U.S. Census - GIS Data
U.S. Census Data, data products, and information. For a comparison of the strenghts and weaknesses of some of the various sources, consult the Census Source Table (in pdf format).
| WAGDA Census Geodatabases | ||
| U.S. Census Data - Historical | ||
| U.S. Census Geography - Maps | ||
- WAGDA Census Geodatabases
- Complete 2000 SF1 and SF3 and 1990 STF1 and STF3 Census geodatabases for the six counties of Puget Sound. Data can be readily mapped at the census tract, blockgroup, and block levels. There are also geodatabases for the State of Washington with data and boundaries at the county, metropolitan area, tract, place, and 5-digit ZIP code level areas.
- Geolytics is a firm that provides value added Census products on CD-ROM. The Libraries has purchased several of their products for use by UW students, faculty and staff. Please come to Government Publications (ground floor) or the Map Collection (basement) in the Suzzallo Library if you would like to use these CD-ROMs.
- 1970 - 2000 Neighborhood Change Database
(HA181 .C463 2003)
- 1970 - 2000 Census Tract attributes aggregated to 2000 Tracts for longitudinal analsyis
- 2000 Census CD Long Form (SF3) (HA201.122 .C462 2002)
- Census CD + Maps 1990 (HA201 1990 .C42 2000)
- Census CD 1980 (HA214 .C45 2000)
- Census CD 1970 (HA201 1970 .C36 2002)
- Descriptions of the several Geolytics products available in the UW Libraries - see the Library Catalog listing of Geolytics CD-ROM products.
- 1970 - 2000 Neighborhood Change Database
(HA181 .C463 2003)
- We host selected extracts (shapefiles and attribute tables) for Washington State from Geolytics CDs on WAGDA.
- ESRI CensusWatch
- 2000 data and boundary files
- American Factfinder
- U.S. Census Bureau site, provides data from all Census data programs.
- Puget Sound Regional Council
- Selected data and shapefiles for King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties
- Census 2000 SF1 Block Data for King County
- A geodatabase file assembled by a PhD student in the UW Urban Planning Department for public use. Block level data and line files from the 2000 census for all of King County. A short tutorial is included.
- Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
- For sophisticated data analyses using Access, SAS, SPSS, dBASE or other statistical software. Sites describe both what data is available and how to use it.
A DVD with the data and a simpler interface
is available in Government Publications - Census 2000 public use microdata sample (PUMS) Gov Pubs Media C 3.285:P 96/2000.
- Integrated Public Microdata Use Sample, University of Minnesota (requires registration)
- PUMS data hosted by U.S. Census Bureau
- Government Publications, UW Libraries - consulting with Government Publications staff advised
- Integrated Public Microdata Use Sample, University of Minnesota (requires registration)
- PUMS Scripts
A python script for importing raw Census PUMS data into a database. In short, it will take any 1% or 5% sample raw data file, parse the contents into fields, then dump the records into into two tables, 1 each for persons and households. Author: Jesse Ayers, Center for Urban Simulation and Policy Analysis, University of Washington.
- For sophisticated data analyses using Access, SAS, SPSS, dBASE or other statistical software. Sites describe both what data is available and how to use it.
A DVD with the data and a simpler interface
is available in Government Publications - Census 2000 public use microdata sample (PUMS) Gov Pubs Media C 3.285:P 96/2000.
- DataFerret
- A unique data mining and extraction tool provided by the Census Bureau and Centers for Disease Control
- NHGIS National Historical Geographic Information System
- The goal of this project is to provide U.S. Census data 1790-2000. State and county boundary files are now available for all census years (1790-2000). A topical listing of the aggregate data available, and for what census years, can be viewed online. This site is under continuing development.
- Print editions of the U.S. Census 1790-2000 are available and can be scanned. Software for converting pdf tables into spreadsheet format is available. Search the UW Libraries Catalog or ask for assistance in Government Publications.
- 1990 and 2000 Census of Population & Housing on CD-ROM, [published by the U.S. Census Bureau]
- Ask at Government Publications
- 1980 Census Data on CD from Slater-Hall
Information Products
- Population Statistics, Gov Pubs Media HB3505 .P67 1988
- County Statistics, Gov Pubs Media HA201 1980 .C685 1987
- County & City Statistics, Gov Pubs Media HA201 1980 .C68 1989
- County Income & Employment; State, region, metro area income and employment, 1969-1987 ; Farm income and expenses, 1969-1987, Gov Pubs Media HC110.I5 C68 1990
- Census of Agriculture 1982, Gov Pubs Media HD1769 .C46 1986
- Historical Census Data
- Data and simple mapping of selected variables for states and counties. From the University of Virginia Library.
- Selected Historical Decennial Census Population & Housing Counts, U.S. Census Bureau
- PDF and text formatted versions of historic data analyses. Tables can be imported into excel and formatted for use with GIS applications.
- Social Explorer
- Interactive online mapping and downloadable data reports using U.S. Census data from 1940 to present. Part of the NHGIS project at the University of Minnesota.
- Washington State Census Data Extracts
U.S. Census Geography - Shapefiles
- ESRI CensusWatch
- 2000 census boundary files and data. Selected 1990 boundary and data files provided.
- Cartographic Boundary Files
- U.S. Census Bureau provides geographies for all 50 states and territories, in ArcINFO export (.e00), shapefile (.shp) and, and Arc/Info ungenerate (ASCII) formats.
- Puget Sound Regional Council
- Selected data and shapefiles for King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties
- Office of Finanacial Management, State of Washington
- Geospatial Data boundary files and crosswalks
- MABLE/Geocorr2K Geographic Correspondence Engine with Census 2000 geography
- "The MABLE/Geocorr geographic correspondence engine generates files and/or reports showing the relationships between a wide variety of geographic coverages for the United States. It can, for example, tell you with which county or counties each ZIP code in the state of California shares population. It can tell you, for each of those ZIP/county intersections, what the size of that intersection is (based on 1990 population or other user-specifed variable) and what portion of the ZIP's total population is in that intersection . . . The application creates a report file and a comma-delimited ascii file (by default) which the user can then browse and/or save to their local disk."
- Census Bureau Map Products
- 2000 Census reference maps provided in pdf format.
- Thematic Maps, Census 2000
- American FactFinder website provides several ready made thematic maps which you can modify to suit your geographic or thematic needs.
- The National Atlas
- Provides an interactive map-making tool as well as prepared maps. See the listing of available thematic layers about People.