During the 2010 Census, many of you asked me how would you know the outcome. How would you know when the data was published? Would the data be available to anyone and everyone? I promised that as Census data became available, I would share with you and he community the outcome and where to obtain the data.
This week, the Census Bureau released data from the American Community Survey. That was detailed data obtained from long questionnaires filled out by some 3 million households every year. The data released this week was for individual neighborhoods, called “Census Tracts” in every state. The data covers income, education, household and family relationships, housing conditions, employment, transportation, language use, migration, poverty and much more.
The data is available to all, for free, via the Internet or at the Indiana State Library, State Data Center, 140 North Senate Avenue, downtown.
Here are links to where you can read, obtain and download data for yourselves.
Access for Census Data – Click On American Community Survey
Main Information Portal for American Community Survey
The New York Times has developed an interactive map where you can pull up any location in the country and see impact of American Community Survey Data. Click the site below:
New York Times Interactive Map With American Community Survey Data
