Census 2010 PL Summary File

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This section provides a record layout/content description for the Census 2010 PL summary file developed by Proximity based on the Census 2010 P.L. 94-171 data, augmented with other data (details). Data files with national scope geographic coverage are available from Proximity with this record/field layout for the following geographic levels (summary levels):

• U.S. and state
• Counties
• Congressional Districts
• Metropolitan Areas
• Census Tracts
• 5-Digit ZIP Codes
• Cities/Places
• County Subdivisions
• School Districts
• Urban Areas
• Census Block Groups
• Census Blocks

The files are available in dbase and CSV format for any selected summary level or grouped summary levels. The data are available as in files structured as described below or integrated into shapefiles for mapping and GIS applications.

Identifier and subject matter fields

Geography/Identifier Items
GEOID10	GEOID; Census 2010 unique block ID	C[15]
NAME	Area Name	C[90]
STATEFP10	Census 2010 FIPS State Code	C[2]
COUNTYFP10	Census 2010 FIPS County Code	C[3]
TRACTCE10	Census 2010 Census Tract Code	C[6]
BLKGRPCE10	Census 2010 Census Block Code	C[1]
BLOCKCE10	Census 2010 Census Block Code	C[4]
ALAND10	Land Area, SqMt	C[14]
AWATER10	Water Area, SqMt	C[14]
INTPTLAT10	Internal Point, Latitude	N[12,6]
INTPTLON10	Internal Point, Longitude	N[12,6]
UA	Urban Area Code	C[5]
UATYPE	Urban Area Type	C[1]
PLACE	City/Place Code	C[5]
COUSUB	County Subdivision	C[5]
CBSA	Core-based Statistical Area Code	C[5]
METDIV	Metropolitan Division	C[5]
CSA	Combined Statistical Area	C[3]
CD	Congressional District (111th)	C[2]
ZCA	ZIP Code	C[5]
SDELM	School District, Elementary (2009-10)	C[5]
SDSEC	School District, Secondary (2009-10)	C[5]
SDUNI	School District, Unified (2009-10)	C[5]
POP100	Total Population	N[9]
HU100	Total Housing Units	N[9]
Housing Units
H001001	Total:	N[9]
H001002	Occupied	N[9]
H001003	Vacant	N[9]
Total Population
P001001	Total:	N[9]
P001002	Population of one race:	N[9]
P001003	White alone	N[9]
P001004	Black or African American alone	N[9]
P001005	American Indian and Alaska Native alone	N[9]
P001006	Asian alone	N[9]
P001007	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	N[9]
P001008	Some other race alone	N[9]
P001009	Population of two or more races:	N[9]
Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race
P002001	Total:	N[9]
P002002	Hispanic or Latino	N[9]
P002003	Not Hispanic or Latino:	N[9]
P002004	Population of one race:	N[9]
P002005	White alone	N[9]
P002006	Black or African American alone	N[9]
P002007	American Indian and Alaska Native alone	N[9]
P002008	Asian alone	N[9]
P002009	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	N[9]
P002010	Some other race alone	N[9]
P002011	Population of two or more races:	N[9]
Population 18 Years and Over
P003001	Total:	N[9]
P003002	Population of one race:	N[9]
P003003	White alone	N[9]
P003004	Black or African American alone	N[9]
P003005	American Indian and Alaska Native alone	N[9]
P003006	Asian alone	N[9]
P003007	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	N[9]
P003008	Some other race alone	N[9]
P003009	Population of two or more races:	N[9]
Population 18 Years and Over: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race
P004001	Total:	N[9]
P004002	Hispanic or Latino	N[9]
P004003	Not Hispanic or Latino:	N[9]
P004004	Population of one race:	N[9]
P004005	White alone	N[9]
P004006	Black or African American alone	N[9]
P004007	American Indian and Alaska Native alone	N[9]
P004008	Asian alone	N[9]
P004009	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	N[9]
P004010	Some other race alone	N[9]
P004011	Population of two or more races:	N[9]

Additional Information
All identifiers, codes and subject matter correspond identically with the Census Bureau data with these exceptions:

• Urban data geography and subject matter, not available from Census, are developed by Proximity.
• Census block file records optionally contain the urban area code.
• ZIP code data subject matter are developed by Proximity.
• Census block file records optionally contain the ZIP code.

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