Help Us Increase Census Data Accessibility
Each year, through The Opportunity Project (TOP), the Census Bureau brings together cross-sector collaborators to develop ways to use data and technology to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
This month, 10 college and university programs—including four Minority Serving Institutions representing traditionally hard-to-count communities—will begin focusing on decennial data accessibility. This is the first sprint that provides the opportunity to incorporate artwork and visualizations to help solve data accessibility issues.
TOP is seeking organizations to contribute, including nonprofits, community leaders, local or national community advocates, state and local government officials, civil society groups, and people with direct experience guiding tech teams in designing realistic, useful solutions. The sprint will run from September through November.
 
The American Community Survey (ACS) provides one of the nation’s most comprehensive sources of information about the U.S. population. To give a complete picture of the population, it’s essential the survey includes people living in households and in group quarters such as nursing/skilled nursing facilities, college/university student housing, and correctional facilities.
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted our ability to collect quality data from both households and group quarters, so we recently announced that we will release experimental estimates instead of our standard 2020 ACS 1-year products.
In this new blog, we provide more details on how the pandemic affected ACS data collection for group quarters.
Spread the Word: Help for Housing Insecurity
Did you know that our Household Pulse Survey asks questions about housing insecurity and the likelihood of eviction or foreclosure?
Based on responses collected August 18-30, the Household Pulse Survey estimates that 6.2% of adults aren’t current on their rent or mortgage payment and have slight or no confidence in making their next payment on time. Of adults living in households not current on their rent or mortgage, 35.8% report eviction or foreclosure in the next two months is somewhat or very likely.
Our colleagues at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have shared new resources for those facing housing insecurity → Help for Homeowners and Renters.
Visualize 2020 Census Redistricting Data for Your Area
Do you know how many people live in your area based on the 2020 Census? In this Data Gem, brought to you by Census Academy, you can learn how to use the 2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer to easily visualize 2020 Census redistricting data for your area.
In just a few clicks, get access to population, race, Hispanic Origin, housing occupancy, and group quarters population data down to the census tract level.
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