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American Community Survey (ACS)
American Community Survey (ACS) provides data every year and includes topics that include education, transportation, housing and ancestry.
Center for Immigration Studies
CIS is a non-profit think tank devoted to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the US.
Data Census.gov
Data Finder - Population Reference Bureau
Includes the annually updated World Population Data Sheet and PRB's extensive database.
Data Tapestry Zip Code Lookup
Esri's Tapestry™ Lifestyle Segmentation classifies the US population into 67 market segments and provides comprehensive lifestyle details.
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program has collected, analyzed and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more more that 200 surveys in over 75 countries. You must register in order to download data.
EconData.Net
EconData.Net is designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data. The site aims to be a convenient, comprehensive first stop for anyone searching among the vast, disparate array of public and private data sources on the Web
Migration Information Source
The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide.
Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.
Women Stats Project
WomanStats Database - "the world's most comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women."

What are Demographics?

The study of the human population and its composition; (now typically in advertising and market research) spec. (orig. U.S.) the study of statistical data concerning the composition or characteristics of a television or other audience, the market for a product, etc.

["demographics, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press]

Books in the Stacks

Diversity Explosion by William H. Frey
Call Number: E184 .A1 F739 2015
At its optimistic best, America has embraced its identity as the world's melting pot. Today it is on the cusp of becoming a country with no racial majority, and new minorities are poised to exert a profound impact on U.S. society, economy, and politics.

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Demographics and Statistics: Finding Demographics

Online Resources

What are Demographics?

The study of the human population and its composition; (now typically in advertising and market research) spec. (orig. U.S.) the study of statistical data concerning the composition or characteristics of a television or other audience, the market for a product, etc.

Books in the Stacks