Socio-Economic Contrast Charts   
Data Set:  Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data

Each .pdf file is a 32-page report (charts and tables) depicting socio-economic characteristics by race and ethnicity from the 2000 census -- including percentage calculations. Over 7,500 files are posted. The charts and accompanying interactive maps were prepared for local groups who need to present census info quickly and don't have access to desktop GIS software.

The charts were posted in the fall of 2002 -  thousands have been downloaded. Some have been filed as exhibits in  federal courts for civil rights or voting rights litigation in Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,  New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

The SocioEcon Mapper has also been online since 2002. Until the launch of PolicyMap in May 2008, FairData was the only free publicly available source for nationwide block group-level interactive maps showing socioeconomic characteristics. We encourage all users of the SocioEcon Mapper to check out PolicyMap.

Note: FairData maps are not compatible with FireFox 1.5 or 2.0 (click for details)..

(350K -- Adobe format ) Requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher.

Click through to see the state index (via "State-level charts") or county index (via "All counties"),  then click on the file name. It may take a few moments for the file to load into the Acrobat reader, depending upon the speed of your internet connection. To save and then view a file, right click on the file name, then choose 'Save Target As' (Internet Explorer) or 'Save Link As' (Netscape).

See notes below for primary source data links.

Note: See PL-94-171 Demographic Profile Charts in the final section of this page for  state and county-level population charts by race and voting age.

New 3/08 – 2006 American Communty Survey Median Household Income and Poverty Dataset by Race/Ethnicty – Click for DIY charts and queries (states,counties,congressional districts, places, and school districts with pop.> 65,000.)

African American and White, not Hispanic

State-level charts  -- all states and national

Congressional Districts (108th) -- all states

For Map Display:
(Browser configuration details)

* (pop.2,500+ and 10%+ African American)

Cities/towns may include additional requested places below the population and percentage thresholds

** See SocioEcon Mapper for map details. Now accessible with a Google Map interface start option.. The default map shows median household income for all races. Select Map 5 under Compare Maps to view the African-American population theme map.

See also Historical Mapper for 1950 to 2000 demographics with a default Census 2000 African American theme.

American Indian/Alaska Native and White, not Hispanic

State-level charts  -- all states and national

Substate charts:

Congressional Districts (108th) -- all states

Reservation county charts -- (partial -- 175 counties in 27 states)

Nationwide -- Cities/Towns with Indian pop. 2,500 +

Cities/towns may include additional requested places below the population and percentage thresholds         

For Map Display:
(Browser configuration details)

* See Native American Mapper for map details

** See SocioEcon Mapper for map details. Now accessible with a Google Map interface start option. The default map shows median household income for all races. Select Map 7 under Compare Maps to view the American Indian  population theme map.

Asian and White, not Hispanic

State-level charts  -- all states and national
 

Latino and White, not Hispanic

State-level charts  -- all states and national

Congressional Districts (108th) -- all states

        For Map Display:
(Browser configuration details)

* ( pop.2,500+ and 10%+ Latino) 

Cities/towns may include additional requested places below the population and percentage thresholds.

** See SocioEcon Mapper for map details. Now accessible with a Google Map interface start option. The default map shows median household income for all races. Select Map 6 under Compare Maps to view the Latino population theme map.

See also Historical Mapper for 1980 to 2000 demographics (maps 15 and higher)

State-level charts  --  all states and national

        For Map Display:
(Browser configuration details)

** See SocioEcon Mapper for map details Now accessible with a Google Map interface start option.

Supplemental SF3 Education-Related Charts

(1) Educational Attainment and Employment Status by Race or Ethnicity (Civilian Population --16 to 19 years)  -- all states and national; county charts for 4 states

(2) English Language Proficiency of Spanish Speaking Population  -- all states and national;  county charts for all or portions of 39 states

PL94-171 Demographic Profile Charts (Population by race and voting age)

Each .pdf file is a 2-page report (chart and tables) with percentage calculations. About 3,300 files are posted.

State-level charts  -- all states                         

Substate charts -- all counties

Notes:

Spreadsheet-compatible source data link for charts and tables (American FactFinder) -- primary data (no percentage calculations)

See also: state, county, place, and reservation tabular profile data with percentage calculations  prepared by the Census Bureau. (no socio-economic race detail)

http://censtats.census.gov/pub/Profiles.shtml

and school district profile data  with percentage calculations (no socio-economic race detail)

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/main1.asp

New 2/06: Added a link to DataPlace  for  more detailed "build your own" analysis -- (no block groups, tract-level and higher).  Select the field DataPlace_Link from the INFO tool  pop-up window for a census tract in the FairData map and you'll see that tract in a new DataPlace area overview window, with links to thematic maps, and exceptional charts and tables across a wide range of datasets. (Click on  the links under "Browse by Topic" in the right corner beneath  the DataPlace map to quickly change the theme to another indicator.)

Social Explorer is another excellent source for tract-level and higher maps and tables from the 1990 and 2000 census. (In many instances, the maps are superior to DataPlace maps  because more meaningful thematic breakpoints are used.)

And don't miss Webfoot Census Maps (census tract polygons with thematic shading on Google maps).

Some state agencies offer statewide block group-level interactive maps (see, for example, California Neighborhood Knowledge).

On the FairData map, tract lines generally display as faint white lines overlaying the component block group boundaries  when you check the box "Census Tract High", then select Redraw.  To zoom to the block group level components of a tract you have identified in the DataPlace map: (1) copy the tract number (for example, 51550-0201 displayed via the question mark button on the DataPlace map ) into the block group search field on the popup form accessed with FairData's FIND button  (2) remove the hyphen (and the decimal point, if there is one) and click "Find". A table with data for the component block groups will display below the map.