2020 Census Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics Press Kit

May 02, 2023

The 2020 Census Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) provide demographic and housing characteristics of local communities, including population data on age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, families and households, and data on homeownership and vacant and occupied housing.

The Demographic Profile provides an overview of topics in the 2020 Census in one, easy-to-reference table for geographies down to the tract level.
The DHC provides more detailed tables, many down to the block level.

News Release

America Counts Stories

Fact Sheet

Differences Among Demographic Data Releases

The following data products come from the 2020 Census, the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates and the Population Estimates Program.

How to Access Data

Demographic Profile

Access the Data

Includes a selection tool and step-by-step guide.
Explore Data by Topic

Includes links to popular tables.

DHC

Access the Data

Includes video tutorials and how-to guides.
Explore Data by Topic

Includes links to popular tables.

Tips on finding related data from 2010:

Data Visualizations

Ranking Tables

Blogs

Briefs

The Older Population: 2020

This report describes the older population of the United States in 2020, with comparisons to the 2000 and 2010 Censuses.
Age and Sex Composition: 2020

This report presents key findings from the 2020 Census on the age and sex composition of the U.S. population as well as changes between 2010 and 2020.

Resources by Topic

Age and Sex

An Aging U.S. Population With Fewer Children in 2020
2020 Census: 1 in 6 People in the United States Were 65 and Over
Brief "Age and Sex Composition: 2020"

This report presents key findings from the 2020 Census on the age and sex composition of the U.S. population as well as changes between 2010 and 2020.
Brief "The Older Population: 2020"

This report describes the older population of the United States in 2020, with comparisons to the 2000 and 2010 Censuses.
Interactive Population Pyramid: How Has Our Nation’s Population Changed?

View changes by year, race, Hispanic origin, and geography, and download some of the underlying data.
Interactive Map: Exploring Age Groups in the 2020 Census

View characteristics like population change and the racial and ethnic diversity index for age groups in different geographies.
Age Heaping in the DHC

This blog examines age heaping patterns in the DHC. Age heaping: respondents who do not know exactly how old someone is often guess ages that end in 0 or 5.

Race and Hispanic Origin

About Race Data
About Hispanic Origin Data
Nearly a Third Reporting Two or More Races Were Under 18 in 2020
Hispanic Population Is Younger But Aging Faster Than Non-Hispanic Population
Supplemental Table 1. Race Reporting Among the Hispanic or Latino Population by Nation, Region, and Puerto Rico: 2010 and 2020

This table presents data on race reporting among the Hispanic or Latino population by nation, regions and Puerto Rico from the 2010 and 2020 Census.
Interactive Population Pyramid: How Has Our Nation’s Population Changed?

View changes by year, race, Hispanic origin, and geography, and download some underlying data.
Interactive Map: Exploring Age Groups in the 2020 Census

View characteristics like population change and the racial and ethnic diversity index for age groups in different geographies.

Families and Households

Housing

Group Quarters

Webinar

The Census Bureau held a prerelease webinar May 16 at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss the 2020 Census Demographic Profile and DHC to help data users prepare for the release.

2020 Census Data Products: Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) [<1.0 MB]
Audio Recording [10.1 MB]
Video Recording [44.2 MB]

Presenters

Merarys Rios-Vargas, chief, Ethnicity and Ancestry Branch, Population Division
Matthew Spence, senior advisor, Disclosure Avoidance, Population Division

Census Bureau to Hold Webinar on Release of 2020 Census Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC)

The Census Bureau will hold a prerelease webinar to discuss the 2020 Census Demographic Profile and DHC to be publicly released May 25.

Upcoming Webinar

Accessing 2020 Decennial Census DHC Data (May 31, 2023)

Technical Documentation and Other Data Guidance

Information on data collection, confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, subject definitions, and guidance on using the data:

2020 Census DHC and DP Technical Documentation
Data Table Guide

This guide includes the final list of tables, lowest level of geography by table and table shells for the DHC and DP.
2020 Census Data Product Planning Crosswalk [<1.0 MB]

This Crosswalk includes a list of tables for the 2020 Census, compared to the published list of tables from the 2010 Census.
Data Confidentiality / Disclosure Avoidance

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