- Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)---Sample data on disability,
employment status, households and familities, income (family and
nonfamily, household, and individual), industry, occupation and
class of worker, journey to work (commuting), language and ability
to speak English, marital status, migration, place of work,
poverty status (family, household, and individuals, school
enrollment and educational attainment, and veteran status. Access
the detailed data from the Data
Sets menu of American
Factfinder. Just Released August 13,
2002
Choose "Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data". Linked
on the Population, Education,
Labor, Income,
and Poverty menus.
August 9, 2002
- Racial
Segregation Statistics for Cities and Metropolitan Areas
Provides data and charts that explore patterns of segregation.
Available on the Population
menu.
July 19, 2002
- Kaiser
Family Foundation's State Health Facts Online provides
"contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and
health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and
state legislation." Available on the Health
page.
June 4, 2002
- CensusScope
"easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends,
brought to you by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN)
at the University of Michigan. With eye-catching graphics and
exportable trend data, CensusScope is designed for generalists and
specialists." Provides maps, charts and rankings that focus on
population growth, population by race, age structure, and family
structure. Data available for states, counties, and metro areas.
Most data from the 1990 and 2000 censuses. Linked on the Population
menu.
May 31, 2002
- Men
and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in
Mortality "includes more than 200 national and state maps of
heart disease mortality. The maps in the Atlas highlight the
geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities in heart disease
mortality among men." ... "The interactive maps present heart
disease mortality rates, county-by-county, for the state,
racial/ethnic group, and gender of your choice. " Linked on the
Health page.
Earlier:
A new Compendia
(Short, complete summaries or abstracts.) page has been added to
the Table of
Contents. The page includes links to the following
sources:
- County
and City Data Book: 2000 provides state, county, and city
level data for cities with population of 25,000 or more.
Population data are from the 2000 Census of Population and
Housing. Other data, such as Personal Income and Earnings, are
obtained from other programs and may not include data for the
year 2000. County and City Data Book provides the following
state, county, and city chapters in .pdf format:
- Area and Population
- Population by Age, Sex, and Race
- Group Quarters Population and Households
- Education, Income, and Poverty
- Crime, Housing, and Building Permits
- Education, Housing, and Building Permits
- Labor Force and Business Establishments and
Employment
- Personal Income and Earnings
- Manufacturing and Water Use
- Farm Population, Farm Earnings, and Agriculture
- Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade
- Accommodation and Foodservices, Banking, and Federal
Funds
- Government Programs, Employment, and Finances
Note: Data from the 1988
and 1994 County and City Data
Books are available for online
viewing or download.
- State
and Metropolitan Area Data Book "published intermittently
since 1979, is a local area supplement to the Statistical
Abstract of the United States....[and] is a convenient
summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic
organization of the states and metropolitan areas (MAs) of the
United States." Available as a single, large pdf file.
- Statistical
Abstract of the United States, 1995 to 2001 "....published
since 1878, is the standard summary of statistics on the
social, political, and economic organization of the United
States." Available as chapters in .pdf format. Includes
national and selected state, county, and metropolitan area
data. Some data included in the print edition may not be
available online because of copyright restrictions.
- Colorado Office
of Economic Development and International Trade publishes
Research
Reports on trends in the Colorado travel and tourism industry
and the economic impact of the industry in the state. As of May
15, 2002, the site included the following reports:
- Colorado Visitor Study Final Report
- 1999 Visitor Study Report
- Tourism Jobs in Colorado
- Tourism-Related Government Jobs
Available on a new Travel
and Tourism page.
- Office of Tourism and
Travel Industries (US International Trade Administration) The
site provides current and historic data and reports on
international travel including "market analysis on international
travel statistics to and from the United States." Reports include:
- Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and
Territories--Includes market share, number of visitors in
the thousands, and percent change.
- Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. Cities/Hawaiian
Islands--Includes market share, number of visitors in the
thousands, and percent change.
- Economic Impact on State Economies -- An annual
report that provides tabular data on the distribution and
economic impact (employment, payroll, business receipts, and
tax revenues) of the spending of international visitors within
the U.S.
The site also provides reports and analysis on the top
international markets for travel to the US and selected monthly
and quarterly national data. Online reports generally contain a
link to a "csv" version of the data suitable for import into a
spreadsheet application. Available on a new Travel
and Tourism page.
- American Religion Data
Archive "A project funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. and
acts to preserve quantitative data on American religion, to
improve access to this data, to increase the use of the data, and
to allow comparisons across data files. The ARDA collection
includes data on churches and church membership, religious
professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations
and denominations)." The "Maps and Reports" section provides
access to state, county, and selected metropolitan area level data
and maps on churches by denomination and the number of adherents
for the years 1980 and 1990. The data were summarized from surveys
conducted by the Church Growth Research Center, Church of the
Nazarene: Churches and Church Membership in the United States
1980 and Churches and Church Membership in the United
States 1990. The surveys include data on individual Christian
denominations and estimates of the total membership and number of
Jewish synagogues. Available on a new Religion
page.
- Just Released on April 2, 2002:
Census 2000 Summary File 2 (SF 2) --100-Percent Data on
age, sex, households, families, and occupied housing units. The
data are broken down into detailed racial and ethnic categories:
"132 race groups, 78 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes
(reflecting 39 individual tribes), and 39 Hispanic or Latino
groups." Data are available for states, counties, sub-county
areas, census tracts, places (cities), consolidated cities, and
American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian Native tribal lands
and subparts.
- Access the detailed data from the Data
Sets menu of American
Factfinder.
- Choose "Census 2000 Summary File 2 (SF 2) 100-Percent
Data".
- Choose "Detailed Tables".
- Choose a level of geography and a state or states.
- Choose a table or tables from the list.
- Choose "Display Tables".
Note: Data are not available
for geographic areas with a population of less than 100 and
tables are only available when a population of 100 or more
within the group reside within the geographic area. In
addition, you can create geographic comparison tables, quick
tables, and reference maps from the Data Sets menu.
Linked on the Population
menu.
- Sperling's Best
Places enables you to compare two cities, side-by-side. The
site provides: population data by race, marital status, and
occupational category, home ownership rates, median housing costs,
educational attainment, school expenditures and demographics,
health costs, water and air quality, rates of illlness, climate,
cost of living, per capita and household income, unemployment
rate, job growth, numbers and rates for property and violent
crimes, commuting times, transportation methods, and place of
work. Sperling's data are the basis for many comparative studies,
including Money
Magazine's Best Places to Live.
- Includes data for the following Colorado cities: Arvada,
Aspen, Aurora, Boulder, Breckenridge, Brighton, Broomfield,
Canon City, Castle Rock, Colorado Springs, Commerce City,
Creede, Crested Butte, Denver, Durango, Englewood, Estes Park,
Federal Heights, Fort Collins, Fort Morgan, Glenwood Springs,
Golden, Grand Junction, Greeley, Greenwood Village, Lafayette,
Lakewood, Littleton, Longmont, Louisville, Loveland, Montrose,
Northglenn, Pagosa Springs, Parker, Pueblo, Salida, Steamboat
Springs, Sterling, Telluride, Thornton, Vail, Ward,
Westminster, and Wheat Ridge. Available on a new Places
Rated page.
