Census Bureau's My Tribal Area

Preview a new Census Bureau tool called My Tribal Area and give feedback!

The U.S. Census Bureau is excited to release a preview of a new data tool called My Tribal Area. This Web application provides easy access to estimates that detail characteristics of the people, jobs, housing, economy, and educational levels in America's tribal areas and reservations. The estimates come from responses to the American Community Survey over a five-year period, from 2010 to 2014.

My Tribal Area was designed to give you quick and smooth access to information. For example, you can search for tribal areas using a type-ahead search by tribal area name or a drop-down menu to select a particular area in a state. A glossary is available to help you understand how the application defines the types of reservations and tribal areas.

We encourage you to explore this preview of My Tribal Area, and we welcome your comments and suggestions. You can use the feedback form that's available in the app. An updated release scheduled for this winter will make My Tribal Area even more comprehensive, with map images and descriptive legends for each tribal area, as well as estimates that include the years 2011 to 2015.   Be on the look out for our announcement when the full My Tribal Area application is released.

Data for the Lumbee SDTSA in North Carolina

Veterans Day 2015 - Veterans Statistics

In honor of Veterans Day 2015, the Census Bureau has released their Veterans Statistics for every state with some fun infographics. Check out North Carolina.

New TIGER Products and Congressional District Maps Now Available

From the Association of Public  Data Users:

New TIGER Products and Congressional District Maps Now Available  

In addition to the features released in 2012, the 2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles include a coastline feature. The coastline was delineated by the Census Bureau in the MAF/TIGER database based on water measurement class for display of statistical information only; its depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and it is not a legal land description.

The TIGER Geodatabases provide national (and state-based) files often requested by customers and the ability to download multiple layers in a single file.

In addition to the national wall map, the Individual 113th Congressional District Wall Maps are now available for download here.

Congressional stats at your fingertips!

Fun news from APDU!

 

Census has announced the release of a new My Congressional District Web application powered by the 2011 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates and Census Application Programming Interface (API).  This interactive tool provides the latest demographic and economic statistics for every district of the 113th Congress, including age, race, veteran status, employment, housing, education, income, and much more.  Learn more here.

Webinars on Census Products!

These webinars look great! Be sure to check them out!

 

CLMSO's Education, Training & Dissemination Branch would like to alert you to the below webinars that we've scheduled over the next three months. We encourage any data user to sign up, including SDCs, CICs, partners, stakeholders and anyone from the public. Registration information and webinar descriptions are available in the upper left corner of the Training Events page www.census.gov/mso/www/training/training_events.html

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These webinars do have a finite number of slots available, so you may want to register early to make sure you are able to participate.

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• The Economic Census and Other Economic Programs   (April 17, 1:00 - 3:30 EDT)
• Understanding Census Geography   (April 18, 1:00 - 3:00 EDT)
• Introduction to the American Community Survey   (April 24, 1:00 - 2:30 EDT)
• The Current Population Survey & Survey of Income and Program Participation   (May 8, 1:00 - 3:00 EDT)
• Population Estimates and Projections   (May 22, 1:00 - 2:30 EDT)
• Customized Searching Through DataFerrett   (May 29, 1:00 - 3:30 EDT)
• How to Navigate American FactFinder   (June 19, 1:00 - 3:00 EDT)
• Government Statistics    (June 26, 1:00 - 2:30 EDT)

2007-2011 American Community Survey

A big present from the Census Bureau!

The Census Bureau has released the five-year 2007-2011 American Community Survey. You can access the data using American FactFinder or find out more on the American Community Survey homepage.

2011 Guilford County data from the ACS!

Mark your calendars now dataheads! The 2011 one-year American Community Survey estimates will be released on Sept. 20^th. This release will have data for geographies with a population of 65,000 or more. Check out the new data for Guilford County!

The 2011 3-year ACS estimates will be released in October 2012 and the 5-year in December 2012. For more information: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2011_release_schedule/

What did your grandmother tell the Census Bureau in 1940?

For all of you data heads out there, the 1940 Census became available yesterday from the National Archives. Apparently the release was so popular that the servers were overloaded! You can look up individuals by their location information or enumeration district. You can even view maps for locations.

They also provide some useful guides:

• About the 1940 Census


• Census research 101


• Frequently Asked Questions

A whole new world.... The new American FactFinder

The Census Bureau released the first round of data from the 2010 American Community Survey today. And it is available in the NEW American FactFinder! Check it out!

For assistance using the new AFF, here are some resources:

• AFF quick start tutorials: Good series of video tutorials for using the new AFF



• Tip sheet from the Census Bureau



• Recording of a presentation on the new AFF: From Michele Hayslett at UNC



• Classroom workbook with exercises

And don't worry, AFF won't go all Facebook on you. This new interface should be good for at least a year or two ;-)

Greensboro's growth: Census 2010 data for North Carolina

North Carolina has received its Census 2010 redistricting data and you can check out the basics using this widget. NC is growing so much!

Take a look at other states using the United States widget (just click on individual states for more information). Finally, if you want to see a bit more information from the 2010 Census, check out the summary files for select states using the new American FactFinder or FTP download.

Exciting times in dataland! More to come soon!

It's like Christmas all over again! New American FactFinder

Next Tuesday, January 18 at 2pm the Census Bureau will be unveiling the new and improved American FactFinder. Take a look at the upcoming changes: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/aff2.html.

And you know where I'll be at 2pm!

New data from the Current Population Survey

Message from the State Data Center:

The Current Population Survey (CPS) will release data on poverty, median household income, and health insurance coverage on Thursday, September 16, at 10am. Visit the US Census Bureau home page at http://www.census.gov and look for an icon in the upper left corner of the page. You will be able to access the data and media kit to go with the data.

CPS is a small sample survey that produces annual data for state comparisons. This is NOT the American Community Survey (ACS) release. The ACS income and poverty release is scheduled for September 28 and will include data for sub-state areas with populations over 65,000. Additional ACS data for areas with populations below 65,000 will follow later this year.