates and projections
    • Summaries and press releases; see PDF Publications for full text in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Census Bureau Household Economics Division issues Consumer Income (P-60) and Survey of Income and Program Participation (P-70)
    • Income, poverty, wealth, health insurance coverage
    • Summaries and press releases; see PDF Publications for full text in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Current Population Reports are also listed on the Census Bureau's web site under Census Bureau Subject List
  • Current Population Reports and Other Population Reports Index (Ohio State)
    • Annotated list of current population reports since 1947
    • Arranged by series (e.g. P-20, P-23, etc.) with title and series number
    • Also arranged by subject with series name and number
    • Includes hot links to those on the web

• Data Ferret (Census/NCHS)
  • Data sets from the Current Population Survey and Survey of Income and Program Participation for easy or expert manipulation
  • Surveys update and enhance the Decennial Census with national, state, and metropolitan area information
  • Subjects include income, poverty, employment, education, health insurance, housing, aging, household and marital status
  • Income and poverty were the trial data sets as of May 31, 1997

• EPI Data Zone
  • Current labor market, family income, price, wage, GDP, foreign trade, and federal deficit data
  • Summary annual figures on wages and income with some data since 1947
  • Family Budget Calculator suggests the minimum amount needed to live by city and type of family

• Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Census Reports
  • Choose state and then county or MSA
  • Reports provide estimated family income data for the current year (e.g. 2005) by Census tract number with a comparison to 2000 data and a ranking (low, middle, moderate, etc.)
  • Some comparisons to 1990
  • Most of the remaining data comes from the 2000 Census
  • Reports meant to monitor fairness in granting mortgages

• Guide to Updating the 1990 Census (UMich)
  • Tables by level of geography link to Internet sources or describe paper/microfiche sources for many Census subjects
  • Includes population, age, race, sex, education, employment, income, housing units
  • Some non-Census data
  • Sources either provide national coverage or Michigan coverage
  • Requires updating for the 2000 Census per author

• Jewish Population in the United States (Jewish Student Online)
  • Current estimate of Jewish population by state
  • Jewish population not estimated by Census Bureau

• Local Area Personal Income (BEA)
  • Total and per capita income for states, counties, and metropolitan areas
  • Available on an annual basis

• Michigan Updates
  • Michigan Information Center (statewide population estimates for places)
  • Michigan Metropolitan Information Center(Detroit empowerment zone and zip code population estimates)
  • Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (population, household, and employment projections for communities in Southeast Michigan)

• Older Americans 2006:Key Indicators of Well-Being
  • Tables on population, economics, health status, health risks, and health care for persons 65+ on a national level
  • Charts supplemented by spreadsheets in HTML and Excel format

• Picture of Subsidized Households, 1998 (HUD)
  • Data on occupants of public housing by state and then by name of project or census tract
  • Includes Occupied units, household size, rent paid, and annual available income
  • Data for various types of housing, including public and Indian housing, vouchers, low income tax credits
  • Can be viewed in ASCII or downloaded to wk1 or dbf formats
  • See introductory screen for interpretation of column abbreviations

• School District Estimates of Poverty (Census Bureau)
  • Total population, school-age population (5-17), and school-age children (5-17) living in poverty
  • Annual or biennial data since 1995
  • Files arranged by state; data may be downloaded in ASCII format
  • Separate file for U.S. as a whole

• State and County Income and Poverty Estimates
  • Median household income, number of people in poverty, children under 18 and children 5-17 in poverty for the nation, states, and counties
  • Children under 5 in poverty for the nation
  • Files for 1989 (1990 Census) and annual or biennial since 1993

• State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, 1998 (Census Bureau)
  • Updates 1990 Census on state and metropolitan area with data on various population and housing characteristics.
  • Includes data from non-Census sources, including medicaid, crime, energy, schools, motor vehicles
  • Entire file is approximately 3 MB in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format
  • HTML files provide state and metropolitan area rankings on population, births and deaths, housing starts, crime, energy, and government grants

• U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050 (Pew Research Center)
  • Reports show that by 2050, non-Hispanic whites will be a minority (47%) and blacks will remain the same while Hispanics and Asians will grow as a percentage
  • The elderly will nearly double in size, and 19% of the nation will be immigrants
  • Full text of report released in pdf format on February 11, 2008

• U.S. Populations (NIH)
  • Annual county population estimates by five-year age groups, race and sex, 1973-2003
  • Data in compressed format arranged by state and must be downloaded
  • Documentation in Adobe Acrobat format

• See Sociology Statistics for marriage and divorce rates as opposed to marital status at a given moment in time.

Data Archives

• Computer-Assisted Survey (UC-Berkeley)
  • Data sets from the 1972-2004 General Social Survey, 1972-2004 National Election Survey, and 1991 National Health Interview Survey
  • Data may be manipulated on-line
  • Quick start instructions for the initiate:
    • Choose Demonstration Survey Data Archive
    • Choose the survey you would like and the "browse" option; start
    • Choose "Alphabetical Variable List"
    • Choose your variables and write down their corresponding code names
    • Go back to the original screen and choose "run crosstabulations;" start
    • Imagine the output as a spreadsheet and type in the desired vertical and horizontal code names; also choose output as statistics or percentages
  • Example of General Social Survey
    • Percentage of Protestants who strongly agree with death penalty
    • In "run crosstabulations," type in "deathpen" as vertical and "relig" as horizontal; check off percentaging as vertical; run the table
  • Example of American National Election Studies

• Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research
  • Catalog and index to ICPSR's archival holdings of demographic, economic, health, and political machine readable data tapes
  • Magnetic tapes of historical and 1990 U.S. Census
  • Data available for ftp for consortium members
  • Also sponsors free online archives of criminal justice and health data

• Panel Study for Income Dynamics (Survey Research Center)
  • Family and individual income cross-classified by social (education, occupation, race, religion) characteristics and income characteristics (food stamps, SSI, etc)
  • Annual data in early and final release form since 1968
  • Sets may be downloaded for use with SAS
  • Interactive on-line feature for creating data sets on the web in SAS or ASCII (application/text-stream) formats

• Population Studies Center (University of Michigan)
  • Catalog of its international population data archive and on-line data sets
  • Abstracts of working papers and journal reprints authored by PSC researchers and affiliates, indexed by keyword

• State of the Nation's Cities (Rutgers)
  • Nearly 15,000 demographic, employment, housing, income, poverty, health, social, and environmental indicators for 77 American cities
  • Data is compressed and can be downloaded for a DOS-based or MacIntosh system
  • Files can be opened in Excel, dbase IV, LOTUS, and SAS formats
  • Technical Documentation
  • Data Dictionary with list of variables

Geographic Codes

• Census Tract Locators
  • American Factfinder (Census Bureau)
    • Use the Maps/Reference Maps section of American Factfinder
    • Change geography, then search by street address, to determine Census tract, block group and block number of 2000 Census information
  • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (FRB)
    • Type in address to obtain state, metro area, county, and census tract number
    • Links to 1990 Census data about tract (median income, minority population, age of homes, single v. multiple)
    • Projections of current income by tract

• Demographic Profile Generator (U.Mo.-St.Louis)
  • Especially valuable for its listing of metropolitan area, county, and place codes at the bottom of the page for the 1990 Census

• Federal Information Processing Standards Codes (NIST)
  • State, county, and place geographic codes used in the Census
  • Arranged by state and place with county codes also given
  • For county codes only, use Mable/GEOCORR; Source=County; Target=Entire Universe; Weight=population; request CSV or file with "names and codes"

• Geographic Areas Reference Manual
  • Describes in detail the geographic concepts used in 1990
  • Separate chapters on state groupings into regions, American Indian Native Areas, county subdivisions, census tracts, voting districts
  • Each chapter gives a simple illustration (e.g. how a census tract is split, the 1850 census regions, etc.)
  • Includes number of minor civil divisions per state

• MABLE/GEOCORR Geographic Correspondence Engine (UIC/CIESIN/U.Mo.)
  • Users may relate geographic codes used in the 2000 Census
  • Example: zip codes within a Census tract
  • Codes include: state, county, city, MSA, census tract, block group, zip code, Congressional District and Public Use Microdata Areas
  • There is a similar database for the 1990 Census
  • Printouts from the MABLE/GEOCORR Geographic Search Engine
    • Michigan Census Tract to Zip Code: 1990
    • Michigan Zip Code to Census Tract: 1990
    • Michigan Census Tract to Zip Code: 2000

• Metropolitan Area Definitions
  • Historic Metropolitan Area Definitions
    • Alphabetic lists of Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas with component counties
    • June 30, 1999 (2000 Census), June 30, 1993, June 30, 1990 (1990 Census), June 30, 1983, and June 30, 1981 (1980 Census)
    • Another Copy of 1990 Definitions
  • Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas, 2003+
    • List of metropolitan areas beginning with 2003 and their component counties
    • Alphabetic list of central cities with the name of their metropolitan area
    • This concept was introduced after the 2000 Census was published; subsequent economic censuses use the concept
    • Standards for Defining Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas
      • Federal Register notice issued on Dec. 27, 2000
      • Describes policies for defining metropolitan areas beginning 2003

• Public Use Microdata Areas
  • Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAS) for Michigan: 1990 (UMich/Brandt)
    • PUMAs are data analysis areas below the state level
    • Information includes numerical code for the PUMA, component geographic areas and their population, state, county, place, and census tract codes as applicable
  • Public Use Microdata Areas Maps: 1990 (IPUMS)
    • JPEG versions of 1% and 5% PUMA maps arranged by state
    • Notes the PUMAS in metro areas but does not provide the maps
    • Copied from Public Use Microdata Areas documentation
  • Public Use Microdata Areas: 2000 and 2005 (IPUMS)
    • JPEG maps of 2000 PUMAS and Super-PUMAS for the nation
    • Detailed descriptions of each PUMA and its local geography, county, city, township, tract)

• See also International Standards Organization Country Codes on this web page

Land Area

• Land Area of Michigan Cities: 1990
  • Land area in square miles for the 1990 Census
  • Arranged by county and then alphabetically by place
• Land Area of Census Tracts: Washtenaw and Wayne Counties: 1990
  • Land area in square miles for 1990 Census
  • Arranged by county and tract number
• Land Area: Census 2000
  • This is a geographic identifier in American Factfinder rather than a variable so it is too difficult to use
  • Mable/Geocorr allows you to select a state, a single geography (e.g. from tract to tract), and add a land area identifier in square miles
  • Alternative: using the Census Bureau or Geolytics 2000 Census CDs, which allow you to use land area as a separate variable in a spreadsheet

Mapping

• American Factfinder
  • Mapping section includes 2000 maps for the nation, including county, city, tract, block group, block, zip code, PUMA, and transportation boundaries
  • 1990 maps include county, city, tract, and block group but not block, zip code, or PUMA
  • Census Tract Outline Maps: 1990 (Census Bureau)
  • County Tract and Block Maps: 2000

• ArcView
  • Geographic Information System located in the Map Library which permits users to create maps from the national to block group level
  • Data may be imported to create graphic presentations
  • Make advance appointments by calling (313) 764-0407

• Census CD+Maps CD-ROM
  • 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000 Census data for entire country to tract (all years), block group (1990-2000) and block level (2000) levels on a single CD-ROM
  • Tables can be generated in ASCII and spreadsheet formats
  • Mapping program permits a display of data by radius from the core
  • Maps may be exported into ARCVIEW
  • Available on Documents workstations
  • Online Guide and Tutorial from Geolytics

• CensusCD Neighborhood Change Database (Geolytics)
  • Create spreadsheets and maps of demographic data, 1970-2000, for census tracts
  • May choose individual tracts or all of the tracts in the nation, state, county or metro area (no national, county, state or MSA totals)
  • Choose data for one of the four individual censuses or each of the four censuses using 2000 tract boundaries
  • Although the program does not permit layering you can create change data using the calculator and naming the formula
  • Software mounted on stand alone workstation (USB drive/no internet connection) and Scholars Workstation in 203 J (CD burner; internet connection)
  • Ask for CD data disk at Documents Desk
  • Program automatically names initial request as: C:\NCDB\noname.req; copy resulting files to your USB or CD from C:\NCDB\ before logging off the program

• Digital Atlas of the United States (Cal State - Northridge)
  • National maps plot 1990 population, race, ancestry, citizenship, income, povery, and education to the county level
  • Similar tract level data for California metropolitan areas, New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C.

• Geographic Names Information System (USGS)
  • Search geographic names by name or by feature type (parks, schools, streams etc.) county, latitude, population size
  • Output provides the name, latitude and longitude, map
  • Examples: identify names of all parks in Washtenaw County, all schools in Wayne County, or all cities in U.S. with the name of Portland and over 50,000 population

• Geography Network
  • Search for maps by location and broad subject
  • Can zoom or hand move the map to show a particular area

• MapQuest
  • Search any location in the United States by street address, name of business, or zip code
  • Resulting map includes latitude, longitude, geographic center, and a variety of customized variables (shopping, education, banking, parks, etc.)
  • Only selected street names and the center of a zip code, not the boundaries, are shown; tract, block group, and block numbers are not shown
  • May be useful, however, for better identifying the vicinities shown in related thematic mapping services

• Printed Maps
  • The Documents Center has paper copies of 1990 census tract and block group maps for Michigan; 2000 tract maps for Michigan; 1990 and 2000 block maps for Wayne and Washtenaw Counties
  • Census tract maps for the nation are available on American Statistics Index microfiche
  • The Map Library has the 1960-80 tract and block maps

• Zip-Find
  • Calculate the distance between any two zip codes
  • Enter a zip code and radius of miles for a list of zip codes within that radius and their population

Names

• Baby Names (Social Security Administration)
  • Browse top baby names for boys and girls since the 1880s
  • Search an individual first name for its popularity over the years

• Search Name Files
  • 1990 Census data on names collected
  • Search by lastname or male/female firstname to determine frequency and rank among all names in its class
  • Does not provide information about individuals

Poverty

• United States
  • THRESHOLDS
    • Poverty Thresholds (DHHS)
      • Poverty thresholds by size of family, 1996+, plus limited information, 1982-95
    • Poverty Thresholds 1959+
  • PEOPLE/FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY
    • Poverty (Census Bureau)
      • Historic definitions of poverty
      • Current Population Reports on poverty since 1959, including characteristics of people and families living in poverty on a national basis
    • American Community Survey, 2001+
      • Detailed annual data on poverty for places of 65,000+
      • Includes poverty status by various demographics and economic characteristics
    • Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
      • Estimates of poverty by youth age group and family type for states and all counties, regardless of size
      • Various years, 1989-2003
    • Current Population Survey Table Creator
      • Create your own table of poverty status by state and any variety of demographic characteristis, 2003+
    • American Factfinder, 1990 and 2000
      • Poverty by demographic and economic characteristics for states, counties, cities, census tracts, and, at times, the block group levels
    • Number of Poor and Poverty Rate of Persons by State, 1980+
    • Data Ferret (Census/NCHS)
      • Data sets from the Current Population Survey and Survey of Income and Program Participation for easy or expert manipulation
      • Surveys update and enhance the Decennial Census with national, state, and metropolitan area information
      • Subjects include income, poverty, employment, education, health insurance, housing, aging, household and marital status
    • Working Poor Families Project (Annie B. Casey Foundation)
      • Spreadsheets showing number of working and nonworking families by state who earn less than the poverty level
      • Data coverage is 2000-2002

• Poverty Worldwide
  • Poverty Monitoring Database (World Bank)
    • Provides 32 social indicators, including poverty measures
    • Downloadable in Excel format for individual countries
  • Poverty Net Data (World Bank)
    • Numerous studies and reports on poverty
    • Links to wealth as measured by the Gini coefficient
    • See Comprehensive Sociology Sources for poverty statistics in other countries and Wealth on this page for asset ownership in the United States
  • World Development Indicators (UMich Only)
    • World Bank data base with 593 series of demographic, economic, and environmental information for 226 countries
    • Includes poverty data, GINI index, and income by quartile
    • Time series covers 1960 to present when annual data are available for a given country
    • Choose countries or groups of countries
    • Choose series with the tree or alphabetical view
    • Choose years
    • Once you view the data, choose the orientation (columns or rows), scaling options, display (chart, index, raw)
    • Download into ASCII or Excel format

Race and Ethnicity

• American Indians
  • American Indian and Alaska Native Areas, 1990 Census
    Part 1 and Part 2
    • Summary social, economic, population, income and housing statistics
    • American Indian Reservations and Trust Lands, Tribal Jurisdiction Areas (Oklahoma), Tribal Designated Statistical Areas, and Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas

• Asian
  • Asian and Pacific Islander Population of the United States (UC-Berkeley)
    • 1990 national and state data on Asian and Pacific races
    • Population, social, economic, and housing characteristics for individual racial groups
    • Includes education, occupation, income, nativity, and ability to speak English

• Foreign Born
  • Ancestry of the Population of the United States (UC-Berkeley)
    • National and state 1990 census data on detailed population ancestry (e.g. Arab, Egyptian, Bulgarian, Latvian, Maltese)
    • Cross variables include age, sex, housing, social and economic characteristics, citizenship, nativity (foreign v. U.S. born)
  • Dynamic Diversity (Minority Business Development Administration)
    • Charts and graphs illustrate state changes in ethnic minority population, 1995-2025
    • PDF format
  • Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign Born Population of the United States (Census Bureau)
    • National data on the foreign-born by country of birth, 1850-1990
    • State, metropolitan, and selected city data on foreign born v. native born population
    • Detailed citation to sources
  • Foreign Born Population of the United States/SSTF 1 (UC-Berkeley)
    • Foreign born by year of entry, citizenship and any combination of language, education, income, occupation, poverty, and housing characteristics
    • National and state level only
    • Easy-to-use interface
  • See also Immigration Statistics

• Hispanic
  • Persons of Hispanic Origin (UC-Berkeley)
    • Details of Hispanic population and housing characteristics for the nation, regions, and states
    • Includes age, language, education, income, occupation, poverty, and various housing characteristics
    • Further delineated by origin (e.g. Mexican, Puerto Rican, Guatemalan, Uruguayan, Spanish)

Segregation

• Censuscope (UMich)
  • Charts, maps, rankings and trends of 1990 and 2000 Census data
  • Maps show entire U.S. by county on factors as dominant generation (early Baby Boomers predominate), unmarried partners, nuclear families, aging population, and race
  • Charts show trends in educational attainment
  • Primary feature is a segregation index for each metropolitan area and cities therein (e.g. what type of neighborhood does each racial group live in)

• Geography of Race in the United States (Anderson/Jones - UMich)
  • Maps of the United States and individual cities
  • City maps include tract data by percent of white, black, Hispanic, and Asian as well as levels of median household income
  • Maps provide a toggling capability with emphasizes the relationships

• Racial Residential Segregation (ISR)
  • Percentages of any race likely to live in a census tract or block group predominantly of another race (e.g. percent of whites likely to live in a white neighborhood v. black, Asian, American Indian, Hispanic neighborhoods)
  • Data for the U.S., states, counties, metropolitan areas, and cities of 100,000+
  • Information from the 2000 and 1990 censuses
  • By Reynolds Farley and Chris Schmitt

Wealth

• Asset Ownership (Census Bureau)
  • Home and various financial assets of U.S. households
  • Variables include ownership by age, race, and income
• Executive Paywatch (AFL-CIO)
  • Salaries and perks of top Chief Executive Officers
  • Users can determine the length of time to earn a given salary compared to their current salaries
• Pulling Apart (Center for Budget and Policy Priorities)
  • Analyzes income back between the rich and poor since the 1970's
  • Provides detailed analysis for each of the 50 states
  • Recommends future state policies
• Richest People (Forbes)
  • Richest people in United States searchable by worth, state, age, industry, and marital status
  • Richest people in the world searchable by name, country, and worth
• Survey of Consumer Finances, 2004 (Federal Reserve Board)
  • Wealth by family characteristics (age of householder, race, etc)
  • Type of household assets (e.g. mutual funds)
  • 2004 report shows wealth has risen while income remains fairly steady

See also Sociological Statistics

• Data on children, the elderly, crime, and immigration

Housing Stock

• Census of Population and Housing: 2000
  • Approximately 100 housing variables for the nation, states, counties, places, census tracts, and block groups
  • Public Use Microdata Samples
  • Reference tools

• Consolidated Housing Plans (HUD)
  • Joint program between the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, states and local communities
  • Describes housing needs, market conditions, goals as well as an action plan for affordable housing at the state and local levels
  • Federal grants allocated to the housing program by function
  • Basic demographic and statistics for the community
  • Replaced by Comprehensive Housing Market Analyses

• County and City Data Book, 1944-2000 (UVa)
  • Summary demographic and vital statistics; employment, education, government, housing, production and weather data
  • For states, counties, and all cities of 25,000+
  • Statistics are a compilation from various sources, including the Census
  • To choose multiple geographic areas, click on the first area with a mouse; press the control key and click on the next area
  • The output may be sorted geographically or by value of the variable
  • 2000 Edition available on Census Bureau web site in pdf format

• Effective Property Tax Rates (National Association of Home Builders)
  • State, county, and metropolitan area data calculated using the 2000 Census

• Housing Data (Census Bureau)
  • National summaries from American Housing Survey
  • Current press releases on home afforability, vacancy, and ownership
  • PDF Publications may have the full text of some publications in Adobe Acrobat format free-of-charge

• HUD User
  • Official research site for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Summary income data related to fair market rental data
  • Fair market rental standards for individual places
  • U.S. Housing Market Conditions
    • Quarterly press release beginning 2d Quarter, 1994
    • Housing marketing, production, finance and inventory
    • Located under the "Publications" section of the web site

• Residential Energy Consumption (DOE)
  • Regional data on energy consumption, heating and cooling equipment, and appliances
  • Some 1997 national data on computer and modem use

Construction

• Construction Statistics (Census Bureau)
  • Monthly press releases with national data on housing starts and completions
  • Building permit data also available for states and metropolitan areas
  • PDF Publications has the full text of most series in Adobe Acrobat format free-of-charge

• County and City Data Book, 1944-2000 (UVa)
  • Summary demographic and vital statistics; employment, education, government, housing, production and weather data
  • For states, counties, and all cities of 25,000+
  • Statistics are a compilation from various sources, including the Census
  • To choose multiple geographic areas, click on the first area with a mouse; press the control key and click on the next area
  • The output may be sorted geographically or by value of the variable
  • 2000 Edition available on Census Bureau web site in pdf format

Foreclosures

• Data from Lois Stickell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Aug. 10, 2011
• Foreclosure Response Org
  • Does not have actual foreclosure rates but DOES have spreadsheets and maps of high-cost purchase loans
  • Data by state, county, metro area and census tract
• New York Federal Reserve Credit Conditions
  • Select "Mortgages" then "Prime" and then "percent in foreclosure"
  • State and county maps and Excel spreadsheets on homes in foreclosure
• Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
  • Articles and an experimental database on foreclosures
• RealtyTrac
  • This is the primary source for foreclosure data but requires a subscription
  • Not available on LEXIS Academic
  • Free information is a U.S. map of states in foreclosure heat

Home Purchases

• Homepath (FannieMae)
  • Consumer guide to homebuying and various finance options
  • Interactive calculator for determining home affordability, monthly payments, and refinancing
  • Calculator requires Netscape 3.0+ or Internet Explorer 3.0+

• Mortgages
  • Best Mortgage Calculators (Mortgage-Net)
    • Annotated list of mortgage and loan consolidation calculators
    • Enter loan, interest rate, and years of payment
    • Result includes payments on principle and interest for each month of loan and summary data
  • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (FRB)
    • Approval and denial rates of individual banks for new mortgages, home improvements, and refinancing
    • Metropolitan area data provides aggregates for all banks by race, gender, income of applicant, metropolitan area and census tract
    • Disclosure data by bank provides all applications and rejections by race, gender, income, and type of loan
    • Geographic coding feature
      • Type in address to obtain state, metro area, county, and census tract number
      • Links to 1990 Census data about tract (median income, minority population, age of homes, single v. multiple)
      • Projections of current income by tract
  • Mortgage Rates (Yahoo)
    • Midweek mortgage rates for various types of loans for the nation
    • Large bank data for states and metropolitan areas
  • Mortgage-X
    • Various mortgage and pre-qualifying calculators
    • Fifteen steps to buying a home; list of mortgage lenders by state

Homeless

• Homeless Fact Sheets
  • Estimates on the number of homeless in the United States and their socio-demographic characteristics
  • Each section cites further printed sources of information
  • Sponsored by the National Coalition for the Homeless
• Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve (HUD)
  • Extensive survey in major metropolitan and rural areas conducted in 1995-96
  • Characteristics of the homeless (sex, single or with children, employment, veteran status, their own childhoods, nutrition, types of services being used
  • Long-term homelessness; services being provided
  • Summaries in HTML with full text in pdf format
• Population in Emergency and Transitional Shelters
  • 2000 Census data of total counts by state and for counties and tracts with 100+ in emergency shelters
• Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities (US Conference of Mayors)
  • Annual survey of 25 large cities, including Detroit
  • Demographics of people requesting emergency food assistance
  • Causes of homelessness and ability to meet needs
  • Some city-specific data

Public Housing

• Enterprise Geographic Information System (HUD)
  • State, county and census tract maps showing public housing and environmental risks
  • Either zoom in on place or search it
  • Choose layers indicating various types of air, water, or solid waste pollution with public housing projects or brownfields (indicated by symbols)
  • You can use colors to indicate percentages of 1990 census data (race, education, income, age of housing, housing value or rent)

• Picture of Subsidized Households, 1998 (HUD)
  • Data on occupants of public housing by state and then by name of project or census tract
  • Includes Occupied units, household size, rent paid, and annual available income
  • Data for various types of housing, including public and Indian housing, vouchers, low income tax credits
  • Can be viewed in ASCII or downloaded to wk1 or dbf formats
  • See introductory screen for interpretation of column abbreviations

• Welfare Reform Impacts on the Public Housing Program (HUD)
  • Special study for selected cities in Virginia, Ohio, and California
  • Effects of welfare reform on the employment of public housing residents and the collection of rent

Comprehensive Sources

• Consortium for Intl. Earth Science Information
  • CIESIN gateway to statistical data servers on human interactions in global environmental change
  • Includes World Bank social and economic indicators
  • Designed for extensive research; registration and assistance required for some files

• Demography and Population Studies
  • Links to U.S. and foreign census and demographic archives
  • Sponsored by Australian National University

• Ethnocultural Characteristics in Censuses (UN)
  • World map can be altered to show which countries asked ethnicity or religion questions, 1994-2004
  • Click on country to obtain text of questions

• Inter-University Cons. for Political & Social Research
  • Catalog and index to ICPSR's archival holdings of demographic, economic, health, and political machine readable data tapes
  • Magnetic tapes of historical and 1990 U.S. Census
  • Selected foreign demographic data
  • Links to U.S., international, and foreign data archives
  • Organizational information about ICPSR and its summer institutes

• Population and Housing Censuses, 1995-2004 (UN)
  • Dates individual countries held censuses throughout the period
  • Links to online versions

• Population Reference Bureau
  • Nonprofit educational organization
  • Excerpts from its publications and bulletins include data on U.S. and foreign population topics
  • Articles and reports on gender, migration, labor, environment, children, income and poverty
  • Data Finder allows user to compare 95 demographic variables (fertility, abortion policy, GNP, labor force) for 220 countries

• Population Studies Center (University of Michigan)
  • Catalog of its international population data archive and on-line data sets
  • Abstracts of working papers and journal reprints authored by PSC researchers and affiliates, indexed by keyword

• Statistical Universe (UMich Only)
  • Indexes and abstracts federal government statistics since 1974; business, association and state government data since 1980, and international agencies since 1983
  • Note:: Indexes international agency data at the national level; no foreign government publications and little county-level data
  • Access through the Search Abstracts menu
  • Delimiters include Boolean operators and numerous proximity indicators, frequency, and comparative data (by city, by foreign country, by age, by disease)
    • Sample Search: population projections and by foreign country
  • About 15% of the abstracts link to full text
  • For items not hot-linked:
    • Search title in OR
    • Write down abstract number (e.g. ASI 1997 9391-7) and bring to the Documents Center for the microfiche version

National Demographic Data

• Ethnocultural Characteristics in Censuses (UN)
  • World map can be altered to show which countries asked ethnicity or religion questions, 1994-2004
  • Click on country to obtain text of questions

• International Population Data Base (Census Bureau)
  • Summary vital statistics data for all countries, 1996 and 2000 as well as mid-year estimates, 1950-2020
  • Additional data on marital status, ethnic origin, religion, literacy, labor force, income and poverty
  • Data may be downloaded directly or viewed via a spreadsheet
  • Display Mode provides a user-friendly pull-down menu for viewing on a screen

• Demographic and Social Statistics (UN)
  • Brief data on population, housing, education and literacy, income and uncemployment
  • Data for individual countries with varying dates of collection given

• Earth Trends (World Resources Institute)
  • Numerous statistical tables with country data
  • Population: projections to 2025, birth, death, health, education
  • Economic: gross national and domestic product, prices, development assistance
  • Environment: forestry, fisheries, water, weather, marine and coastal resources

• Economic Intelligence Unit Market Indicators and Forecasts (UMich Only)
  • Time series of data since 1990 with forecasts for five years for 60 countries
  • Focus on economic indicators, such as GDP, sectoral contributions to GDP, inflation rate
  • Includes social, demographic and health data (doctors per population, life expectancy
  • Income distribution by percentages, calorie consumption, retail sales and consumption by sector
  • Choose countries, variables, years and download as spreadsheet (xls)
  • Campus subscription funded by Kresge Business Administration Library

• Europa World
  • Country Profiles provides current population counts for the nation, states/provinces, and major cities
  • Additional demographic data includes national data on immigrants from and to the country, labor force, and industrial production
  • Provides the source of information and hot links to national URLS

• Gini Coefficient (UNDP)
  • Measures income inequality
  • Ratio of the average income difference between pairs of recipients in a geographical area to the average income
  • Data in HTML, Excel and pdf format
  • Also available in the printed World Development Indicators (Docs. HC 59.15 .W6561), Table 2.7 and Human Development Reports (HD 72 .H92), Table 14
  • Data available on the World Development Indicators (UMich Only) web site but hard to use because not every country is compiled every year
  • Wikipedia article on the GINI Coefficient

• Info Nation (UN)
  • Current statistics on 185 countries
  • Thirty-seven variables include: population, life expectancy, fertility, school enrollment, illiteracy, homicides, and motor vehicles
  • Carbon dioxide emissions, threatened species, and energy consumption are among the environmental data
  • Separate section of Twenty-One City Profiles focuses on population and environment

• International Population Census (UMich)
  • Microfilm of population censuses for most countries of the world dating back to the 18th Century
  • Located in the Serials/Microforms Room in film cabinets against the east wall
  • Graduate Library has some publications in paper; all U.S. and Canadian in paper; use a subject search in MIRLYN: country name--census

• International Standards Organization Country Codes
  • Two letter abbreviation for countries arranged by abbreviation
  • Useful for statistics and Internet addresses

• International Statistical Agencies (Census Bureau)
  • Links to the web sites for foreign government statistical agencies
  • No annotations

• Jewish Population of the World
  • Jewish population by country
  • Jewish population of largest cities in the world

• League of Nations Statistical Yearbook (Northwestern University)
  • PDF version of the League's main statistical compendium, 1926-1944
  • Divided by year and chapter for easy retrieval
  • Country data on population, prices, employment, public finance, industry, agriculture, and trade
  • Text in French

• Marital Status
  • Marital Status (Census Bureau)
    • Spreadsheet of marital status by age, sex and urban/rural residence for all countries, 1960s to 1990s
    • From Census Bureau International Population Database
    • 4 MB in XLS format
  • Marital Status (UNSTATS)
    • The United Nations Statistics Common Database permits users to extract marital status by age, sex and urban/rural residence for all countries in xls format
    • Period covered: 1951-99 during years when Census was taken

• NationMaster
  • Create graphs, maps, and country rankings for a very broad range of social, economic and cultural statistics
  • Subjects include individual crimes, currency, sports, religion, transportation, electoral system, budget, trade balance, health, education, economics, marriage rate
  • Countries may be ranked by region as well as worldwide from the top 100 to the bottom 5
  • Sample: Papua-New Guinea has one of the lowest crime rates in the world while Saudi Arabia has the largest car theft rate in the Middle East

• Nations Online
  • Worldwide population characteristics, including race, religion, access to sanitation
  • Maps and detailed information about individual countries including links to government agencies, major newspapers, sports, city populations, time zones, flags
  • Currency converters and international airport codes

• Population and Housing Censuses, 1995-2004 (UN)
  • Dates individual countries held censuses throughout the period
  • Links to online versions

• Population En Chiffres (INED)
  • Births, deaths, marriages and divorces for France since 1980
  • European country data for last few years available
  • Text in French

• Population Reference Bureau
  • Nonprofit educational organization
  • Excerpts from its publications and bulletins include data on U.S. and foreign population topics
  • Articles and reports on gender, migration, labor, environment, children, income and poverty
  • Data Finder allows user to compare 95 demographic variables (fertility, abortion policy, GNP, labor force) for 220 countries

• Statistical Universe (UMich Only)
  • Indexes and abstracts federal government statistics since 1974; business, association and state government data since 1980, and international agencies since 1983
  • Note:: Indexes international agency data at the national level; no foreign government publications and little county-level data
  • Access through the Search Abstracts menu
  • Delimiters include Boolean operators and numerous proximity indicators, frequency, and comparative data (by city, by foreign country, by age, by disease)
    • Sample Search: population projections and by foreign country
  • About 15% of the abstracts link to full text
  • For items not hot-linked:
    • Search title in OR
    • Write down abstract number (e.g. ASI 1997 9391-7) and bring to the Documents Center for the microfiche version

• United Nations Population Fund
  • Analyzes fertility and health issues in developing country
  • Annual issues of its State of the World Population since 1996 address gender violence, women's rights, women and AIDS
  • Some country natality statistics

• UN Statistics Common Data Base (UMich Only)
  • Hundreds of data elements for almost all countries, 1946+ present
  • Subjects include agriculture, economics, health, prices, men and women, education, labor, development assistance, energy, demographics, environment
  • Basic View allows selection of single data series for up to 10 countries for 20 years
  • Advanced View supports multiple series, years, and countries with downloading capability into Excel, ASCII, or CSV formats
  • Web site includes definitions, sources of the data, and a topical list of subjects

• World Development Indicators (UMich Only)
  • World Development Indicators provides annual data since 1960 on 256 variables for 210 countries
  • Data includes agriculture, economics, national accounts, prices, health, the environment, education, and demographics

• United Nations Population Information Network
  • World Population Trends
    • Historical and world population growth, 0-2150 A.D.
    • Population estimates by country
    • Fertility and child mortality rates, 1990-
  • Directories of population organizations worldwide
  • Links to regional population centers, whose web sites may provide additional data

• World Village Project
  • Socio-economic characteristics of the world popul ation, including national origin, language, age, land occupation, automobile ownership, etc.
  • Figures assume the world population has been reduced to a village of 1000 people
  • Alternative sources:
    • 100 People
    • State of the Village Report
    • Unheard Voices: Celebrating Cultures from the Developing World, a Guide for Introducing Global Education to the Classroom (University of Wisconsin)

Maps

• African Population Data Base (UNEP)
  • Population counts for 4800 administrative units in Africa, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000
  • The full data set must be ftp-ed
  • A summary version in HTML format provides total country population counts for the same years

• Earthlights (NASA)
  • NASA satellite imagery of the earth at night
  • Can see light concentrations around the world

• Global Environment Outlook (USGS/UNEP)
  • Population data sets for the world available via ftp
  • Evaluation of data quality
  • Topographic maps, primarily of Africa, Latin America, and Asia

State/Provincial Data

• African Population Data Base (UNEP)
  • Population counts for 4800 administrative units in Africa, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000
  • The full data set must be ftp-ed
  • A summary version in HTML format provides total country population counts for the same years

• International Population Census (UMich)
  • Microfilm of population censuses for most countries of the world dating back to the 18th Century
  • Located in the Serials/Microforms Room in film cabinets against the east wall
  • Graduate Library has some publications in paper; all U.S. and Canadian in paper; use a subject search in MIRLYN: country name--census

• Europa World
  • Country Profiles provides current population counts for the nation, states/provinces, and major cities
  • Additional demographic data includes national data on immigrants from and to the country, labor force, and industrial production
  • Provides the source of information and hot links to national URLS

• Search MIRLYN via subject heading (e.g. France--Statistics) for foreign statistical abstracts, which usually have provincial data

City Demographic Data

• Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More (UN)
  • Population of large cities throughout the world, date of population total, latitude and longitude
  • Arranged by region and country, then alphabetically
  • Explanatory footnotes

• City Population
  • Population data for numerous cities in the world in a variety of formats
  • Choose and country and then locate cities by province or name
    • Includes population of province; population data for the city from the last two censuses
    • Locate city on a map; some maps also permit zooming for population density
    • Netscape 4.06 or 4.5 or Internet Explorer 4.0 required for this feature
  • Data may also be downloaded for manipulation with spreadsheets

• Europa World
  • Country Profiles provides current population counts for the nation, states/provinces, and major cities
  • Additional demographic data includes national data on immigrants from and to the country, labor force, and industrial production
  • Provides the source of information and hot links to national URLS

• Global Urban Indicators Database (UN Center for Human Settlements)
  • Detailed socioeconomic indicators for 237 cities in 110 countries,, mostly in the Third World
  • Data includes poverty level and percent in poverty, family income distribution, per capital gross city product (under health), size of school classrooms, per capita murder rates, home ownership, land use
  • Data in pdf and text formats

• Info Nation (UN)
  • Current statistics on 185 countries
  • Thirty-seven variables include: population, life expectancy, fertility, school enrollment, illiteracy, homicides, and motor vehicles
  • Carbon dioxide emissions, threatened species, and energy consumption are among the environmental data
  • Separate section of Twenty-One City Profiles focuses on population and environment

• International Population Census (UMich)
  • Microfilm of population censuses for most countries of the world dating back to the 18th Century
  • Located in the Serials/Microforms Room in film cabinets against the east wall
  • Graduate Library has some publications in paper; all U.S. and Canadian in paper; use a subject search in MIRLYN: country name--census

• Population and Growth Rate of Urban Agglomerations (UN)
  • Covers cities over 750,000
  • Estimated population in 1975, 1995, and 2015 with percent growth rate
  • Arranged by country and city
  • Issued by the Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)

Related Web Pages

• Foreign Government Data Sources
  • Census and demographic surveys from foreign government web sites
• Foreign Statistics
  • Includes various human rights reports which discuss minorities
• Sociological Statistics
  • Data on children, the elderly, crime, and immigration

• American Demographics
  • Analyzes demographic trends from a marketing perspective
  • Tables of contents since 1995 and searchable index since 1993
  • Provides a summary of the article
  • Paper copy located in the Graduate Library as HB 3505 .A512 with current issues in Serials Services
  • The full text is also available, 1987+, in the Proquest Research Library (UMich Only)

• JSTOR Project (UMich Only)
  • Full text of: Demography (1964-), Family Planning Perspectives (1969-), International Family Planning (1979-), International Migration Review, 1966-), Population (1989-), Population and Development Review (1975-), Population Index (1937-85), Population Studies (1947-) and Studies in Family Planning (1963-)
  • Use the Expert Search and choose Population Studies journals
  • Keyword indexing may be limited to text, abstract, author, article title or journal title

• PopLine
  • Index to periodical articles in Western European languages on demography, family planning, health care, and related policies
  • Coverage begins with 1970

• Population Index, 1986-2000 (Princeton)
  • On-line index to articles, books, and government documents on demographics beginning 1986
  • Identifies publications containing statistical data and research reports but does not provide the full text
  • Issues from 1937 to 1985 are available through JSTOR (UMich Only)

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