Locating DataConnecticut State Data Center at the University of Connecticut Libraries MAGIC

Connecticut State Data Center - CtSDC

• US Census public contact for state of Connecticut

• Provides assistance with locating and using US Census data

• Serves as the liaison to the US Census Bureau

• Provides public outreach to help promote usage of Census data

• Located at the Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC on Level 4 of the Homer Babbidge Library

Upcoming Releases

• Connecticut State Data Center (http://ctsdc.uconn.edu) will be relaunching website to include:

• 2010 Census data for Connecticut

• 2000 and 1990 Census data for Connecticut

• Interactive maps for previewing data

• Downloadable shapefiles, spreadsheets, and KML files

• Population projections (available now)

Apportionment Data Viewerhttp://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/

What’s happening this year?

• 2010 Census Data by State is being release for apportionment now!

• Summary File 1 will be release Summer 2011

• Data will be added to American Factfinder

2010 Data Released as of 3/1/2011http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/

Decennial Census - 2010, 2000...

• Most complete sampling of US population - every 10 years

• Provides data on sex, age, race/ethnicity, families, and other variables

• Historical Dataset!

Evolution of the Censushttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65QXT8NO2EU

Q & A

QuestionHow can I find the tract level data (income, proportion under the poverty line, property value, education level, proportion of married, etc.) for the greater Hartford area (or another metropolitan area such as Phoenix)?

Answer

American Community Survey - 5 Year and/or

Decennial Census Data

American FactFinderhttp://factfinder.census.gov

American FactFinder 2http://factfinder.census.gov

Social Explorerhttp://socialexplorer.com

Q & A

QuestionBesides the geographic, education, and transportation information, what other economic data does the census release such as gross production on the county level or town level, like the average earnings per household on these levels?

Answer

Economic Censusand/or

American Community Survey

American Community Survey

• Annual “Census” that randomly samples the population

• Multiple questions, more extensive than Decennial Census

• Takes the place of the Census “Long Form”

• 3 types of American Community Survey Data Sets

• 1 year American Community Survey - County/Town level data

• 3 Year American Community Survey - excludes counties with less than 20,000 people

Q & A

QuestionWhat are the differences between the tract data and the block data?

Answer

Block is the smallest geographyBlock Group

Tracts include block groups/blocks

Q & A

QuestionHow can I find the economic related data in ACS or other resources that the census releases?

Answer

American FactFinder

Visit us at MAGIC on Level 4 of the Homer Babbidge Library or email us at ctsdc@uconn.edu