Datamob: demographics

Census 2000 Planning Database

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:07:16 -0500

The Tract Level Planning Database With Census 2000 Data is a database that assembles a range of housing, demographic and socioeconomic variables that are correlated with mail nonresponse. Using data from U.S. Census 2000, a database containing these variables has been developed for all census tracts in the country.

The variables included in the Tract Level Planning Database With Census 2000 Data (also called the planning database, or PDB) were guided by extensive research conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau and others to measure census coverage and to identify reasons people are missed in the census (de la Puente, 1993). The variables include housing indicators (percent renters, multi-units, crowded housing, lack of telephones, vacancy) and person indicators (poverty, not high school graduate, unemployed, complex households, mobility, language isolation, public assistance income). Other operational and demographic data are also included (such as race/ethnic distributions). Using the 1990 Census as the initial source, a database containing these variables was developed for all tracts in the country for use in the planning, implementation and evaluation of Census 2000 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1999). The PDB contains “hard-to-count” (HTC) scores which summarize the attributes of each tract or block group in terms of enumeration difficulty.

For download (XLS) below.

Submitted by Steven Romalewski

url: http://2010.census.gov/partners/xls/Tract_Level_PDB_Version2.xls

New York City Baby Name Data

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:23:42 -0500

Two CSV files available for download: all New York City baby names dating back to 1920, and New York City baby names broken down by ethnicity, dating back to 1990.

Data supplied by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, compiled by Jennifer 8. Lee for the New York Times City Room Blog.

url: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/jayden-is-the-no-1-baby-boys-name-in-the-city/

UN Data API Project

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:45:33 -0400

Unofficial API version of the data made available by the United Nations on the UNdata site. REST API hosted on Google's Java AppEngine, with results returned in XML and JSON. Outputs compatible with the Linked Data Initiative.

url: http://www.undata-api.org/

USDA Economic Research Service Datasets

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:39:52 -0500

Over 100 datasets from the United States Department of Agriculture, ranging from information about food availability in the U.S. to stats on the costs of specific agricultural products, like fertilizer and milk. Most data available for download as XLS.

url: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/

World Bank API

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:12:00 -0400

The World Bank API offers data on 114 key economic indicators from three of the World Bank's most popular databases: World Development Indicators 2008, Worldwide Governance Indicators and Doing Business. Also provides access to 12,000 images that illustrate development topics from The World Bank Photo Library and returns results in JSON or XML.

Review the World Bank API Terms of Use.

National Center for Education Statistics

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:32:46 -0400

Tables and figures on education in the U.S., including state-specific tables. Downloadable in Microsoft Excel format.

url: http://nces.ed.gov/quicktables/

U.S. Census Data

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:04:30 -0400

Variety of tools for accessing U.S. Census data, including direct file access.

url: http://www.census.gov/main/www/access.html

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:19 -0400

The U.S. Census Bureau's comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States. Many tables downloadable in Microsoft Excel format.

url: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

UNdata

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:29:31 -0400

Search United Nations data and download in XML, comma-separated values, semicolon-separated values and pipe-separated values formats.

url: http://data.un.org/

U.S. Census Bureau International Database

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:36:24 -0400

Demographic data and population pyramids for countries around the world, available in ASCII text.

url: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/summaries.html

World Bank Data Catalog

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:30:20 -0400

Economic and demographic growth data for countries around the world. The World Bank Data Catalog provides access to over 2,000 indicators from World Bank data sources.

url: http://data.worldbank.org/

EuroStat

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:21:41 -0400

Large variety of datasets about the European Union.

url: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=1090,30070682,1090_33076576&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

2000 U.S. Census in RDF

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:20:19 -0400

By Joshua Tauberer.

url: http://www.rdfabout.com/demo/census/

This Tract

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:58:01 -0500

This Tract is a view into U.S. Census data. It allows you to view the details of every tract.

It currently uses 2000 Census data but was built in anticipation of the forthcoming 2010 Census data release.

The source code is available on GitHub.

By Stamen Design's Michal Migurski and Craig Mod.

url: http://thistract.com/

Worldometers

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:21:18 -0500

Worldometers collects and displays real-time statistics on global population, government and economics, society and media, the environment, energy, food, water and health. Part of the Real Time Statistics Project.

Check out their many data sources.

url: http://www.worldometers.info

Census 2010 "Hard to Count" Interactive Maps

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:19:32 -0500

Maps the "hard to count" population nationwide to help organizations who are planning their outreach efforts for the 2010 Census.

The site provides interactive maps at the state, metropolitan area, county and tract level, along with detailed statistics for each area. You can search in various ways, and also add overlays showing Congressional districts, ZIP codes, tract-level maps of 2000 Census mail return rates, and recent foreclosure risk. An FAQ is available.

Submitted by Steven Romalewski

url: http://www.censushardtocountmaps.org/

iLive.at

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:59:06 -0500

Enter a Washington, D.C. address and receive information tailored to that location and organized into categories like Errands, Emergencies, Recently Reported Crimes, People, Transportation and "Did You Know?" Built by Travis Hurant, Tim Koelkebeck and Brian Sobel for Apps for Democracy competition.

url: http://www.ilive.at/

Campaign Finance Chart App

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:39:48 -0500

PHP app that uses the New York Times Campaign Finance API and the Google Chart API to create a snapshot of campaign finance data for a particular ZIP code.

url: http://developer.nytimes.com/app_fec

DataPlace 2.0 (Beta)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:17:55 -0400

DataPlace is a free online data system that assembles a variety of housing and demographic data at geographic scales ranging from the neighborhood to the nation. DataPlace is unique in its emphasis on data comparability and quality, and for its licensing options available to organizations that would like to create their own data sites. By Knowledge Plex, Inc. More information about its data sources is available here.

url: http://beta.dataplace.org/

Worldmapper

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:28:43 -0400

A collection of cartograms, maps in which territories are resized according to measures like population, poverty, religion.

url: http://www.worldmapper.org/index.html

StateMaster

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:44:47 -0400

Graphically compare U.S. states in a thousand different ways.

url: http://www.statemaster.com/index.php

NationMaster

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:40:29 -0400

Graphically compare nations in a thousand different ways.

url: http://www.nationmaster.com