The best database for locating population data is Social Explorer. It includes:
- Census data from 1790 to 2010
- American Community Survey (all)
- Religion data - InfoGroup 2009
- Religion data - RCMS 1980 to 2000
To find data, click on Maps and Tables and select one of two ways to use Social Explorer:
Browse Maps to easily create maps of specific statistics that you can export. Ready menu choices include many of the available topics.
Browse Tables to retrieve more detailed tables containing various groupings of statistics. How to use: Select a dataset to query and follow the steps. The list of topics, datasets, and suggested search keywords below might be helpful.
- ancestry Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : ancestry
- children in poverty Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : children poverty
- college housing/dormitory population Use latest Decennial Census. Search by Keyword : group quarters
- college graduates Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : educational attainment
- correctional institution population Use latest Decennial Census. Search by Keyword : group quarters
- emergency/transitional shelter population (total count of homeless population not available) Use latest Decennial Census. Restrict to Summary File 1. Search by Keyword :group quarters type
- English ability Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : english
- families Use latest Decennial Census. Search by Keyword : families Alternative: Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : household type
- foreign-born population Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : foreign alternative : nativity
- grandparents & grandchildren Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : grandparents Alternative for grandchildren : Use latest Decennial Census. Search by Keyword : relationship
- high school graduates Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : educational attainment
- Hispanic / Latino population Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset or Decennial Census. Search by Keyword : hispanic
- homes - single detached, duplexes, mobile Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : units structure (duplex = 2 units in structure)
- housing characteristics : age, costs, bedrooms, facilities Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keywords : year built ; costs ; bedrooms ; facilities
- income by sex of workers Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keywords : income work sex
- industry of workers Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : industry
- marital status Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : marital
- movers (past year) Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : residence
- non-family households Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset or Decennial Census. Search by Keyword : non-family (or nonfamily)
- nursing facility population Use latest Decennial Census. Search by Keyword : group quarters
- occupation of workers Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : occupation; or detailed occupation to find a table containing data for the full list of occupations used in detailed EEO tabulations.
- older population Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset or Decennial Census. Search by Keyword : age (tables often include older age ranges). Also search by Keyword : 65
- owner occupied housing units Use latest Decennial Census or American Community Survey 5 year dataset . Search by keyword : tenure To find total number of persons living in owner occupied homes : population tenure
- place of work (i.e., county or town) Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : place work
- poverty status Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : poverty
- religious affiliation Use latest Religion (InfoGroup data) dataset. Select broad table categories and look in table for individual denominations or Search by Keyword for individual denominations, e.g., Baptist. NOTE: These data do not come from the Census Bureau.
- renter occupied housing units Use latest Decennial Census or American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by keyword : tenure To find total number of persons living in rental units : population tenure
- same sex partner households Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : partner (At present the Census Bureau groups this demographic with "unmarried partner" households.)
- school enrollment and dropouts (i.e., not high school graduate, not enrolled) Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : school
- single-parent families Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : household type 18
- Spanish speakers Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : language
- travel time to work Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : travel
- unmarried partner households Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : partner
- year moved into house Use latest American Community Survey 5 year dataset. Search by Keyword : moved
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2013- (Proquest)
