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Update on the American Community Survey (ACS) and Geographic Products

Update on the American Community Survey (ACS) and Geographic Products. 2012 PA SDC Data User Conference September 20,2012. Noemi Mendez Eliasen Geographer US Census Bureau Philadelphia Regional Office. Quick Intro to ACS. Communities need up to date information to make good decisions.

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Update on the American Community Survey (ACS) and Geographic Products

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  1. Update on the American Community Survey (ACS)and Geographic Products 2012 PA SDC Data User Conference September 20,2012 Noemi Mendez Eliasen Geographer US Census Bureau Philadelphia Regional Office

  2. Quick Intro to ACS Communities need up to date information to make good decisions. The ACS is a direct descendent of the Census Bureau’s once a decade form. It is a nationwide monthly survey designed to provide communities with the demographic, social, economic and housing information they need.

  3. 2010 Census vs. ACS • The Decennial Census: • Shows the number of people who live in the community. It is the Official Count. • Conducted once a decade. • 2010 Questionnaire had a total of 10 questions. • 2010 topics limited to name, sex, age, race, ethnicity, housing tenure, housing relationship. • The ACS : • Is a continuous survey. • Samples approximately 3.54 million resident addresses a year (about 290,000 a month). • Produces characteristics of population and housing. It is not the official count but an estimate. • Describes that average characteristics over a specific period of time. • Period is 1 year, 3 year, or 5 years of data.

  4. Decennial Census vs ACS vs Population Estimates • The 2010 Census shows the number of people who live in the U.S. and the American Community Survey shows how people live. • Use data from the American Community Survey to obtain demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics. • Use numbers from the 2010 Census to obtain counts of the population and their basic characteristics (sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, and homeowner status). • Use data from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program in the years between censuses. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program produces official population estimates for the nation, states, counties, cities, towns plus housing estimates for states and counties.

  5. ACS Current Data Available for PA • Areas with a population of 65,000 or more: 1 year estimates • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 • Areas with a population of 20,000 or more: 3 year estimates • 2005-07, 2006-08, 2007-09, 2008-10 • Areas below 20,000: 5 year estimates (includes tracts and block groups) • 2005-2009, 2006-2010 • NOTE: 2011 ACS data will be available in the Fall-Winter 2012. 1 year ACS release on/around late September 2012.

  6. Planned Release Dates for 2011 ACS

  7. Census Geography Product Updates 2010 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles Pre-Joined with 2010 Census Demographic Profiles http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2010/2010DP1.html. 2010 Geographic Tallies By State and Type http://www.census.gov/geo/www/2010census/geo_tallies/all_tallies.html. TIGERWeb http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/tigerweb_main.html

  8. 2010 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles Pre-Joined with 2010 Census Demographic Profiles • Available Geodatabases: • American Indian Areas • Congressional/State Legislative Districts • County and Census Tract • Metro/Micro Areas and Related Stat Areas • Places, County Subdivisions and Related Areas • School Districts • Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTA) • *These are all NATIONAL level shapefiles and data.

  9. 2010 Census Geographic Entity Tallies by State and Type

  10. GSS-Initiative (GSS-I) • What Is It? • Integrated program in support of the 2020 Census: • Improved address coverage • Continual spatial feature updates • Enhanced quality assessment and measurement • Why Are We Doing It? • The GSS Initiative will allow for a targeted, rather than full, address canvassing operation during 2019 in preparation for the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau will collaborate with federal, state, local, and tribal governments and other key stakeholders to establish an acceptable address list for each geographic entity. • What's In It For Me? • Better quality data throughout the decade.

  11. America’s Economy Mobile App The America’s Economy Mobile App provides smartphone and tablet users with real-time releases of 16 key government statistics that drive business hiring, sales and production decisions useful to small businesses, the construction industry, the banking industry, journalists, economists, planners, policymakers and anyone who wants to monitor U.S. economic data.

  12. Questions Philadelphia Regional Office 833 Chestnut Street, Suite 504 Philadelphia, PA 19107 Main Number: 215-717-1800 Partnership and Data Services: 215-717-1820 Geography: 215-717-1830

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