Community Analysis  Tags: census demographics statistics  

Many disciplines study data at the community level. This guide will provide a starting point for your search for local level data.

Note that not all data is collected at this level. State level data may be the only geographic level available for some data.

Tabs provide more topic specific resources.

StateMaster
State level data for a large number of categories with ranking information and graphing options.

Population Reference Bureau
State and country ranking of social indicators.

American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
American FactFinder from the U.S. Census Bureau provides population, housing, income, economic and geographic data. Selected data from 1990 and 2000 with mapping feature.
Creating Maps Tutorial
Creating Tables pdf guide from Census Department
Combining Zipcode Data on Excel

State and Local Government on the Net
Many agencies offer state and local level data. This site is organized by state with links to state offices and departments such as Housing and Community Development. Links to city level web pages are often available. Also offers search by topics such as Health and Aging to locate agency links.

Statistical Universe (BC Community Only)
Very comprehensive access to statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. including abstracts and citations for print indexes and a large number of direct links to tables.