A to Z: An Alpha Guide to Economic and Demographic Data

This guide is designed to help locate data in STATS Indiana and links to other web sites with useful information. Last updated: November 19, 2009

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  A

Academic Research and Development (R&D)

• Funding, states (IBRC)

Accommodation and Food Services Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Acronyms, Abbreviations and Definitions

• Acronyms, abbreviations and definitions (IBRC)

Administrative, Support, Waste Management and Remediation Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Address

• Find a geographic boundary for an address (township, tract, etc) (IBRC)

Age

• Age search service (Census Bureau)
• Census link (Census Bureau)
• Indiana counties (IBRC)
• Indiana counties and regions (IBRC)
• States (IBRC)
• U.S., states and U.S. counties (IBRC)

Agriculture

• Indiana counties and congressional districts (IBRC)

Ancestry

• Ancestry (Census Bureau)

Annual Earnings and Personal Income - see Income and Earnings

Annual Survey of Manufactures

• States (IBRC)
• U.S. and states (Census Bureau)
• U.S. and states history (IBRC)

Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Assessed Property Values

• Indiana counties (IBRC)
• Indiana counties and regions (IBRC)

Automobiles - see Cars

Average Wage Per Job

• States and U.S. counties (IBRC)

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B

Baby Boomers

• Education, income and ancestry by state (Census Bureau)
• General profiles by state (Census Bureau)

Balance of Trade

• Balance of trade (Census Bureau)

Bankruptcy

• Annual and quarterly bankruptcy by state (IBRC)
• Foreclosures (see Housing)
• U.S., state and district bankruptcy filings (American Bankruptcy Institute)
• U.S., state and district bankruptcy filings (U.S. Courts)

Biomedical Technology

• Biomedical technology (general information site)

Births

• Birth certificates, vital records (general information site)
• Births, states and Indiana counties (IBRC)

Building Permits

• Building permits (IBRC and Census Bureau)
  • County and place, new privately-owned residential building permits data by month
• Building permits, Indiana counties and regions, states, all U.S. counties (IBRC) - see State, see County Data

Bureau of Economic Analysis

• Bureau of Economic Analysis  (BEA)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS)

Business - see State

• By employment size class
• Diversity in Business (Diversity Business)
• Large businesses by industry
• Medium-sized businesses by industry
• Number by industry
• Small businesses by industry
• Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed persons (Census)

Business Analysis

• Business/company information, market research - see Market Research
• Business activity, purchasing power and workforce density by zip code (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

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C

Cars

• Indiana and counties, car registrations (IBRC)
• U.S. and states - trucks, minivans and sport utility vehicles (Census Bureau)

Census Bureau

• American Community Survey data sets
• Census Bureau
• Census 2000
• Census 2000 American Fact Finder
  • Counties
  • Townships
  • Cities/towns
  • Block groups
  • Blocks
  • Zip codes
• Census, economic
• Census, low and moderate income (Indiana)
• Census - historical
  • Browser (University of Virginia)
  • Population and housing
  • Statistics - US, region, and states 1790 - 2000
• Census questionnaires
• Census 2000 statistical briefs
• Census tract street locator
• Special Census Program
• Special Census population counts
• Technical documentation - data tables and data definitions for Census 2000
  • Summary file 1
  • Summary file 3

Census 2000 (IBRC)

• Census profiles, counts and estimates of the population
• Indiana counties
• Indiana counties (age, race and sex for census 1990 and 2000)
• Indiana counties, MSAs, townships, cities and towns, congressional districts
• Indiana counties, townships, cities and towns (comparison to census 1990)
• Indiana tracts

Children

• Compendium of national stats (Federal Interagency Forum)
• Indiana and counties - Kids Count (Indiana Youth Institute)
• National Trends (Child Trends Data Bank)
• Number by age (IBRC) - see Age
• Teen births - see Births
• Welfare (Family and Social Services) - see Welfare

Cities

• Compare Cities (Sperling's Best Places)
• Top 100 lists of cities over 5,000 population (City-data)

CIA World Fact Book

• Countries (Central Intelligence Agency)

Community Development Block Grants, Beneficiaries Data

• Beneficiary data from census 2000 and community distress grids (IBRC)
• CDBG, general information (Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs)

Community Analysis

• Northern Indiana Economic Development (NIPSCO)

Commuting Patterns

• All U.S. counties with rankings (IBRC)
• Census 2000, 1990 - all U.S. counties (Census Bureau)
• Census 2000 maps - Indiana counties (IBRC)
• Indiana counties, 1990 census (IBRC)
• Indiana counties, current data and maps (IBRC)
• Journey to work data (Bureau of Economic Analysis)

Company - see Business, see Market Research

Consolidated Federal Funds Report

• States - see Government (Census Bureau)

Construction Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)
• Construction Statistics (Census Bureau)

Convention and Visitors Bureaus

• Convention and Visitors Bureaus (Association of Indiana)

Cost of Living

• Consumer price index (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Cost of living calculators for salaries, etc., city to city comparisons (Data Masters)
• Cost of living indices for select metropolitan areas, cities $$ (ACCRA)
• 1913 to the present, months and annual change (Department of Labor)

County Business Patterns

• County business patterns (Census Bureau)
  • Business annual and quarterly payroll, all U.S. counties
  • Number of businesses by employment size class by industry, all U.S. counties
• Number of businesses by employment size class by industry - all states (IBRC)
• Number of businesses by employment size class by industry - all states (1st quarter only) (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

County Data

• All U.S. counties, demographic and economic data (IBRC)
• City to county finder, all U.S. counties - "City/Co. Finder in the Right-Hand Corner" (IBRC)
• County comparisons, all U.S. counties - up to four side by side comparisons - "top left-hand corner, below the red USA Counties in Profile map" (IBRC)
• Employment and earnings (QCEW, BEA data only) (IBRC)
• Indiana county and region profiles (IBRC)
• Labor force estimates - states, Indiana counties and regions - see Labor Force
• Mapstats profiles from FedStats (Various Federal Agencies)
• Personal income - see Income
• Property taxes and assessed property values, Indiana counties - see Taxes and Assessed Property Values

Crime Statistics

• Indiana (Indiana Criminal Justice Institute)
• National (Bureau of Justice Statistics)

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D

Daycare

• Daycare data - see Health and Vitals Statistics

Deaths

• Death certificates, Indiana (Indiana Department of Health)
• Death certificates, states(General info site)
• Deaths, Indiana counties and regions (IBRC)
• Deaths - states, Indiana counties (IBRC)

Density (Population Per Sq. Mile)

• All U.S. counties, cities and towns, and in select states townships, 2000 (Census Bureau)
• Current land area and density - Indiana counties and regions (IBRC)
• Metro areas,1990 (Census Bureau)
• Places (cities and towns), 1990 (Census Bureau)
• States and counties, 1990 (Census Bureau)

Directory

• Indiana regional (general info site)

Displaced Workers

• Displaced Workers (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Divorce

• Divorce, U.S. and states (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Divorce, U.S. and states (IBRC)

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E

Earnings

• Earnings - All U.S. counties, Indiana regions (IBRC)
• Per capita income and earnings - Indiana counties and regions (IBRC)
• Personal income - All U.S. counties, Indiana regions (IBRC)
• Personal income and earnings - all U.S. counties (IBRC)
• States (IBRC)
• States (Bureau of Economic Analysis)

E-commerce - see Retail Trade

Economic Census

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Economic Indicators

• Overview - all U.S. counties (IBRC)

Education

• Census 2000 educational attainment - Indiana counties, cities and townships (IBRC)
  • School enrollment, higher education intent and H.S. dropout rates - Indiana counties
• Educational attainment - all U.S. counties (IBRC)
• Education data - states (IBRC)
  • Educational attainment - census 2000 and current estimates
  • Doctoral scientists and engineers
  • College enrollment and migration
  • Graduate student enrollment in science and engineering
• Education services industry, Economic Census (Census Bureau)
• Head start participants - see Children
• High school dropout rates (The Annie E. Casey Foundation)
• National Center for Education Statistics
• School data - Indiana (Indiana Department of Education)
  • Search for data by county, city or school
• School enrollment, higher education intent and educational attainment - Indiana counties and regions (IBRC)
• State Education Data Profile (National Center for Education Statistics)

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

• EEO main page
• EEO data tool - Geography varies depending on level of detail. Possible Geographies include:
  • U.S., States, MSAs, county or county combinations
  • Counties/places with Population 100,000 plus
  • Counties/places with Population 50,000 plus

Elderly

• Elderly - U.S. ,states (Census Bureau)

Electricity Profiles

• Energy consumption, production, price and expenditure by state (Energy Information Administration)

Employment

• By place of residence - see Labor Force
• By place of work - see County Data, see State
• High Tech - (AeA)

Energy Profile

• Energy data for states (Energy Information Administration)

Entrepreneurship (nonemployer establishments) - see State

Exports

• Exports over time and exports for select industries - states (IBRC)
• Exports topic page (IBRC compiled list of various resources)
• State export data (Office of Trade and Industry Information)

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F

Families

• Living Arrangements (Census)
• National Projections (Census)

Farm - see Agriculture

Federal Funds Distribution

• Consolidated Federal Funds (to states) Report (Census)
• Science & Engineering Support to Universities (National Science Foundation)

Federal Government

• Federal Depository Libraries locator (GPO Access site)
• Federal Government (First Gov Site)
• FedStats (gateway to 100 federal agencies)
• FIPS codes - geographic codes (Census Bureau)

Finance and Insurance Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Foreign Trade

• Foreign trade - see Exports

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G

Government

• Federal- see Federal Government
• State governments
• Governments data - finances and employment (Census Bureau)
• Government revenue and expenditures (IBRC) - see State
  • State government revenue and expenditures
  • Local government revenue and expenditures
  • State and local government revenue and expenditures

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• GDP (Bureau of Economic Analysis)

Gross Domestic Product by State (formerly Gross State Product)

• Gross Domestic Product by State (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• GSP over time and by industry (IBRC)

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H

Health and Vitals Statistics

• Statistics (IBRC)
• State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Health Care and Social Assistance Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Health Insurance

• Estimates for counties and states (Census Bureau)
• State and national (Census Bureau)

Health Professionals, Indiana and counties - see Health and Vitals Statistics

Historical Data

• Historical Census - see Census

Homeschooling

• Homeschooling - see Education , see Children

Home Values

• Home Values - see State

Households

• Census 2000, Indiana counties and regions and all U.S. counties - see County Data
• Census 2000, states - see State
• Demographic data for regions, communities (Dataplace)

Housing Units

• All U.S. counties (IBRC)
• Indiana counties and regions (IBRC)
• States (IBRC)
• U.S. and states (IBRC)
• U.S., states, all counties (Census Bureau)

Housing

• Indiana Housing Finance Authority
• Foreclosures

HUD, Housing and Urban Development

• Data sets
• Fair Market Rent (HUD)

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I

Immigration

• Immigration statistics (Homeland Security)

Income

• All U.S. Counties, Indiana regions - earnings (IBRC)
• All U.S. Counties, Indiana regions - personal income (IBRC)
• All U.S. Counties - personal income and earnings (IBRC)
• Indiana Counties, regions - per capita income and earnings (IBRC)
• Low and moderate census data (Indiana) see Census
• Median (IBRC)
• States (IBRC)
• States (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• Taxes - see Taxes

Income Limits

• Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Incorporated places

• All states - "city - to - county finder in right-hand corner. Leave city or town blank and hit submit to get a list of all of Indiana's incorporated places"

Industry

• Earnings - see Earnings
• Employment - see Employment

Information Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Insurance Industry

• Insurance industry (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

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J

Jobs

• Average wage per job (IBRC) - see County Data
• Job counts and job estimates (IBRC) - see Employment
• Job estimates, states (IBRC) - see State

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K

Kids

• Kids Count - Indiana and counties - see Children
• Kids Count - national (Annie E. Casey Foundation)

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L

Labor Force

• Labor force - see County Data, see State
• Labor force data (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
  • Cities/towns with a population 25,000 plus
• Labor force demographics, states (IBRC) - see State
• Labor force participation rates, states (IBRC) - see State
• Labor Force - US, states, Indiana - counties, regions, metro areas (IBRC)
• Location Quotient Calculator (BLS)

Life Sciences

• Indiana (BioCrossroads)
• U.S.

Land Area

• Land area - see Density (population per sq. mile)
  

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M

Management of Companies and Enterprises Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Manufacturing

• Annual survey of manufactures - see Annual Survey of Manufactures
• Manufacturing employment, states - see Annual Survey of Manufactures
• Manufacturing industry, Economic Census (Census Bureau)
• Manufacturing, states - see Annual Survey of Manufactures
  • Payroll
  • Percent distributions
  • Shipments

Maps

• Atlas of the United States (U.S. Department of the Interior)
• Boundary maps, map gallery, other mapping resources (IBRC)
• Census maps (Census Bureau)
• Countries of the world (Central Intelligence Agency)
• ESRI (GIS software site)
• FIPS codes - see Federal government
• Maps and geography tools (IBRC)
• Radius data - see Radius data
• States and counties map creation template (no advanced technical skills needed)
• Find a geographic boundary for an address (township, tract, etc.) (IBRC)
• www.policymap.com

Market Research

• ReferenceUSA, business/company resources (Indianapolis Marion County Public Library) (requires a library card to access online databases) 

Marriage

• Marriage - Indiana and counties (Indiana Department of Health)
• Marriage - U.S., states, Indiana counties (IBRC)

Median

• Age - see Age
• Census 1990, 1990 inflation-adjusted, 2000 (IBRC) - see Census 2000
  • Indiana cities and towns
  • Indiana counties
  • Indiana townships
• Home values - see State
• Income - see Income
• Income for counties ( Department of Housing and Urban Development)

Metropolitan/Micropolitan Areas

• Official list - as of December 2003 (Office of Management and Budget)
• Indiana metropolitan and micropolitan area maps (IBRC)
• Historical composition of metro areas in the U.S. (1850 to 2006) (IPUMS USA)

Migration

• Migration - U.S., states, Indiana regions, counties - see State, see County data
• Migration (IBRC)
• Migration (Census Bureau)

Mining Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Minority - see Minority and Women Owned Businesses

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N

Nonemployer Establishments - see State

Nonincorporated places

• Population numbers, source: Rand McNally atlas (print version) (Indiana State Library - ask a librarian)

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

• NAICS page (Census Bureau)

Northern Indiana

• Northern Indiana data (Indiana Department of Workforce Development)

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O

Occupational Data

• Occupation by race, Hispanic origin and sex (2000 Census Bureau) - see EEO data
• Occupation data for states, current - see State
• Occupation data for states, metropolitan statistical areas (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Occupation projections for northern Indiana counties - see Northern Indiana
• Occupation projections for states (general info site)

Other Services Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

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P

Patents - see State

• Patents over time, states
• Patents by type and utility patent subclasses 

Per Capita Income

• Per capita income - all U.S. counties - see Income
• Per capita income peer finder - all U.S. counties - See County data - All U.S. Counties, Demographic and Economic Data - "Range Finder in the Right-Hand Corner" (IBRC)

Personal Income - see Income

Population

• Age groups - see Age
• Counts
• Density - by state, metro areas, counties, cities and towns - see Density
• Elderly (U.S., States) - see Elderly
• Estimates (IBRC)
• Historical population and census data (Indiana State Library)
• Other countries
• Population and Housing, Decennial Census (US Census)
• Population peer finder - all U.S. counties - See County data - All U.S. Counties, Demographic and Economic Data - "Range Finder in the Right-Hand Corner" (IBRC)
• Special Census population counts

Population Projections

• Indiana counties, regions, and old and new metropolitan areas (IBRC)
• U.S, States

Poverty - see Welfare

Professional, Scientific and Technical Service Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Production Worker

• Statistics, states - see Annual Survey of Manufactures

Profiles - see County Data, see State

Projections

• Employment - national (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Occupation (2002 to 2012) - states - see Occupational data
• Population - see Population projections

Property Taxes

• Property taxes in Indiana - see Taxes

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Q

Quarterly Earnings and Personal Income - see Earnings and Income

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R

Race

• Census 1990 and 2000 - age, race, sex interactive (IBRC) - see Census 2000
• Estimates, Indiana counties and regions and all U.S. counties (IBRC) see County Data
• Estimates, states (IBRC) - see State

Radius Data

• Circular Area Profiles (CAPS) (Missouri Census Data Center)

Rankings

• Cities
  • Best Cities for Entrepreneurs
  • Best Performing Cities (Milken Institute)
  • Best Places (Sperling)
  • Best Places to Live (CNN Money)
  • Top 100 lists of cities over 5,000 population (City-data)
• Indiana counties and regions (IBRC) - see County data
• Listings
• States
  • Economic Vision Report Card (Indiana Chamber of Commerce)
  • Biopharmaceutical Contributions to State Economies (Milken Institute)
  • Development Report Card for States
  • Government Performance Rankings
  • States IN Profile (IBRC)
• By tax districts, Indiana (property taxes) - see Taxes

Real Estate, Rental and Leasing Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Religion

• American Religion Data Archive (Penn State)
• Religion Atlas (The Polis Center)

Region

• Building permits, Indiana - see Building permits
• Economic and demographic data, Indiana - see County data
• Employment and earnings, Indiana - see Earnings
• Housing and demographic data (Dataplace)
• Labor force, Indiana - see Labor force
• Maps, Indiana - see Maps

Research and Development (R&D)

• Patents, states - see State
• Research and development (R&D), states - see Academic Research and Development

Research Studies

• Central Indiana (Center for Urban Policy and the Environment)
• Government Finance - Lake County (Indiana Business Research Center)
• Logistics - Northwest Indiana (Center of Workforce Innovations)
• Manufacturing - Indiana (Indiana Manufacturers Association)
• Property Taxes - Lake County (Indiana Business Research Center)
• Workforce Skills - Indiana (Indiana Chamber)

Retail Trade

• Retail trade industry, Economic Census (Census Bureau) 
• Retail trade, U.S. (Census Bureau)
  • Annual and monthly retail trade
  • E-commerce retail sales

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S

Science and Technology

• The New Economy – State Index for 2002
• Science & Technology Indicators
• State Technology Index (Milken Institute)
• State Science and Technology Institute

School District Data

• Demographics and financial data, all states (National Center for Educational Statistics)
  • Compare school districts within Indiana or between states
• Maps, Indiana - see Maps
• Poverty rate estimates, all states - see Welfare
• School data, Indiana - see Education

Sport Utility Vehicles

• Sport Utility Vehicles - U.S. and States - see Cars

Square Miles/Kilometers - see Density

Small Business

• County business patterns - see county business patterns
  • By U.S., state, county, MSA, zip code
• Nonemployer statistics, states - see State
• Proprietors - see County Data, see State
• Small Business Administration (SBA)

Special Census

• Special Census Program
• Special Census population counts

State

• States in Profile (IBRC)
• Government finances (Census Bureau)
• Government employment (Census Bureau)
• Research Library - Inspire (Indiana State Library)

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T

Taxes

• Handbook of Indiana state taxes (Indiana General Assembly)
• Income and property taxes - Indiana counties (IBRC)
• World Tax Database (Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan)
  

Transportation and Warehousing Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

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U

Unemployment

• Insurance tax - see State
• Unemployment and rates - see Labor force

Unincorporated Places - see Nonincorporated Places

Unions

• Unions - see State

Utilities Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

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V

Vehicle Registrations - see Cars

Venture Capital

• Venture capital, states - see State

Vital Records

• Vital records web sites

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W

Wages by Industry

• Wages by industry - see Earnings

Welfare

• Poverty and welfare (IBRC)
• Poverty rate estimates, all states school districts (Census Bureau)
• Welfare - Indiana and counties (Indiana Family and Social Services Administration)
• Low and moderate income census data (Indiana)

Wholesale Trade Industry

• Economic Census (Census Bureau)

Women

• Institute for Women's Policy Research
• Health (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Minority and women owned businesses, Economic Census (Census Bureau)
• Related topics (Department of Labor: Women's Bureau)
• State trends (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Women in business (Small Business Administration)
• Women in physics (American Institute of Physics)
• Women worldwide (United Nations)

Workers

• By place of residence - see Labor Force
• By place of work - see County Data, see State

World Fact Book

• World Fact Book (CIA)

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XYZ

Zip Codes

• Maps of ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)
• Maps of ZCTAs by Congressional District
• List of ZCTAs by Indiana Legislative District (Excel)
• Census Bureau listing of data available by zip code
• Business activity, purchasing power and workforce density by zip code (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)