Updating census data with 2005/2010 Estimates and Projections

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What to do When Census Data Gets Out of Date: Current Year Estimates and 5 Year Projections

It has been more than 5 years since the Census 2000, the most sophisticated and comprehensive account of the demographics and the socioeconomic status of the U.S. population. As time passes, that data is becoming more and more out of date. To compensate, the U.S. Census Bureau releases annual population estimates for the nation, state, and county. The Population Estimates Program publishes estimates on demographic characteristics of age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. In addition, detailed economic data is released annually on income and consumer expenditures.

Demographic Data Center offers current year estimates and 5 year projections down to the zip code, tract, and block group level. Get variables such as age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, income, and household size for 2005 and projected to 2010. Our 2005 Estimates, 2010 Projections, Consumer Expenditures, and Profiles has invaluable population and socioeconomic data estimated for the 5 years since the dicennial census. The 2005 Consumer Expenditures gives you household spending patterns, while the Profiles is an index of demograpic indicators based on national averages that lets you profile an area.

As with any of our GeoLytics CensusCD products, the Estimates and Projections CD is a complete software package that combines an enormous amount of valuable demographic statistics with the power to easily select, map, and export the data. Data reports and thematically shaded color maps are created from the one CD. With the built-in Map Viewer, you don't have to open multiple programs, import boundaries, or edit files and tables to make full blown color maps. You don't have to be an expert in statistics or mapping to use this product either. It includes all of the data, map boundaries, and software you need in one seamless package.

GeoLytics also offers the Planners Package Plus, which is ideal for academic researchers, corporations, planning groups, or government agencies that want to do forecasting and planning. This package of datasets offers a warehouse of information based on the 1980, 1990, and 2000 censuses, and includes the 2005 estimates & 2010 projections. Sometimes it is sufficient to merely look at current estimates and projections, but often you need to review past trends in order to appropriately plan for the future. With the Planners Package Plus, you can explore population and housing trends from 1980 to 2010. All of these databases come with the same built-in map viewer and easy export capablity.

We are also now offering our estimates and projections data On-Line. Download current demographic data quickly and easily with the 2005 Estimates, 2010 Projections, Consumer Expenditures, and Profiles On-Line. Analyze zip codes, tracts, block groups, custom radii and more through your on-line subscription. You can also map any of the variables with the interactive on-line mapping tool. Print and save your maps for use in your reports and papers. Subscribing to this one package gives you access to all four of the datasets. Call 1-800-577-6717 for more information on this on-line demographic data product and for test driving our Free Census 2000 On-Line data. With on-line demographic data you can access the information anywhere that you have internet access, from any PC.

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