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Find out the latest news around the US Census Bureau that pertains to our API and developer community here!
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Census Bureau Introduces New Interactive Mapping Tool
The U.S. Census Bureau released Census Explorer, a new interactive mapping tool that gives users easier access to neighborhood level statistics.
Random Samplings Blog
Discover Your Neighborhood with Census Explorer
Our customers often want to explore neighborhood-level statistics and see how their communities have changed over time. Our new Census Explorer interactive mapping tool makes this easier than ever. It provides statistics on a variety of topics, such as percent of people who are foreign-born, educational attainment and homeownership rate. Statistics from the 2008 to 2012 American Community Survey power Census Explorer.
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New Census App Helps Users Find Local Statistics on the Go
The U.S. Census Bureau today released dwellr, a new mobile app that delivers on-the-go access to key statistics for thousands of places across the nation.
Random Samplings Blog
Where Do You Want to Dwell?
America has always been a nation on the move. Whether you are looking for a career change or a new neighborhood to call home, life decisions affect each of us every day. With roughly half of Americans now owning smartphones, everyone should be able to access the wealth of statistics the Census Bureau collects to make informed decisions on the go, whether at home or on the road. What good are data if nobody but the experts can easily access them? The Census Bureau uses 21st century technology to meet its centuries-old mission, making the statistics that define our growing, changing nation more accessible to the public than ever before.
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API Updated with 2010-2012 American Community Survey Statistics
The Census Bureau has updated the application programming interface with the 2010-2012 American Community Survey statistics.
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Census Bureau Mobile App Adds Rental Vacancy Rates
The U.S. Census Bureau has added the rental vacancy rate to America's Economy, the Census Bureau's widely downloaded mobile app.
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API and My Congressional District Updated with 2012 ACS Statistics
The Census Bureau has updated both the API and My Congressional District data tools with the 2012 American Community Survey statistics.
Random Samplings Blog
What Languages are Spoken in Your Area?
Did you know that more than 300 different languages are spoken in the United States? A new report and mapping tool released today by the U.S. Census Bureau takes a detailed look at many of the most popular languages spoken at home in America.
Press Release
New Tool Puts Congressional District Statistics at Your Fingertips
My Congressional District is the first interactive tool geared toward finding demographic and economic statistics for every congressional district in the U.S.
Random Samplings Blog
How Can Developers Use American Community Survey Statistics to Answer Real-World Questions?
Last summer, the Census Bureau launched its first application programming interface (API), giving developers access to a variety of data sets, including the American Community Survey five-year estimates. These estimates provide statistics for every neighborhood in the nation, allowing developers to create new tools to help better understand their communities and solve real world issues.
Press Release
Media Advisory - Census Bureau Issues Challenge to App Developers
The U.S. Census Bureau has joined other federal agencies and nonprofit organizations to issue a challenge to participants in the National Day of Civic Hacking.
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Media Advisory - Census Bureau to Hold Webinar for App Developers
The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar with information on how to access the open application programming interface and tips for using ACS statistics.
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Computerworld Honors Census Bureau for Open Data API
Computerworld has named the U.S. Census Bureau as a 2013 Honors Laureate for the development of its open data API.
Random Samplings Blog
Get the LED Out! — Easier Access to Powerful Labor Force Information
Do you need information on the changing composition of the workforce through the recent recession? Or evidence of the job creation ability of young firms? Answer questions like these and many more with the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) dataset available through the new Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Extraction Tool.
Press Release
Census Bureau Makes Data Available in API
Three decades worth of statistics about America's people, places and economy are now available for use on the application programming interface.
Random Samplings Blog
New Ways to Find a Fact
Have you ever wondered about the median income of your hometown? Or maybe you just want to know the population. These are some of the questions our data users often ask, and it is feedback we are listening to as we continue to evolve American FactFinder from the version first released two years ago. Over the past 12 months, we have been working to improve American FactFinder based on feedback we have received since the initial launch in January 2011.
Page Last Revised - February 1, 2024
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