You might be looking for County Business Patterns which can also be done for zip codes www.census.gov/.../cbp.html
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A few minutes after I posted I figured out the geo type for ZCTA (860).. I was reading the the documentation and they only gave a few examples and ZCTA wasn't listed. The summary files are pipe "|" delimited with headers.…
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I’m exploring data in the ACS 5-year survey data. I thought I’d look at the census tract-level, but notice that in many tables the data has large margins of error, with a coefficient of variation 50% or more (scre…
Has anyone tried to calculate cumulative incidence using 5 year estimates by zip code? if so did you use one 5 year estimate multiplied by the number of years or the did you sum up the pop for all of the years? This paper has done it this way using https…
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I'm trying to create a file having US Census data from data.census.gov website. After going through the website, I have realized that there are separate tables for the demographic data that I'm looking for (The data to be retrieved is…
Hi Terie,
When you search for a ZCTA, the dropdown menu shows results for both ZCTAs and ZIP codes:
Is it possible you clicked on the ZIP code instead of the ZCTA? There isn't ACS data for ZIP codes (which are not technically areal units, just a collection…
Hi there - I'm trying to download a broad array of demographic data by MSA or zip code from the ACS through data.census.gov (e.g. age distribution for each MSA, gender makeup of each MSA). Does anyone know an efficient way to do this?
Table B09001 has data for 12-14 year olds and 15-17 year olds. This is likely the closest you can get for zip codes. I'd just divide 15-17 year olds by 3 and add to the 12-14 year olds to get 12-15. Zip data is only available off the 5-year datasets.…
Geography plays an important role for all Census Bureau activities. This webinar explains how the popular geographic types, such as block groups, census tracts, and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are used to present American Community Survey (ACS) data. Additional…
I would like to gather data on digital connectivity in some specific areas of Kansas City. Ideally, by zip code, but so far the most granular I have been able to get is by county. Is there something else available that might get me this information at…