The Census Bureau just released a new dataset as part of the American Community Survey. The new 5-year (2005-2009) American Community Survey (ACS) estimates provide data for all areas of the country; all counties and cities regardless of population size, and small areas such as census tracts (but no zip codes – ACS data won’t be provided at the zip code level).
Read the full press release here.
The 5 year estimates are best for small areas, like tracts, that aren’t available in the other series (3 year and 1 year estimates). For neighborhood level stats it’s still best to stick with the 3 year PUMA-level data via the neighborhood map in most cases. Updated estimates for the 3 year series will be available in January.
2010 Census data is still in the works; they should release preliminary stats for apportionment in another week or so.
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