Census Bureau data can be used to support your statement of need and identify populations of focus within your service delivery area. Our data can help you to better understand and target problem areas and populations.

The Census Bureau, a reliable and recognized source of data, has tools that allow grant writers to research, map, and directly download detailed data to complete a grant submission. Data can be researched and found at multiple geography levels.

• Demographic, housing, social and economic characteristics for a given community.
• Maps to help visualize data for an area or population.
• Disparities in the documented norms.
• The ability to perform data comparisons of geographies over time.

• Social: Education, Marital Status, Relationships
• Demographic: Sex, Age, Race
• Economic: Income, Employment, Occupation
• Housing: Occupancy & Structure, Housing Value & Cost, Utilities

• Year (the timeframe for the data needed).
• Geography (the geographic level you need the data at: county, place, census tract).
• Topic (type of data needed: health insurance, children, the older population).

For additional information on surveys and programs, visit Census Survey Explorer. Check out the learning hub, Census Academy to access data gems, courses, and webinars to expand your knowledge.