Demographic and Economic Profiles from Survey Data Collected
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Demographic and economic Narrative Profiles are short, analytic reports derived from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates.
A census is a count of a total population or cohort of people, whereas a survey is sampling of that same population. For more information on demographic profiles from census data programs, please see Demographic Narrative Profiles and Sources of Socioeconomic Census Data.
The American Community Survey (ACS) from the Census Bureau produces Narrative Profiles that are short, analytic reports derived from the ACS 5-year estimates.
Each Narrative Profile covers 15 different topic areas, and provides text and bar charts to display highlights of selected social, economic, housing and demographic estimates for a selected geographic area.
Narrative Profiles are available by state, county, place, metropolitan/micropolitan statistical area, ZIP code tabulation area, American Indian Area/Alaska Native area/Hawaiian home land and Census tract.
How the American Community Survey (ACS) Gathers Demographic Data
The ACS is the only source of small area estimates for social, economic and demographic characteristics.
As examples in the video on ACS' Stats in Action show, users can now identify trends for socio-economic characteristics for even the smallest communities on a more frequent basis.
The ACS is the only source of local statistics for most of the 40 topics it covers, such as educational attainment, occupation, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry.
The ACS 5-year estimates are the most relied-on source for up-to-date social, economic, and housing information every year. These statistics cover all geographic areas regardless of size, down to the block-group level.
The ACS five-year statistics allow users to compare two non-overlapping five-year data sets, such as from 2005 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2014. See also When to Use 1-Year, 3-Year, or 5-Year Estimates.
ACS Narrative Profiles
These narrative profiles may be useful to you in narrative format, because socioeconomic and demographic data is important for labor market analysis and workforce planning.
Each of these four subject areas is a separate data profile. The data profiles summarize the data for a single geographic area, both numbers and percent, to cover the most basic data on all topics. These topics include:
- Social Characteristics - includes Education, Marital Status, Relations, Fertility, Grandparents
- Economic Characteristics - includes Income, Employment, Occupation, Commuting to Work
- Housing Characteristics - includes Occupancy and Structure, Housing Value and Costs, Utilities
- Demographic Characteristics - includes Sex and Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Housing Units
ACS Data Profiles
The Census also offers data profiles. Data profiles have the most frequently requested social, economic, housing, and demographic data.
Each of these four subject areas is a separate data profile. The data profiles summarize the data for a single geographic area, both numbers and percent, to cover the most basic data on all topics.
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