Demystifying Census Data: Navigating the New American FactFinder Charlie Santo, PhD Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program in City & Regional.

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Demystifying Census Data: Navigating the New American FactFinder Charlie Santo, PhD Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program in City & Regional Planning

Where does the data come from? Old Model Decennial Census Short Form (100%) Long Form (1 in 6 sample) New Model Decennial Census Short form only (100%) NO LONG FORM Continuous American Community Survey

2000 short form 2000 long form

2010 Census form ACS Form

Table Naming Conventions Decennial Census P: Population Variables (People) H: Housing Variable DP:Demographic Profile (includes more than one variable) QT:Quick table (includes some calculations) American Community Survey B: Base (detailed) Table C: Collapsed (version of a base table) GCT: Geographic Comparison Table R: Ranking Table S: Select Population Profile

Table Naming Conventions Decennial Census P: Population Variables (People) H: Housing Variable DP:Demographic Profile (includes more than one variable) QT:Quick table (includes some calculations) American Community Survey B: Base (detailed) Table C: Collapsed (version of a base table) GCT: Geographic Comparison Table R: Ranking Table S: Select Population Profile BASIC tables (raw data)

Table Naming Conventions Decennial Census P: Population Variables (People) H: Housing Variable DP:Demographic Profile (includes more than one variable) QT:Quick table (includes some calculations) American Community Survey B: Base (detailed) Table C: Collapsed (version of a base table) GCT: Geographic Comparison Table R: Ranking Table S: Select Population Profile NP: Narrative Profile “Manipulated” Data

2000 SF1 Technical Documentation (with table/variable names) 2000 SF3 Technical Documentation 2010 SF1 Technical Documentation ACS 5-year Summary Technical Documentation ACS Table Codes

Census Geography Hierarchy (with 2010 Statistical Area Criteria) 1,200 to 8,000 population (optimum 4,000) 480 to 3,200 housing units 600 to 3,000 population 240 to 1,200 housing units Central axis describes a nesting relationship Cities and towns -- incorporated Census Designated Places (CDPs) Blocks are not defined by population and are the smallest geographic level at which data are ever released (Decennial Census, not the ACS)