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Practical Community Learning Project (PCLP)

Resource guide to support the Program in Practical Policy Engagement Program.

Finding Census Data

Learn more about census data from the U.S. Census and Demographic Information Research Guide

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Library subscription database that provides census data back to 1790. Also has some health, religion and crime data. No need to create a personal account--it's optional.

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data.census.gov
Census Bureau's freely available data portal. It contains data for the most recent 2 decennial censuses as well as the American Community Survey.
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To search by address and identify tract numbers use the Census Geocoder

Look up Census terminology in the Census Glossary

Zillow Real Estate Data

Zillow Real Estate Data