I'm performing research with queries primarily based on Race vs Population vs Household Income at the Zipcode or ZTCA level. Is this data available yet from the 2020 Census and if so, where can we find it?
I'm still seeing ZCTA as an option for PL94 data at NHGIS at ipums.org -- it offers 2020 numbers as parts of time series -- screen shot below. I have downloaded and used these file and they do have values…
Yes, thanks, Tim. Importantly, these "2020 ZCTA data" appear only in the NHGIS time series tables that are "standardized to 2010"... This means that NHGIS does not provide 2020 census data for the new…
You probably already know this but.. do keep in mind that zip codes are created to deliver mail and not really a great geography for doing data analysis. If you have the option, I'd suggest using Census…
You probably already know this but.. do keep in mind that zip codes are created to deliver mail and not really a great geography for doing data analysis. If you have the option, I'd suggest using Census geography like tracts or block groups. here's a nice article from a few years back:towardsdatascience.com/stop-using-zip-codes-for-geospatial-analysis-ceacb6e80c38
This is true but there are many cases where zip code is important in itself. Change of address and real estate data is often aggregated that way. And the truth is, your house is worth more or less in some zip codes so it makes sense