Census = building blocks

Census = building blocks

• Data - every 10 years from everyone– Long form (sample) or short form

(100% data)• Population

– gender, race, age, education• Money

– income, occupation, commute time• Housing

– own/rent; electricity, bathrooms, # living there

Hint: Look at available tables to know what info available now, historically

Census geography (definitions)

– Block– Block group (Michigan)– Tracts (Michigan)– Minor Civil Divisions – Incorporated places– County– ZIP codes– Metropolitan areas– Voting places– Congressional Districts (Michigan)– Divisions (9) (East North Central)– Regions (4) (Midwest)

HintsCensus Bureau reference map – you choose geographyLearn about your community – features, roads, tracts, etc.

Census Bureau

Median household income

What is it? – theme population

Choices: South Carolina

Making a map

Let’s make one– http://mapapps.esri.com/create-map/index.html

– Choose place, layer

Build a census map

• Visit census page, click on Population Finder• Choose place

• What is the population trend? What can I learn?

Ingham County, Michigan

Tell me more• American Community Survey - an ongoing survey that provides data

about your community every yearlearn more | get data

• Puerto Rico Community Survey - the equivalent of the American Community Survey for Puerto Ricolearn more | get data | en español

• Population Estimates Program - population numbers between censuseslearn more | get data

• Economic Census - profiles the U.S. economy every 5 yearslearn more | get data

• Annual Economic Surveys - data from the Annual Survey of Manufactures, County Business Patterns and Nonemployer Statisticslearn more | get data

American Fact-Finder

Census Bureau help

• What Maps Can I Create in FactFinder?• Using the Map Navigation Features• Using the Map Display Options• Creating a Reference Map• Creating a Thematic Map• Printing and Downloading Maps

Michigan

• Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships

Michigan data

• Collection of Michigan census– Michigan Sub-County Population Estimates: 2000-

2008

– Estimated Population of Michigan by Age, Race and Sex: 2000-2008

– Estimated Population of Michigan Counties and Regions: 2000-2008

– Estimated Population for States, 2000-2008

Michigan resourcesGeneral Geographic Information

Units of Government, Land Area and Population DensityBoundary Maps

Units of Government, Census Areas, Political Geography and more Thematic Maps

Population Change, Population Density, Population Characteristics, Housing Other Mapping Resources

Tiger/Line Mapping, On-Line MappingGeneral Profiles

General Social-Demographic Characteristics at the State, County and MCD Level Economic Data

Economic Activity, Spending, etc. Education Status

Educational Attainment, Enrollment Status, Michigan's Educational System Employment

Commuting, Employment Status Income and Poverty

Citizenship

Migration

Investigative Reporters & EditorsMapping Boot Camp - $1,500 software *

Census stories from IRE members:• Emergency services: "When a heart attack dropped Jim Wagner on the

floor of a Memphis pool hall, it took an ambulance half an hour to arrive." The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., investigated why it took so long for an ambulance to arrive despite more than a half-dozen people calling 911 to report the heart attack

• Minorities on the move: The New York Times used mapping software and census data to show new patterns in the movement of minority groups. A county by county analysis shows what motivates certain groups to move to certain