The U.S. Census Bureau
collects a host of data on the nation's people and economy. This involves numerous surveys regularly conducted by the Bureau, the most well-known being the census taken every ten years of population and household demographic characteristics. In 2005, the Census Bureau initiated nationwide the American Community Survey, a continuous detailed survey of economic, social, demographic, and housing characteristics intended to complement the decennial census. Census data is reported at a wide range of geography, from the nation as a whole down to states, counties and smaller areas.
Below are links to sources of Census data that the NJTPA regularly draws upon in assessing the traveling needs of the residents of northern New Jersey.
Note that links to external websites will open in a new browser window, and are indicated with this symbol:
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Quick direct access portal to U.S. Census data |
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Census product that will provide yearly survey data to replace the decennial long form in 2010 |
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Special tabulations from the decennial census designed for transportation planners |
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Economic profile of American businesses, released every five years |