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January 2019. Census tracts are important for many reasons. It is easy to misidentify or misunderstand patterns and characteristics within cities, counties and metros which can become blurred using these higher level, more aggregate geographies alone. Many cities and counties that might be experiencing demographic-economic decline will often have bright spots that are groups of a few or many census tracts.

This section is focused on tools, resources and methods that you can use to access, integrate and analyze U.S. by census tract economic characteristics data. The U.S. national scope Census Tracts Demographic-Economic Dataset contains approximately 600 subject matter items tabulated for each census tract organized into four subject matter groups:
  • General Demographics
  • Social Characteristics
  • Economic Characteristics (this section)
  • Housing Characteristics

Use the interactive table in this section to view, query, rank, compare general demographics for all tracts in the U.S. Data in this section are based on the American Community Survey (ACS) 2017 5-year estimates.

Current Estimates & Projections
ACS tract/small area estimates lag by four years or more between the current year and reference year. ACS does not produce current year annual estimates but estimates based on a 5-year period. The 2017 ACS estimates are centric to 2015. Use the ProximityOne annual tract estimates and projections 2010 through 2023 for current year (e.g., characteristics as of 2018) estimates and anticipated change 5 years ahead.

Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Census Tract
The following graphic shows median household income (item E062 in interactive table below) by census tract based on ACS 2017 5 year estimates. Zoom-in view focused on Texas showing Austin-Round Rock, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio metros with bold red-brown metros. (click link to view Situation & Outlook report), Click graphic for larger view, more detail (shows county layer) and legend color/data intervals. This map illustrates the geographic level of detail available using census tract demographics and the relative ease to gain insights using geospatial data analytics tools.

- View developed using CV XE GIS and related GIS project.

Use the interactive ranking table in this section to view, query, rank, compare economic characteristics of the population, households and families in these areas. The scroll box shown below lists each of the subject matter items available for each area via the ranking table. The number at the left of the subject matter item is also used as the short name for the subject matter item in the column header in the ranking table.

Economic Characteristics Items
.. a few item names and numbers changed from previous year data/table.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
  E001         Population 16 years and over
  E002 In labor force
  E003     Civilian labor force
  E004         Employed
  E005         Unemployed
  E006     Armed Forces
  E007 Not in labor force
  E008     Civilian labor force
  E009 Unemployment Rate
  E010     Females 16 years and over
  E011 In labor force
  E012     Civilian labor force
  E013         Employed
  E014     Own children of the householder under 6 years
  E015 All parents in family in labor force
  E016     Own children of the householder 6 to 17 years
  E017 All parents in family in labor force
COMMUTING TO WORK
  E018     Workers 16 years and over
  E019 Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
  E020 Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
  E021 Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
  E022 Walked
  E023 Other means
  E024 Worked at home
  E025 Mean travel time to work (minutes)
OCCUPATION
  E026     Civilian employed population 16 years and over
  E027 Management, business, science, and arts occupations
  E028 Service occupations
  E029 Sales and office occupations
  E030 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
  E031 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
INDUSTRY
  E032     Civilian employed population 16 years and over
  E033 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
  E034 Construction
  E035 Manufacturing
  E036 Wholesale trade
  E037 Retail trade
  E038 Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
  E039 Information
  E040 Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing
  E041 Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services
  E042 Educational services, and health care and social assistance
  E043 Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services
  E044 Other services, except public administration
  E045 Public administration
CLASS OF WORKER
  E046     Civilian employed population 16 years and over
  E047 Private wage and salary workers
  E048 Government workers
  E049 Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
  E050 Unpaid family workers
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2015 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
  E051     Total households
  E052 Less than $10,000
  E053 $10,000 to $14,999
  E054 $15,000 to $24,999
  E055 $25,000 to $34,999
  E056 $35,000 to $49,999
  E057 $50,000 to $74,999
  E058 $75,000 to $99,999
  E059 $100,000 to $149,999
  E060 $150,000 to $199,999
  E061 $200,000 or more
  E062 Median household income (dollars)
  E063 Mean household income (dollars)
  E064 With earnings
  E065     Mean earnings (dollars)
  E066 With Social Security
  E067     Mean Social Security income (dollars)
  E068 With retirement income
  E069     Mean retirement income (dollars)
  E070 With Supplemental Security Income
  E071     Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
  E072 With cash public assistance income
  E073     Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
  E074 With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months
  E075     Families
  E076 Less than $10,000
  E077 $10,000 to $14,999
  E078 $15,000 to $24,999
  E079 $25,000 to $34,999
  E080 $35,000 to $49,999
  E081 $50,000 to $74,999
  E082 $75,000 to $99,999
  E083 $100,000 to $149,999
  E084 $150,000 to $199,999
  E085 $200,000 or more
  E086 Median family income (dollars)
  E087 Mean family income (dollars)
  E088 Per capita income (dollars)
  E089     Nonfamily households
  E090 Median nonfamily income (dollars)
  E091 Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
  E092 Median earnings for workers (dollars)
  E093 Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)
  E094 Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
  E095 .. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
  E096 .... With health insurance coverage
  E097 ...... With private health insurance coverage
  E098 ...... With public health coverage
  E099 .... No health insurance coverage
  E100 .... Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Under 18 years
  E101 ...... No health insurance coverage
  E102 .... Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years
  E103 ...... In labor force:
  E104 ........ Employed:
  E105 .......... With health insurance coverage
  E106 ............ With private health insurance
  E107 ............ With public coverage
  E108 .......... No health insurance coverage
  E109 ........ Unemployed:
  E110 .......... With health insurance coverage
  E111 ............ With private health insurance
  E112 ............ With public coverage
  E113 .......... No health insurance coverage
  E114 ...... Not in labor force:
  E115 ........ With health insurance coverage
  E116 .......... With private health insurance
  E117 .......... With public coverage
  E118 ........ No health insurance coverage
PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
  E119 All families
  E120     With related children of the householder under 18 years
  E121         With related children of the householder under 5 years only
  E122 Married couple families
  E123     With related children of the householder under 18 years
  E124         With related children of the householder under 5 years only
  E125 Families with female householder, no husband present
  E126     With related children of the householder under 18 years
  E127         With related children of the householder under 5 years only
  E128 All people
  E129 Under 18 years
  E130     Related children of the householder under 18 years
  E131         Related children of the householder under 5 years
  E132         Related children of the householder 5 to 17 years
  E133 18 years and over
  E134     18 to 64 years
  E135     65 years and over
  E136 People in families
  E137 Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

Census Tract Economic Characteristics Interactive Table ACS 2017
  Click column header to sort; click again to sort other direction. See usage notes below table.
  Data based on ACS 2017 5 year estimates. See related interactive tables
  Note -- the table may require a few seconds or more than a minute to initially load depending on Internet speed.


Usage Notes
  • Tract code column: Census 2010 census tract code structured as 11 characters:
      - ss (state postal code) + ccc (county FIPS code) + tttttt (Census 2010 census tract code).
      - all 11 characters required to uniquely identify a tract code.
  • Use Select Tract button to select one tract:
      - enter 11-character State+County FIPS code in edit box at right of Tract button.
      - click ShowAll button.
      - click Select Tract button to view/analyze selected tract.
  • Use StCty button to select/filter for all tracts in a county:
      - enter 5-character State+County FIPS code in edit box at right of StCty button.
      - click ShowAll button.
      - click StCty button to view/analyze tracts in this county.
  • Use CBSA button to select/filter for all tracts in a CBSA/metro:
      - get 5-character CBSA code from scroll section at right above table.
      - enter CBSA 5-character code in edit box at right of CBSA button.
      - click ShowAll button.
      - click CBSA button to view/analyze tracts in this CBSA.
  • Click ShowAll button between specific queries.
  • Cells with -1 value could not be estimated (for this geography and this time frame).

Use address look-up tool to determine census tract, city/place and other geocode/area name/demographics based on address.

View of Houston Area Showing Tract 48201510200
Create a similar view using the default US1.GIS project distributed with the CVXEGIS software.


Importance of Census Tracts for Data Analytics
Census tracts are important for many reasons.
  • Covering the U.S. wall-to-wall, census tracts are the preferred "small area" geography for superior data analytics.
  • The Census Bureau now produces annual tract demographic-economic data from the American Community Survey;
    .. there is an evolving time-series at the tract level creating new analytical opportunities.
  • Originally developed to equivalence neighborhoods, many still do.
  • Defined by the Census Bureau in collaboration with local groups,
    .. tracts typically reflect boundaries meaningful for local area analysis.
  • Defined generally for use with each new decennial census, most tract boundaries are stable
    .. and non-changing for ten years and many much longer.
  • Designed to average 4,000 population,
    .. there are more than twice as many census tracts (73,056) than ZIP code areas (33,129).
  • Tract boundaries are well-defined; unlike ZIP code areas which are subject to multi-sourced geographic definitions.
  • Many data developers (e.g., epidemiologists) use census tract geography to tabulate their own small area data
    .. enabling more effective use of those data with Census Bureau census tract data.
  • A statistical geographic area (in contrast to politically defined areas),
    .. census tracts are coterminous with counties;
    .. data at the census tract level can be aggregated to the county level.
  • Small area estimates for tracts are typically more reliable than for block groups.
    .. census tracts are comprised on one or more coterminous block groups.
    .. on average, a census tract is comprised of three block groups.
  • Census tracts are used by many Federal, state and local governments for compliance and program management.

The ACS provides "richer" demographic-economic characteristics for national scope census tracts. While Census 2010 provides data similar to those items in the General Demographics section, only ACS sourced data provide details on topics such as income and poverty, labor force and employment, housing value and costs, educational participation and attainment, language spoken at home, among many related items. The approximate 600 items accessible via the tract dataset are supplemented by a wide range of additional subject matter. ACS census tract data are updated annually in December of each year.

Find Geocodes Based on Address go top
Summary of steps to use the "Find tract code based on address..." tool located in the upper right of this page.
  • Enter an address in the three line form (no ZIP code).
  • Click Find button and the census tract and related geocodes are returned.
  • Copy the last 11 digits of the returned GEOID to clipboard (e.g., 06085508101).
  • Paste that value in the edit box to the right of the "Select Area" button below the interactive table.
  • Replace the first two characters (e.g., 06) with the uppercase USPS state abbreviation (e.g. CA).
  • Click the Select Area button; the table refreshes with the selected tract.
    .. optionally right click the row and copy tract attributes to clipboard.
    .. paste in application such as spreadsheet program.
    .. join us in a Data Analytics Lab session to review use of operations.
  • Table empty? Click the ShowAll button then click Select Area button again.

Use the Location-Based Demographics tool to view a demographic profile for an address.

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