Communities of U.S. Foreign Born Population

.. examining the U.S. foreign born population and how/where foreign born by country of origin communities exist .. the U.S. foreign born population includes anyone who is not a U.S. citizen at birth, including those who have become U.S. citizens through naturalization. The native born population includes anyone who is a U.S. citizen at birth, including those who were born in the U.S., Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area or abroad to U.S. citizen parent(s). Use the interactive table to examine foreign born population by country by census tract.

As of 2016, the U.S. foreign born population was estimated to be 43,739,345 compared to the total U.S. population of 323,127,515 (13.5%). See the related Web section for more detailed information about the U.S. foreign born population.

Chinese Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; New York City Area
– red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Chinese foreign born
– neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
– census tract thematic patterns of median household income

– view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Importance of the Foreign Born Data … knowing about the geographic, demographic and economic attributes of the foreign born population tells us about the size, distribution and characteristics of the immigrant population. Projections of the foreign born population tell us how our country will grow. See more in this related section.

An Illustrative View. The Chinese foreign born population is used in the graphic below to illustrate the distribution of U.S.national scope foreign born population. Other population groups could have been used. Based on the ACS 2016 5-year estimates, there are 851 census tracts having 500 or more Chinese foreign born population (of a total 73,056 tracts). Twenty of the 25 tracts having the largest number of Chinese foreign born population are located in New York City. Determine which tracts using the related interactive table.

Chinese Foreign Born Population Patterns
– China is one of 162 country/country groups reviewed in this section
– red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Chinese foreign born
– the distribution is wide and difficult to gain insights

– view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Communities of Foreign Born Population
These additional views illustrate how selected foreign born country population clusters in many cases. Some develop communities without formal boundaries or any formally designated structure. Use the GIS project and tools to develop your own views for country combinations and areas of interest.

India Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; New York City Area
– red markers show census tracts with 500 or more India foreign born
– neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
– census tract thematic patterns of median household income

– view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Asia Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; Houston, TX Area
– red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Asia foreign born
.. all Asia countries (item 047 in country list above in this section
– neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
– census tract thematic patterns of median household income

– view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Cuba Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; Miami, FL Area
– red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Cuba foreign born
– neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
– census tract thematic patterns of median household income

– view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Vietnam Foreign Born Population & $MHI Patterns; Los Angeles, CA Area
– red markers show census tracts with 500 or more Vietnam foreign born
– neighborhood level views provide insights into patterns of economic prosperity
– census tract thematic patterns of median household income

– view developed with CV XE GIS software using related GIS project and datasets.

Using the Interactive Table
— Foreign Born Population by Country by Census Tract
The following graphic illustrates use of the interactive table to examine census tracts in Queens County, NY (code 36081, New York City). South East Asia countries (columns) have been selected and sorted in descending order on China. The table shows the size of the China foreign born population by census tract; the census tract code is shown in the left column.

Use the interactive table and examine areas of interest to you.

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join me in a Data Analytics Lab session to discuss more details about accessing and using wide-ranging demographic-economic data and data analytics. Learn more about using these data for areas and applications of interest.

About the Author
— Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Contact Warren. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

 

Examining America’s Cities: Demographic-Economic Updates

.. of the approximate 29,500 U.S. cities and places — geographic areas of population concentration — 301 had an ACS 2016 5-year estimated population of 100,000 or more. The median household income among these places, one measure of economic prosperity, ranged from $26,249 (Detroit, MI) to $117,642 (Frisco, TX).

What are the demographic-economic characteristics of your cities/places of interest? How do these compare to peer groups or a metro/state of interest. Learn more using the new city/place demographic interactive tables. Its about more than economic prosperity — using these data provide otherwise unknowable attributes about the demographic, social, economic and housing characteristics of individual cities/places.

Visual Analysis of City/Place Population Dynamics
The following view shows patterns of population percent change by city in the Charlotte, NC/SC metro area.

… view developed using the CV XE GIS software.
… more about above view in City/Place Economic Characteristics section.

Patterns of Economic Prosperity ($MHI) by City/Place
— Northern Virginia, DC, Maryland; part of the Washington, DC metro.

… view developed using the CV XE GIS software.
… click graphic for larger view with places labeled by name and $MHI.

Interactive Tables — new January 2018
Use these interactive tables to get answers, build insights:
• General Demographics
• Social Characteristics
• Economic Characteristics — used to develop data at top of section
• Housing Characteristics
Related:
• City/Place GeoDemographics Main Section
• Annual City/Place Population Estimates & Trends
• Similar ACS tables: Census Tracts | ZIP Codes | State, Metro & County

More About City/Place GeoStatistical Data and Data Analytics
The term “places” as used here refers to incorporated places and Census Designated Places (CDPs). Incorporated places are political areas having certain governmental powers designated by the corresponding state. Unincorporated places, or Census Designated Places (CDPs), are statistical areas having no official standing and no governmental powers but are recognized as being areas of population concentration. Wide-ranging demographic-economic estimates are developed annually for the approximate 29,500 incorporated cities and CDPs based on the American Community Survey 5-year estimates. See more about the ACS 2016 5-year estimates.

Many cities have planning and data development operations that develop important local data including tax parcel data, building permit data, transportation and infrastructure data … bit generally not the data reviewed in this section. Many cities have no planning department to develop, organize and analyze geographic, demographic, economic data … making these data even more essential.

Increasingly in core sections of metropolitan areas, as shown in the above graphics, a large number of cities/places are contiguous. Many retain their own character evolving over many years. Having the detailed ACS demographic-economic data makes it possible to compare places side by side. Use the same data for related drill down geography such as census tracts and block groups to examine neighborhoods and market areas.

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join me in a Data Analytics Lab session to discuss more details about accessing and using wide-ranging demographic-economic data and data analytics. Learn more about using these data for areas and applications of interest.

About the Author
— Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Contact Warren. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

ZIP Codes with Highest & Lowest Economic Prosperity

.. the latest data for ZIP Code Areas show that eleven had a median household income of $250,000 or more during the period 2011-15. More than 20 ZIP code areas had a median housing value of $2,000,000 or more. Contrast these ZIP code areas with higher economic prosperity with the more than 150 ZIP codes that had a median housing value of less than $30,000.  Use the interactive table in this related Web section to see which ZIPs meet these and other criteria.

ZIP Codes with MHI $100,000 or More; Dallas, TX Metro
Analyzing economic prosperity patterns using combined types of small area geography … the following graphic shows ZIP code areas a red markers with the median household income or $100,000 or more in context of median household income by census tract thematic pattern. Click graphic for larger view with more detail. Expand browser window for best quality view. Use CV XE GIS software and associated GIS project to develop variations of this view for your areas of interest. .

– view developed with CV XE GIS software.

This section reviews measures of economic prosperity for all ZIP code areas. These data were released in December 2016. This section updates with new data December 2017. See the list of all ZIP ccdes showing population, housing and economic characteristics in the interactive table shown below. Use the interactive table to view, rank, compare and query ZIP code attributes.

Examining demographic-economic characteristics by ZIP code is important for several reasons. We are familiar with our own ZIP codes as a geographic location. We tend to be interested in our area compared to other areas. ZIP codes provide an easy way to do that. Also, many secondary data resources are tabulated by ZIP code area; some important data are only available by ZIP code. See more about ZIP Code areas.

Resources & Methods to Examine Small Area Demographics
• See related ZIP Code Demographic-Economic Interactive Tables
  .. extended subject matter
• See related Census Tract Code Demographic-Economic Interactive Tables
• Examine ZIP Code Urban/Rural Characteristics
• Examine ZIP Code Business Establishment patterns
• Examine ZIP Code Housing Price Index patterns
• Join us in the weekly Data Analytics Lab Sessions
  .. reviewing applications using these and related data.

ZIP Code Areas with $MHI $100,000 or More
The following graphic shows ZIP code areas as red markers having median household income or $100,000 or more. Click graphic for larger view with more detail. Expand browser window for best quality view. Use CV XE GIS software and associated GIS project to develop variations of this view; integrate other data; select alternative ACS 2015 subject matter.

– view developed with CV XE GIS software. Click graphic for larger view.

ZIP Code Areas with $MHV Less than $30,000
The following graphic shows ZIP code areas as orange markers having median housing value of less than $30,000. Click graphic for larger view with more detail. Expand browser window for best quality view. Use CV XE GIS software and associated GIS project to develop variations of this view; integrate other data; select alternative ACS 2015 subject matter.

– view developed with CV XE GIS software. Click graphic for larger view.

ZIP Code Areas: Population & Economic Prosperity
  — Interactive Table –
Use the interactive table to view, rank, compare, query ZIP codes based on a selection of demographic-economic measures. The following graphic illustrates how the table can be used to examine patterns of the three digit ZIP code area (San Diego) by 5-digit ZIP code. Table operations are used to select ZIP codes in the 921 3-digit area (containing 39 5-digit ZIP codes). These 39 ZIP code are then ranked in descending order on median household income. See results in the table shown below. ZIP code 92145 has the highest $MHI in this group with $228.036.

– click graphic for larger view.

Try it yourself. Use the table to examine a set of ZIP codes on your selected criteria in for a state/area of interest.

Join me in a Data Analytics Lab session to discuss more details about accessing and using wide-ranging demographic-economic data and data analytics. Learn more about using these data for areas and applications of interest.

About the Author
— Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Contact Warren. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

Congressional District 2015 Demographic-Economic Characteristics

.. congressional districts vary widely in demographic-economic characteristics.  We have new data for 2015 providing insights to characteristics of the 114th Congressional Districts.  This section summarize a few of these characteristics and provides access to a wide range of data that you can use to view, sort, rank, and compare congressional districts using interactive tables.

Patterns of 2015 Educational Attainment
The following graphic shows patterns of educational attainment (percent college graduate) by congressional district in the Los Angeles area. White label shows the congressional district code; yellow label shows percent college graduate. Legend shows color patterns associated with percent college graduate intervals.

– View developed using CV XE GIS software and associated GIS project.

How Congressional Districts Compare
Reference items refer to items/columns shown in tables described below.

.. general demographics: congressional district UT03 has the smallest median age (27.5 years — item D017) and FL11 has the highest median age (53.5 years).

.. social characteristics: congressional district KY05 has the fewest number of people who speak English less than “very well” (2,676 — item S113) and FL27 has the largest number (281,053).

.. economic characteristics: congressional district ND00 has the lowest unemployment rate (2.6% — item E009) and MI13 has the highest unemployment rate (14.6%).

.. housing characteristics: congressional district MI13 has the lowest median housing value ($63,100 — item H089) and CA18 has the highest median housing value ($1,139,900).

Access the Detailed Interactive Tables
Click a link to view more thematic pattern maps and use the interactive tables.
.. General Demographics
.. Social Characteristics
.. Economic Characteristics
.. Housing Characteristics

Join me in a Data Analytics Lab session to discuss more details about accessing and using wide-ranging demographic-economic data and data analytics. Learn more about using these data for areas and applications of interest.

About the Author
— Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Contact Warren. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

State and Regional Decision-Making Information

Organized on a state-by-state basis, use tools and geographic, demographic and economic data resources in these sections to facilitate planning and analysis. Updated frequently, these sections provide a unique means to access to multi-sourced data to develop insights into patterns, characteristics and trends on wide-ranging issues. Bookmark the related main Web page; keep up-to-date.

Using these Resources
Knowing “where we are” and “how things have changed” are key factors in knowing about the where, when and how of future change — and how that change might impact you. There are many sources of this knowledge. Often the required data do not knit together in an ideal manner. Key data are available for different types of geography, become available at different points in time and are often not the perfect subject matter. These sections provide access to relevant data and a means to consume the data more effectively than might otherwise be possible. Use these data, tools and resources in combination with other data to perform wide-ranging data analytics. See examples.

Select a State/Area

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas

Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina

North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Topics for each State — with drill-down to census block
• Visual pattern analysis tools … using GIS resources
• Digital Map Database
• Situation & Outlook
• Metropolitan Areas
• Congressional Districts
• Counties
• Cities/Places
• Census Tracts
• ZIP Code Areas
• K-12 Education, Schools & School Districts
• Block Groups
• Census Blocks

Join me in a Data Analytics Lab session to discuss more details about accessing and using wide-ranging demographic-economic data and data analytics. Learn more about using these data for areas and applications of interest.

About the Author
— Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Contact Warren. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

Citizen Voting Age Population by Block Group

.. tools and resources to access and analyze citizen voting age population by block group … ideally analysts and stakeholders will examine patterns and characteristics of the citizen voting age population (CVAP) by block group. This is partly because of the extreme variability of CVAP within higher level geography — even at the census tract level. This becomes even more important in more densely populated areas. See about ACS 2014 CVAP block group demographics in this related Web section.

Patterns of ACS 2014 CVAP Population by Block Group
— Houston Area
See legend in lower right of graphic for interval/color correspondence. Click graphic for larger view; expand browser window for best quality view.

.. view developed with ProximityOne CV XE GIS and related GIS project.

The size, characteristics and distribution of the citizen voting age population by block group is very important.
• Block groups are the most granular geography at which we can study these demographics.
• The size of the citizen voting age population ultimately determines election outcomes.

This section provides thematic pattern map views and analyses of selected metros. These applications can be replicated for any area. They serve as an “analytical basis” that can be augmented with other methods and data (e.g., voter registration, voter propensity, voter turnout, and other election factors) to gain insights into election outcomes under alternative scenarios. Equally important, this information can be used to better equip voters with the potential impact of improved voting activity for their own neighborhood and larger areas (e.g., even congressional districts).

Using these GIS Resources; Obtaining Custom Maps & Analyses
Contact us (or call 888.364.7656) for maps and analyses for areas of interest or to use the integrated, ready-to-use, national scope GIS software, GIS project and datasets. Add your own data; create custom views.

CVAP Block Group Thematic Pattern Map shown below for Selected Areas
• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Los Angeles
• Kansas City
• Washington, DC

Patterns of ACS 2014 CVAP Population by Block Group
— Atlanta Area
See legend in lower right of graphic for interval/color correspondence. Click graphic for larger view; expand browser window for best quality view.

.. view developed with ProximityOne CV XE GIS and related GIS project.

Patterns of ACS 2014 CVAP Population by Block Group
— Chicago Area
See legend in upper right of graphic for interval/color correspondence. Click graphic for larger view; expand browser window for best quality view.

.. view developed with ProximityOne CV XE GIS and related GIS project.

Patterns of ACS 2014 CVAP Population by Block Group
— Los Angeles Area
See legend in upper right of graphic for interval/color correspondence. Click graphic for larger view; expand browser window for best quality view.

.. view developed with ProximityOne CV XE GIS and related GIS project.

Patterns of ACS 2014 CVAP Population by Block Group
— Kansas City Area
See legend in lower right of graphic for interval/color correspondence. Click graphic for larger view; expand browser window for best quality view.

.. view developed with ProximityOne CV XE GIS and related GIS project.

Patterns of ACS 2014 CVAP Population by Block Group
— Washington, DC Area
See legend in lower right of graphic for interval/color correspondence. Click graphic for larger view; expand browser window for best quality view.

.. view developed with ProximityOne CV XE GIS and related GIS project.

ACS 2014 CVAP Block Group Demographics
For the 217,479 block groups covering the U.S. wall-to-wall, the median citizen population value is 1,165 (291.8 million population) and the median citizen voting age population is 885 (220 million population). The median total population is 1,252 (314 million population). These data are based on the 2014 American Community Survey ACS 2014 CVAP special tabulation completed in early 2016. WHile the focus here is on the total population, the same scope of data is integrated into the shapefiles used here for 13 race/origin population groups. The 13 race/origin groups include:
  • American Indian or Alaska Native Alone
• Asian Alone
• Black Alone
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Alone
• White Alone
• American Indian or Alaska Native and White
• Asian and White
• Black and White
• American Indian or Alaska Native and Black
• Remainder of Two or More Races
• not Hispanic
• Hispanic (of any race)

Related CVAP Sections
• Census Tracts; ACS 2009-13 special tabulation
• Census Tracts; ACS 2009-13 special tabulation – Hispanic focus
• Tracts & Congressional Districts; ACS 2009-13 special tabulation

See this blog post in this full, more detailed Web section.

Join me in a Data Analytics Lab session to discuss more details about accessing and using wide-ranging demographic-economic data and data analytics. Learn more about using these data for areas and applications of interest.

About the Author
— Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Contact Warren. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

Using the Census API

The Census Bureau API is a powerful resource that enables you to flexibly and easily access wide-ranging demographic-economic data down to the census block level. The Census API is a well-designed tool geared more toward application developers. That is, you cannot enter a Web instruction that generates a profile, map or directly usable dataset. ProximityOne has developed tools you can use to do just that — at no cost. This section briefly reviews how these tools can be used. See related Web section.

Direct Use of the Census API
• See this summary of how to use the API to retrieve decennial census data.
• See Census 2010 SF1 items available, documentation and examples
• See more about finding the right data.
• Join us in a Web session for overview, step-by-step & Q&A.

Visual Analysis of Block Group Demographic Patterns
The following view of the Chicago area shows patterns of Asian and Hispanic population by block group using Census 2010 Summary File 1 data. This map has been developed using data accessed via the Census API and transitioned for visual analysis using tools reviewed below. In this example, two block group layers are displayed — shown to the left of map in the legend (%Asian & %Hispanic). Color patterns assigned to interval values are shown for each layer in the legend.

Click graphic for larger view
Additional views: Asian alone … Hispanic alone

Use no-cost tools available from ProximityOne to develop similar map views for your geography and subject matter. The ProximityOne tools extend the capabilities of the Census API resource by enabling the user to create a dataset and then integrate those data into a Census-sourced shapefile to geospatially analyze the data. Details follow.

1. Use Demographic-Economic Data Extraction (DEDE) Tool
The Demographic-Economic Data Extraction (DEDE), a Windows-based application, is used to programmatically control use of the Census API. The user starts DEDE, opens a geographic specifications file, a subject matter specifications file, and then clicks Run to access the specified data. The data are displayed in a spreadsheet where a row corresponds to a geographic area (block group) and columns correspond to the subject matter fields. Use the File
Optionally, stop here. You now have your dataset in Excel of CSV structure for direct use. The DEDE value-added benefit is the ability to select data by a list of geographic codes, a list of subject matter items and save the API retrieved data as a dataset — these operations are not directly available using the Census API alone.

Census 2010 SF1 Table P5
Census 2010 Summary File 1 Table P5 items for a selected area (census tract in this example) is shown below.

2. Using Census API Data & GIS; Mapping & Geospatial Analysis
After extracting the data using the Census API, visually/geospatially analyze the data using Geographic Information System GIS tools. See more about CV XE GIS software to perform these tasks — available at no fee to ProximityOneUser Group members.
• Install CV XE GIS.
• Add your User Group ID to the CV XE GIS settings.
• Use the GeoGateway to add shapefiles to your GIS project.
• Use the CV XE GIS dBMerge to integrate Census API data into the shapefile.
• Make settings relevant to your needs; save your GIS project.

Zoom to areas of interest. Change labeling/colors/appearance. Set queries to filter layers showing only select geography. Add other geography.

ProximityOne User Group
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Support & DMI Web Sessions
Learn more about using resources described in this section. Join us in a Decision-Making Information Web session. There is no fee for these one-hour Web sessions. Each informal session is focused on a specific topic. The open structure also provides for Q&A and discussion of application issues of interest to participants. We can address your specific questions about tools to visually analyze patterns.