Hi!

My main question here is: is there data on residency status (permanent vs. temporary resident) in the ACS? And if not, is there a good analogue or rule of thumb?

I'm working on a demographics comparison project in higher ed, where the goal is to put…

I am involved with a project where we are running calculations from the ACS data at a block-group level. When I obtain rows which match to the block groups we are analyzing, we get NULL values for disability and senior citizen age related variables. None…

The Census Bureau provides county level estimates of population and housing units here: 

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

I'm wondering if these estimates are available at a PUMA level as well? If not, how would one go…

Looking to create tables in R using VariableIDs, I have no problem finding the variables for the year 2019, however, the variable IDs for the previous years (2018, 2017,...,2009) are different. Does anyone knows how to find those variable IDs??

Examples…

Hello, everyone,

I am working on "Divorce Trends" (using R studio to analyze data). While looking at the numbers I realize there a few factors I am confused/unsure about.

1. How does the US Census calculates data such as divorce rates? Meaning…

I am hoping to express ACS 2013-2017 dollar-denominated data as 2010 dollars. Following this resource, my understanding is that I would take the average CPI value for 2010 and divide it by the average CPI value of 2017 (the most recent/last year in the…

I need 4 pieces of data at the block group level for the most recent year available:

1. % non-white population
2. Poverty rate
3. % vacant homes
4. Per-capita income

From what I can tell, the 5-year summary data for 'Tracts_Block_Groups_Only' is the best source…

The Census Bureau released its first blog in the American Community Survey Blog Series, Adapting the American Community Survey Amid COVID-19.  In this series, Census Bureau experts will discuss how the pandemic affected data collection for the American…

Hey All,

Long time listener, first time caller here.

Hopefully I have an easy questions: how do I find the variable name for TableID: S2504 (https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=S2504&tid=ACSST5Y2019.S2504)? I want to get the number of people that…

I have a question that should have a very straightforward answer but I cannot find any Census documentation that provides a clear answer.

For ACS measures at the town level, are Group Quarter (GQ) persons (Particularly, those in prisons) included in…

I've noticed that the ACS upper limit figures for different quintiles in detailed table B19080 seem to be cut-off around $250,000 for the most recent year (2019).  This is true for tracts, block groups, and ZCTA in the 5-year Census estimates.

I went…

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I'm new to using the census tables and had a question on the difference between the estimates given in the ACS subject tables and detailed tables.

For instance - I was looking at the Number of individuals that are below certain percentages of…

Hello,

I'd like to seek help with a couple of questions about comparing ACS Table and PUMS estimates.

My project is related to estimate the number of people with vision difficulty and then calculate the employment-population ratio. I used two ways…

Hi All,

Does anyone have a list of variable names that would help me identify the median age, sex of population (in percent), median household income, and race (in percentages) for each state from 2010-2019 (or even earlier if that is possible)?  There…

Hello, ACS Data Users Group.

Did anyone else receive (within the past 30 or so minutes) a strange message from this Linkedin group? It appeared that the group might have been hacked.

Terri Ann Lowenthal

Learn about both the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Population Estimates Program (PEP), as well as the differences between each. During this webinar, staff from the ACS and PEP will cover the background of both the ACS and PEP, the data products…

Hi! I am a grad student trying to download ZCTA-level poverty data for 2012-2019 (5-year estimates) using table S1701. I have only used census data a couple of times, so I am new at this, but it appears that this data is not available (or at least it will…

We are pleased to announce the release of the 2015-2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates, the most relied-on source for up-to-date social, economic, housing, and demographic information every year. The ACS is the only source of local statistics…

I'm having a heck of a time downloading median income for zip codes on the ACS 5-year surveys. I know I'm doing something wrong but can't figure it out. I choose the survey, go to geographies, click five digit zip code tabluation area and no zip codes…

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I'm trying to determine the best way to do more complex queries using ACS. It may be that my better answer is PUMS or another method, in which case, please let me know! My current director is leaving, and she's not familiar with the changes…

I am being asked to try and locate low/moderate income households by census tract in Suffolk County for the ACS 2001-2005 period. The census data explorer doesn't go back that far, and the HUD User Exchange, which provides this information for the Community…

This is a very interesting table note to an ACS table.

 This table, of sex by age

https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?t=Populations%20and%20People&g=0400000US36&d=ACS%205-Year%20Estimates%20Detailed%20Tables&tid=ACSDT5Y2018.B01001&hidePreview=true…

The U.S. Census Bureau is partnering with the American Statistical Association (ASA) for the Annual Data Challenge Expo. Contestants are challenged to analyze the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates using statistical and visualization…

We are pleased to announce the release of the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates, the most relied-on source for up-to-date social, economic, and housing information every year. The ACS is the only source of local statistics for most…