Data.census.gov Newsletter – September 2025

Data.census.gov Newsletter – September 2025

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What's New?

We’re excited to introduce a new “Tips & Tricks of the Month” section to our newsletter to help you get the most out of your data searches.

We’ve also updated many of our how-to documents that are now available on our Resources page.

Discover more to support your data search below.

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Tip & Tricks of the Month

Downloading Data on data.census.gov

We recognize that some users may experience issues when downloading tables on data.census.gov in ZIP file format. When this occurs, the download progress bar may remain stuck at 5% and never finish.

If you encounter this issue, please email us at census.data@census.gov with the link to the table you are trying to download. Since the problem appears to be intermittent, another option is to try downloading the table again at a later time.

If you are still unable to download it, our team can download the table for you and email it back to you while we work to resolve this issue.

🗨️ Featured Question

Can I download tables?

You can download tables on data.census.gov in three formats: Excel, CSV, and ZIP.

Use Excel or CSV downloads to get outputs that looks similar to the table display.
Use ZIP downloads to get flat, machine-readable files that include GEOIDs.

To Download a Table

Click the Download button at the top of the table.
In the pop-up window, select one of the radio buttons for Excel/CSV/ZIP and click the Download Data button.
If you selected Excel or CSV and are using the preferred browser (Google Chrome), the file appears within the download icon in the upper right.
If you selected ZIP, the site directs you to complete additional prompts in another pop-up window:
- Select the dataset(s) and year(s) you want to download. By default, the option that matches the table view is automatically selected. You can change or add to the selection.
- Click the Download ZIP button. This will trigger the download, which is indicated by a progress bar in the lower right.
- Once the progress has reached 100%, the ZIP file appears with your downloads.
- After opening the ZIP file, open the file that ends in -Data.

In both Excel and CSV downloads, customizations you made on the table display will carry over into your downloaded file, including:

Hidden columns
Removed margin of error
Custom filters applied (see the FAQ, “How can I create a custom filter” for more).

Excel downloads contain two worksheets:
- Information: Provides the fully qualified table name, universe statement, source details, citation, and table notes. It also features the Census Bureau logo and a shareable data.census.gov link for your selected table and geographies.
- Data: Provides the table data and labels in a format that is optimized for easy viewing and printing.

In comparison to the Excel file, the CSV download is a simpler format that provides the data and labels without any additional qualifying information, such as the table title, universe statement, or data notes.

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Exploring Address Search on data.census.gov

Let us walk you through how to use our address search functionality.

Click on the locator icon near the end of the search bar to quickly get geographic information about an address and add related geographies to your search.

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September Workshops

👉 Join us for a free virtual workshop to sharpen your data skills

Finding Economic Data on data.census.gov and the API

Basics of Using the Census Application Programming Interface (API)

Data.census.gov Geography Essentials for Beginners

Basics of Finding Data Using data.census.gov

Advanced Usage of data.census.gov

Making the Most of Mapping in data.census.gov

Basics of Using the Microdata Access Tool in data.census.gov

Finding American Community Survey Data

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💻 September 25: Housing Data Hunting on data.census.gov

Join us for tips on navigating data.census.gov to access and visualize housing characteristics data.

We will demonstrate the breadth of easily accessible housing data, covering topics like homeownership status, monthly housing costs, vacancy rates, and mortgage status.

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This Month’s Walkthrough

📍 How to Search by Address

To Start:

1. Click the geography pin icon in the single search bar on the landing page of data.census.gov.

2. Enter the street address in the pop-up window, as well as the city/state or ZIP code. For example: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20500.

3. Click the “Search” button.

4. View the address card, which contains a list of geographies the address falls within.

5. Click a geography to add it as a selected filter. For example: Census Tract 9800.

6. You will see the geography as a filter, allowing you to view results for that geography or apply other search criteria to narrow your search.

Note: If this does not meet your needs, you can use the Census Geocoder to find additional levels of geography that an address falls within.

FAQs:

How do I search by address using data.census.gov?

How do I search by address using the Census Geocoder?

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