• Is there a Data Profile (DP) table to Base (B) table correspondence / crosswalk somewhere?

    I am trying to figure out which Base Table the "average family size" variable (DP02_0016E) is coming from.  Does anyone know? 

    I am able to find the "average household size," and lots of other variables in DP tables in B tables, but not this one…

  • Block Groups with Unweighted Sample of 0 Persons

    We combine 5 year ACS data at the blockgroup level to build neighborhood level statistics for our community - Cambridge, MA. 

    While reviewing the 2013-17 data we found that two blockgroups have an unweighted sample population of 0 in table B00001.  One…

  • Journey to Work question: are ridehailing apps like uber & lyft considered "taxicab" or "other means" for Table B08301?

    Hello, 

    I've read the 2018 Subject Definitions document on Means of Transportation to Work over and over again, did a search for "uber", "lyft", "ridehailing", "ridesharing", etc. and nothing comes up.  I have…

  • API change for 2017 5 year data for tracts?

    It seems that my API calls for tract-level data are not working for the 2017 5 year data, yet the same call for the 2016 5-year tract-level data work!  I am successfully getting data for my calls for state and county for 2017 5 year data, just having a…

  • Inconsistent Variable Attribution between 5-yr DP for years 2016 and 2017

    Running into serious issues when trying to relate 2016 to 2017. API does not seem to refer to appropriate universe in demographic profiles, which is severely limiting our ability to parse in a consistent format so that estimate across 2015, 2016 and 2017…
  • SFTP access

    Hello colleagues, does anyone know where to access the Census stuff using an FTP client, or if it's even still possible? Apparently ftp2.census.gov is no longer working. 

  • Best tables for economic indicators and race/ethnicity by ZIP

    Hello,

    I am in a doctoral sociology program and I have a question about which tables would be the best places to find the data for which I am looking. I'm a new user of the ACS, and I've had great difficulty searching on my own, so any help or tips would…

  • 2015 ACS 5-year Appendices

    Does anyone know if they will release the 5-year appendices ahead of the data release next week? I've been checking the documentation page every day. I was thinking they released documentation a little bit ahead for the 1year but now i'm not sure if I…

  • Aggregate dollar values suppressed for small geos

    I'm looking at table B19067, "AGGREGATE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2015 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) FOR HOUSEHOLDS". Looking at block groups, last year, for the 2010-2014 ACS, there were 131,952 block groups with data (the rest…

  • Comparing ACS Per Capita Income and BEA Personal Income

    Can anyone point me to discussion of the differences between ACS per capita income and BEA personal income.

    I realize the differences, which can be startling to the unfamiliar, reflect how the numbers are measured. I need to explain this to several financial…