Updating the Decennial Census

• Guide to Updating the 1990 Census of Population and Housing via University of Michigan Documents Center
• Census Bureau web pages on "Estimates" or "Projections" via Subjects Index.
• CensusCD+Maps. Data from 1990 census for U.S. down to block group via a relatively easy to use software interface. Includes estimates and projections for state, county, census tract, block group, and ZIP Code. Includes statistical data and mapping capability. Davis Library Reference Electronic Resource.
• Census Bureau web pages on the type of data you are interested in such as "Race", "Income", "Educational Attainment", etc. via Subjects Index. You may find, for example, Current Population Survey data published in Current Population Reports (and elsewhere) available at the Census Bureau web site and at Davis Library in print.
• FFIEC Census Reports. Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. For census tracts within MSA or county, provides data on Tract/BNA Income Level, Tract/BNA Median Family Income %, HUD MSA Median Family Income, Est. Tract/BNA Median Family Income, 1990 Tract/BNA Median Family Income, Tract/BNA Population, Tract/BNA Minority %, Minority Population, Owner-Occupied Units, 1- to 4-Family Units. Geographical areas: Census tract.
• Major Sources of Statistical Data for Geographical Areas Smaller than State: Census of Population and Housing
• Statistical Universe, the best index for statistical information.

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