Results from the 2010 Census

By Danelzo
            Connecticut’s results from the 2010 Census are finally in and can be viewed online at www.census.gov.  Here you can explore the growing trends among not only the state of Connecticut, but the United States as a whole.  It is important to take time to look at the results of the 2010 Census to understand the status of America and the effects the current Recession has had on our society for the past few years.  It is also important to look as this information to grasp a quantitative analysis of each town, city, county, and state, so we can help figure out methods to improve American society as whole.

            The New American Fact Finder is a tool that has made this information easy to access and can narrow down the data sets to look at each aspect of society.  This can be accessed by:

1) Go to www.census.gov.

2) Click on American FactFinder on the left column near the top of the page.

3) On the left there will be a link that reads factfinder2.census.gov.  Click on that link.

            From here you will be able navigate throughout the site and look at every aspect of the results from the 2010 Census.

            Another way to look at the information from each 1, 3, and 5 years is to look at the American Community Survey.  This data set can show similar data sets that are collected from the 2010 Census, but are broken down by gathering data from every 1, 3, and 5 years.  This is important to look at because a lot can happen within a 10 year period.  This helps in keeping the public consistently aware of the status of America.  This can be accessed by:

1) Go to www.census.gov.

2) Click on American FactFinder on the left column near the top of the page.

3) On the right there will be a link that reads factfinder2.census.gov.  Click on that link.

            From here you will be able navigate throughout the site and look at every aspect of the data sets from the American Community Survey.

            If you wish to attain more information please comment on this blog.  We can share power points, hand outs, tutorials, workshop dates, and contact information.  Below are a set of websites that provide as short-cut to obtaining this information and much more.

Data Sources:

American Community Survey Data: http://factfinder.census.gov

2010 and 2000 Decennial Census Data: http://factfinder2.census.gov

2010 Census data for Connecticut: http://ctsdc.uconn.edu

Visualizing Data

2005-2009 American Community Survey New York Times Map:
http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/explorer

2010 Census Data by County New York Times Map: 
http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

2010 and 2000 Census Connecticut Town Data Map:http://ctsdc.uconn.edu/mashup/census_2010_pl_94_171_change_viewer.html