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Characteristics, Patterns & Change When examining the demographic-economic characteristics and patterns for a city/community, it may not be clear which geographies or subject matter options might be best ... or how to access/use those data. This section uses Kennedale city, TX to illustrate steps to examine demographic-economic characteristics, patterns and change for any U.S. city. The content of this section is designed as a guide and may require more detail or narrative. Kennedale, TX in Context of Census Tracts/Related Geography The following graphic shows Kennedale, TX (green fill pattern) in context of other cities/places and census tracts (labeled with GEOID, green boundary). Use the GIS project (details below) to create similar views for any state; visual analysis of outmigration for any state showing outmigration by destination state. Label areas as desired. Add other layers. Add your own data. View created with CV XE GIS. Click graphic for larger view with more detail. Additional Cities/Areas Use the GIS resources to examine any area such as those shown below. - expand browser to full screen for best quality view. Knoxville/Knox County, TN City population demographic change see how Kennedale total population has changed 2010-2017 .. note 2017 http://proximityone.com/places2017.htm City demographic economic characteristics more subject matter detail .. note ACS 5-year estimates; ACS 2016 http://proximityone.com/places16dp1.htm .. general demographics http://proximityone.com/places16dp2.htm .. social characteristics http://proximityone.com/places16dp3.htm .. economic characteristics http://proximityone.com/places16dp4.htm .. housing characteristics related interactive tables Geographic Drill-Down Determining Census Tracts intersecting with the City http://proximityone.com/tracts_in_place.htm For Kennedale, use: "All Census Tracts (or parts) within Kennedale, TX" (no quotes) See resulting file with Kennedale intersecting tracts with Census 2010 total population Census Tract demographic economic characteristics http://proximityone.com/tract_estimates_projections.htm .. current estimates & projections .. 2010 through 2023 annual data detail from ACS 5-year estimates; ACS 2016 http://proximityone.com/tracts15dp1.htm .. general demographics http://proximityone.com/tracts15dp2.htm .. social characteristics http://proximityone.com/tracts15dp3.htm .. economic characteristics http://proximityone.com/tracts15dp4.htm .. housing characteristics related interactive tables U.S. City/Place/Tracts GIS Project Illustration View The following graphic shows Kennedale, TX (green fill pattern) in context of other cities/places and census tracts (labeled with GEOID, green boundary). Use the GIS project (details below) to create similar views for any state; visual analysis of outmigration for any state showing outmigration by destination state. Label areas as desired. Add other layers. Add your own data. - mini-profile shows attributes of a selected census tract. - legend at left shows layers available in this project. - Create this type of view for any city/place/area in the U.S. U.S. by City/Place/Tract GIS Project (requires Windows computer with Internet connection) 1. Requires ProximityOne CV XE GIS Level 1 or higher 2. Download the U.S. by City/Place 2017 GIS project fileset ... these resources available as part of the Mapping Statistical Data program; see details; user ID required ... unzip U.S. City/Place GIS project files to local folder c:\places2017 3. Open the c:\places2017\us1_places2017base.gis project ... after completing the above steps, click File>Open>Dialog ... open the file named c:\places2017\us1_places2017base.gis 4. Done. The start-up view is similar to the graphic shown at the top of this section. Related Notes and Sections 1. For cities/areas 65,000 population and over, the extended/ACS demographic-economic characteristics are available from the ACS 1-year estimates. 2. The ACS data update annually. The ACS 2017 data will be released in September/December 2018. 3. For more more granular demographic economic data, block groups could be used rather that census tracts. 4. Use the CV GeoGateway feature to add other types of geography (e.g., detailed streets, block groups). Support Using these Resources Learn more about demographic economic data and related analytical tools. 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. ProximityOne User Group Join the ProximityOne User Group to keep up-to-date with new developments relating to geographic-demographic-economic decision-making information resources. Receive updates and access to tools and resources available only to members. Use this form to join the User Group. There is no fee. Additional Information ProximityOne develops geographic-demographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Follow ProximityOne on Twitter at www.twitter.com/proximityone. 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