Census

American Community Survey

America is changing, and so is the census. The American Community Survey (ACS) lets communities see how they are changing annually—filling in the gaps between each 10-year census.

• ACS Home Page (Census Bureau)
• Uexplore (Missouri Census Data Center)

Census 2000

• Detailed 60-page Socio-Economic Profiles for Indiana Counties (SF3)
  Based on the content of Summary File 3, these provide a comprehensive set of data results based on the long-form. These are in PDF format.
  
  
• Geographic Comparison Tables with 1990 and 2000 Data
  More than 30 tables with ranks and percent changes from 1990. All Indiana counties, cities, towns and townships. Use the selection options on the top frame to pick tables and select your geography.
  
  
• Four-Page Demographic Overview Profiles (DPs1-4) and Race/Ethnicity Profiles for Counties, Cities, Town and Townships
  Four-page demographic profiles (in PDF format) and a one-page race/ethnicity profile (in text format) for each county, city, town and township.
  • Want to crunch all the numbers in these profiles? Download the ASCII format of the four-page profile above. Save these files to your computer and load into a spreadsheet or database. Use the four-page profile as your guide to the content because each file is based on one of the four pages in the profile: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4
    
    
• Fast Facts for Tracts
  Twenty-five of the most often requested items plus thematic tract maps for each county, currently based on the 100 percent count data.

• Age/Sex/Race Interactive
  Need single years of age? Looking for a different age group combination? Use this interactive component to create your own age groupings or get standard age groups. Currently county only. Important Note: Data based on population that reported one race only.

Census 1990

• Geographic Comparison Tables with 1990 and 2000 Data
  More than 30 tables with ranks and percent changes from 1990. All Indiana counties, cities, towns and townships. Use the selection options on the top frame to pick tables and select your geography.

• Age/Sex/Race Interactive
  Need single years of age? Looking for a different age group combination? Use this interactive component to create your own age groupings or get standard age groups. Currently county only. Important Note: Data based on population that reported one race only.

• 1990 Tract Data
  PDF file containing tract data for Indiana counties on population, land area, number in poverty and percent below poverty level.

Historical Decennial Census Data

• Population Counts for States, Indiana Counties, Places and Townships, 1900-2000 (IBRC)
• Historical Census Browser, 1790-1960 (University of Virginia, Geospatial and Statistical Data Center)
• Indiana Statistics in the Decennial Census Publications, 1810-1880 (Indiana State Library)
• Census of Population and Housing, 1790-1890, 1980-2000 (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Links to additional historic resources (Indiana State Library)

Special Censuses

Local officials frequently request a Special Census—an enumeration of population, housing units and group quarters— when there has been a significant population change in their community due to annexation or growth.

• Special Census Certified Counts for Governmental Units in Indiana (U.S. Census Bureau)
• The following pdfs document the population and housing unit totals for special censuses conducted in Indiana since Census 2000.
  • Carmel (Dec. 2007)
  • Fishers (April 2008)
  • Munster (April 2008)
  • Winfield (July 2006)

Related Links

• Find out how Indiana is preparing for Census 2010
• Visit the U.S. Census Bureau website.
• Find more links concerning Census Bureau data in the A to Z Guide. 
• Have a question? Contact us at ibrc@iupui.edu or contact the State Library, our partner in the Indiana Data Center Program, at datacenter@statelib.lib.in.us