The numbers are in... 2010 Census for Connecticut

The
Numbers
are
in…

2010
Census
for
Connec6cut

Michael
Howser

Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
Coordinator/

Undergraduate
Educa0on
&
GIS
Librarian

Connecticut State Data Center &
Map and Geographic Information Center - MAGIC

According
to
the
2010
Census,
what

is
the
total
popula0on
for

Connec0cut?

A:
3,574,097


Outline

•  Overview
of
CtSDC
and
MAGIC

•  2010
Census
Highlights

•  American
Community
Survey

•  Exploring
the
American
FactFinder

•  Visualizing
Data
–
Mul0ple
Approaches

•  Q
&
A


What
is
the

Connec0cut
State
Data
Center?

•  Connec0cut’s
U.S.
Census

Bureau
Liaison

•  Part
of
the
Na0onal
Data

Center
Network

•  Assists
public
with
accessing

Census
Data
and
other
sources

•  Provides
custom
data

resources
for
Connec0cut

•  Funded
by
Oﬃce
of
Policy
and

Management

ctsdc.uconn.edu


What
is
MAGIC?

•  University
of
Connec0cut

Libraries
Map
and
Geographic

Informa0on
Center
–
MAGIC

•  Over
220,000
print
maps

•  Historical
Aerial
Photography

for
Connec0cut

•  Provides
digi0zed
maps
and

aerial
photography
in
full-‐
quality
TIFF
format
for

download
–
FREE!

magic.lib.uconn.edu


Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
+

MAGIC
=
Data
&
Maps

•  Connec0cut
State
Data

Center
moved
to
MAGIC

in
October
2010

•  Collabora0on
combines

GIS
and
Mapping

technology
with
Census

data!

•  Custom
datasets
are

digitally
preserved

ctsdc.uconn.edu/maps.html


Who
is
MAGIC
and
the

Connec0cut
State
Data
Center

Librarians
Undergraduate
Students

•  Steve
Baf
•  Nathan
Bruce

•  Michael
Howser
•  Steven
Daniels

•  Bill
Miller
•  Sophie
Do

•  Andrew
Erick

Graduate
Students
•  Edward
Fitzgerald

•  Jie
Lin
•  Tia
Hogan

•  Jon
Pollak
•  Shamara
James

•  Josh
Strunk
•  Richika
Makol

•  Brian
Perchal

•  Trevor
Rzucidlo


According
to
the
2010
Census,
what

town
in
Connec0cut
has
the
smallest

popula0on?

A:
Union
(854)


2010
Census
Quick
Facts


2010
Census
Quick
Facts

•  Just
over
72%
of
U.S.

Households
mailed
back

their
forms
(same
as
2000)

•  48
million
addresses
were

followed
up

•  2010
Census
was
$1.6

Billion
under
budget!


2010
Census
Timeline

•  December
2010
–
Na0onal

Popula0on

•  Feb
-‐

March
2011
–

Redistric0ng
Data
Released

•  May
2011
–
Demographic

Proﬁles
Released

•  June
–
Aug
2011
–

Summary
File
1
Released

•  December
2011
–

Summary
File
2
Released


December
21,
2010


2010
Winners
and
Losers

Increase
in
House
Seats

•  Texas
(+4),
Florida
(+2),

Arizona
(+1),
Georgia
(+1),

Nevada
(+1),
South
Carolina
(+1),

Utah
(+1),
Washington
(+1)

Decrease
in
House
Seats

•  Ohio
(-‐2),
New
York
(-‐2),

Illinois
(-‐1),
Iowa
(-‐1),

Louisiana
(-‐1),
Massachusefs

(-‐1),
Michigan
(-‐1),

New
Jersey
(-‐1),
Pennsylvania
(-‐1)


What
is
Appor0onment?

•  Each
state
has
at
least

one
representa0ve
in
the

House
of
Representa0ves

•  435
Total
Seats
available

•  States
ranked
by

Popula0on
to
provide

equal
representa0on
per

person

•  Representa0on
based
on

Decennial
Census
youtube.com/watch?v=RUCnb5_HZc0

Popula0on
Counts


2010
U.S.
Census
Reappor0onment

(Public
Law
94-‐171)
Data

2010.census.gov/2010census/data/


Redistric0ng
Data
–
State
by
State

Released
by
April
1,
2011

•  Total
Popula0on

•  Race
(White,
Black
or
African
American,

American
Indian
and
Alaska
Na0ve,
Asian,

Na0ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Paciﬁc
Islander,

Some
other
Race)

•  Ethnicity
(Hispanic
or
La0no)

•  Vo0ng
Age
(18+
years
of
age)

•  Housing
Data
(Occupancy
and
Vacancy)


U.S.
Popula0on
Snapshot

2000
2010

Total
Popula0on
281,421,906
308,745,538
(+9.7%)

White
211,460,626
223,553,265
(+5.7%)

Black
or
African
American
34,658,190
38,929,319
(12.3%)

American
Indian
&
Alaska
Na0ve
2,475,956
2,932,248
(18.4%)

Asian
10,242,998
14,674,252
(43.3%)

Na0ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Paciﬁc
Islander
398,835
540,013
(35.4%)

Some
Other
Race
15,359,073
19,107,368
(24.4%)

Hispanic
or
La0no
35,305,818
50,477,594
(43%)


Connec0cut
Redistric0ng
Data

•  Released
March
9,
2011
@
2:00pm

•  Includes:

–  State

–  Congressional
District

–  County

–  Town

–  Tract

–  Block
Group

–  Block


2010
U.S.
Census
Data
-‐
Connec0cut

2000
2010

Total
Popula0on
3,405,565
3,574,097
(+4.9%)

White
2,780,355
2,772,410
(-‐0.3%)

Black
or
African
American
309,843
362,296
(16.9%)

American
Indian
&
Alaska
Na0ve
9,639
11,256
(16.8%)

Asian
82,313
135,565
(64.7%)

Na0ve
Hawaiian
and
Other
Paciﬁc
Islander
1,366
1,428
(4.5%)

Some
Other
Race
147,201
198,466
(34.8%)

Hispanic
or
La0no
320,323
479,087
(49.6%)


According
to
the
2010
Census,
what

is
the
median
age
(years)
of
the

popula0on
of
Connec0cut?

A:
40


Want
to
Explore
the
2010
data?

•  For
Connec0cut
Data
Visit
ctsdc.uconn.edu


2010
&
2000
Connec0cut

Town
Data
Viewer

ctsdc.uconn.edu


Exploring
Na0onal
Data

•  New
York
Times
2010
Census
Map

projects.ny0mes.com/census/2010/map


2000
and
2010
Comparison
Map

urbanresearchmaps.org/comparinator/pluralitymap.htm


When
is
2010
Summary
File
3

data
being
released?


American
Community
Survey


What
is
the
American
Community

Survey?

•  American
Community
Survey
(ACS)

–  “yearly
census”
–
survey
of
popula0on
each
year

–  Includes
14-‐17
pages
of
ques0ons

–  In-‐depth
ques0ons

–  Takes
the
place
of
Decennial
Long
Form

–  Includes
a
1,
3,
and
5
year
dataset

–  Survey
based
with
a
sample
of
2.9
million

households
per
year


ACS
Tips

•  Data
includes
both
number
and
margin
of

error
informa0on

•  If
you
need
to
combine
variables,
the
ACS

provides
documenta0on
on
how
to
total

variables.


ACS
and
Connec0cut

•  1
year
ACS
provides
data
for
ci0es
and
towns

of
65,000
or
more
(8
in
total)

•  3
year
ACS
provides
data
for
ci0es
and
towns

for
popula0ons
of
20,000
or
more

•  5
year
ACS
includes
all
Connec0cut
towns
and

data
to
tract
level
(and
block
group)


Visualizing
the
ACS
5
Year
Data

projects.ny0mes.com/census/2010/explorer


American
FactFinder

Loca0ng
Data
from
the
Decennial

Census
and
American
Community

Survey


New
American
FactFinder

Previous

Version
goes

oﬄine
at
end

of
the
year

facvinder2.census.gov


American
FactFinder
–
Let’s
Explore

•  Live
Demo
will
highlight

–  Data
Access
(Topics
and
Geographies)

–  Downloading
data

–  Crea0ng
Maps
from
Data
(crea0ng
SHAPEFILES!)

–  Sharing
Maps
and
Data
via
bookmarks
and
queries

hfp://facvinder2.census.gov


Stay
Current…
Follow
Us

ctsdc.uconn.edu


Quick
Summary

•  Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
is
here
to
help!

•  2010
Census
does
not
include
Summary
File
3
(so
no

income
data
or
other
SF3
variables)

•  ACS
provides
a
comparison
guide
for
variables
you
can/
cannot
compare
with
decennial
census

•  Data
for
Connec0cut
is
being
processed
and
made

available
via
Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
website.

•  Connec0cut
State
Data
Center
oﬀers
workshops
on
the

New
American
FactFinder
check
our
website
for
latest

oﬀerings.


Ques0ons?

View
Presenta0on
at:

hfp://goo.gl/VqAuo

Contact
us
at:
ctsdc@uconn.edu

Special
Thanks

•  Connec0cut
Oﬃce
of
Policy
and
Management

•  Na0onal
Endowment
for
the
Humani0es

•  On
the
Line:
How
schooling,
housing,
and
civil
rights
shaped
Harvord
and
its

suburbs

•  UConn
Department
of
Geography,
Center
for
Popula0on
Research,
and
CLEAR

•  UConn
Libraries
Digital
Projects
Team,
Directors
Council,
Informa0on
Technology

Services,
Planning
Team,
and
Undergraduate
Educa0on
Team

•  U.S.
Census
Bureau
Boston
Regional
Oﬃce

•  Connec0cut
Department
of
Energy
and
Environmental
Protec0on


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