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SOC 320T - Qualitative Methods of Social Research

Census Data

Finding Census Boundaries

These maps can help you determine your census area.

Austin Census Tract Map
- Simply zoom in and note the tract number
2010 Census Tract Reference Maps (all US)
2020 Census Block Maps (all US)

Demographic & Census Data

Social Explorer
Unlimited users.
Updated regularly. Provides easy access to historical census data for the United States. Allows users to visually analyze and understand the demography of any part of the United States with access to the following:
- Interactive thematic maps of historical census data
- Customized reports for any chosen area or areas (including aggregates)
- Complete coverage of the United States, down to neighborhoods and streets
- Simple navigation buttons and a find tool make it easy and efficient to study neighborhoods
Users can examine geographic areas while selecting the type of data to be shown, such as population density or income level. The corresponding data tables are also available.

An easy way to find U.S. census data by geographic area, create tables and export to Excel. Tips...

Open the database (using the above link) in another browser tab
Choose "Tables" in the top menu
Choose a survey and time period (example... US Decennial Census > Census 2000) and click "Begin Report"
Choose your geographies. Tip consider choosing both your specific location, and some broader locations for comparison. Example...
1. Choose Geographic Type > 040 State > Texas > "Add".
2. Repeat with 050 County > Texas > your county > "Add"
3. Repeat with 160 Place > Texas > your city > "Add"
4. Repeat with 800 Zip Code (or 860 for some surveys) > your zip code > "Add"
5. Repeat with 140 Census Tract > Texas > your county > your census tracts > "Add"
Click "Proceed to Tables"
Select data points of interest to you and click the "Add" button
Click "Show results"
From here you can export the data to Excel.

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Tips for Searching on Google

Use a scoped Google search to limit your results to .org/.gov/.edu websites. For example, to find governmental websites with crime data, try:

texas crime statistics site:gov

austin crime property crime statistics site:org

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