Statistics
- American FactFinder -- interactive application supports access to data from the Economic Census, the American Community Survey, the 1990 Census, Census 2000, and the latest Population Estimates.
- Demographia -- this web site contains the world's most comprehensive data on large urban area population density as well as specialized data from the censuses of France, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and other nations. The site also specializes in urban development, urban land use policies, and the "New Urbanism," with data and analysis generally critical of so-called "smart growth." Provides comprehensive information from all over the world on these and many other topics related to the built environment.
- Geospatial One-Stop -- a geographic information system (GIS) portal that serves as a public gateway for improving access to geospatial information and data. The portal contains thousands of metadata records (information about the data) and links to live maps, downloadable data sets, images, clearinghouses, map files, and more.
- National Historical Geographic Information System -- provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000. NHGIS includes state and county statistical data from 1790-2000; census tract statistical data from 1910-2000; historic state and county boundary files (1790-2000) and census tract boundary files (1910-2000); all summary data (at all summary levels, including census blocks) from 1970-2000; and, County Business Patterns data from 1970-2000.
- Real Estate Sales Statistics -- a state-by-state compendium of existing and pending home sales data and metro area home prices published on a quarterly basis. Produced by the National Association of Realtors, the site also includes local economic indicators.
- Regional Economic Conditions (RECON) -- a database of economic statistics that helps the FDIC evaluate the risks facing financial institutions. It includes the following data: Industry Activity, Employment and Income, Real Estate Activity, Selected U.S. Commodity Prices, and County Location Maps.
- SimplyMap -- a web-based mapping application that enables users to create professional-quality thematic maps and statistical reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. NOTE: you can create your own user space or log on as a general user.
- State of the Cities Data Systems -- produced by HUD, this is an excellent site to find information on cities. It manipulates data from various federal agencies and produces useful municipal data sets including, fair market rents, income limits, metropolitan American housing survey data, Section 8 administrative fees, etc. The Quick Link option will enable you to find all these datasets and more for one particular city.
- University of Virginia Historical Census Browser -- an online database that allows you to examine state and county topics for individual census years, search multiple topics within a census year, produce tables of data by state or county, sort data by selected categories, and create ratios between any two data categories of historical census data. Information is not downloadable and does not include areas below the county level (e.g. cities, census tracts).
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