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  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases New 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year PUMS and ACS 1-Year Supplemental Estimates

    2021 ACS 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files 

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files. The PUMS files show the full range of population and housing unit…

  • Call for Posters - ABJ30(1) small area CTPP and ACS data

    CALL TITLE

    Applications for Small-Area ACS and CTPP Data: New Data, New Challenges

    SPONSORING COMMITTEE

    Census Data for Transportation Planning Subcommittee of the Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee, ABJ30(1). ABJ30 is a committee…

  • Call for Posters - ABJ30(1) small area CTPP and ACS data

    CALL TITLE

    Applications for Small-Area ACS and CTPP Data: New Data, New Challenges

    SPONSORING COMMITTEE

    Census Data for Transportation Planning Subcommittee of the Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee, ABJ30(1). ABJ30 is a committee…

  • Call for Posters - ABJ30(1) small area CTPP and ACS data

    CALL TITLE

    Applications for Small-Area ACS and CTPP Data: New Data, New Challenges

    SPONSORING COMMITTEE

    Census Data for Transportation Planning Subcommittee of the Urban Transportation Data and Information Systems Committee, ABJ30(1). ABJ30 is a committee…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2015-2019 ACS 5-Year PUMS Files and Variance Replicate Estimate Tables

    2015-2019 ACS 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2015-2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files.

    The ACS 5-year PUMS files show the full range of population…

  • Early release materials for 2015 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates now AVAILABLE

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2015 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, October 20, 2016. This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity to prepare for next week…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year PUMS Files and Variance Replicate Estimate Tables

    2011-2015 ACS 5-Year PUMS Files

    We are pleased to announce the release of the 2011-2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files. 

    The ACS 5-year PUMS files show the full range of population and housing unit responses…

  • Statistically Significant Trends

    I work for a community indicator project that tracks various indicators of community well-being over time, and many of these measures come from the ACS. As we update our indicators, we are incorporating more tests for statistical significance. We were…

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

    Coincidentally, we were looking at the same topic yesterday ourselves. I think this is an ambiguous area, maybe more than I realized. Firstly, Uber, Lyft and ridehail services generally are no where mentioned in the ACS questionnaire or definitions…

  • RE: Median family income question

    Bill

    If you are trying compare change in income on a one-to-one basis, I'd recommend adjusting any income levels you use to the same point in time. It could be 2016 or it could even be 2018. If you make this adjustment using ACS guidelines for comparing…
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