Demographic Information
- Cenus ReporterAn independent project to make it easier for journalists to write stories using information from the U.S. Census bureau.
- Los Angeles Times Mapping NeighborhoodsThe regional view is your portal to individual maps and statistics for 158 cities and unincorporated places and 114 neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles City PlanningCity Planning is also responsible for administering the Zoning Code, promoting urban design principles, and managing the City’s historic resources.
- County of Los Angeles Department of Public HealthU.S. Nationally accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, Public Health serves over 10 million residents and millions of travelers each year.
Mapping Tools
Mapping tools are one way to visually illustrate your story. Using maps you can focus on a neighborhood or a social issue.
- HEALTHMap This link opens in a new windowAn interactive world map noting current diseases, as well as breaking reports of infectious diseases.
- SimplyAnalytics This link opens in a new windowA web-based mapping, analytics, and data visualization application with 100,000+ data variables, including: demographic data from the US Census and American Community Survey (ACS), consumer spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX), and D&B's Points-of-Interest business file providing access to over 5 million US business profiles. Includes MRI-SimmonsLOCAL consumer behavior dataset, which includes data on over 8,000 brands, 450 categories, and the MOSAIC consumer lifestyle segmentation system. Data is available down to the Census Block Group level.
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowVisually display demographic data in the U.S. from 1790-present at a variety of geographic levels. Create reports, maps and animations that can be downloaded.
- PolicyMap This link opens in a new windowInteractive mapping tool for viewing and creating maps displaying economic, health, and social data.
Subject Guide
Chimene Tucker
Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library
room 224
cetucker@usc.edu
room 224
cetucker@usc.edu
213-740-2332
Subjects: Communication & Journalism, Gender & LGBTQ Studies