Statistics Databases
- PolicyMap This link opens in a new windowEasy-to-use online mapping with data on demographics, real estate, health, jobs and more in communities across the US.
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowProvides demographic data for the U.S. from 1790 to present. Its interactive maps can be viewed, queried and manipulated at a variety of geographic levels, including neighborhoods, counties, and state. Custom reports and maps can be generated using the "Maps" and "Reports" tabs and can be saved by creating a personal account.
- Social Explorer ProfilesHelps you find demographic profiles of your community. Visualizes data and groups with vibrant and meaningful charts. by topic.
- Social Explorer TablesSelected data tables including American Community Survey data and US Health data. You must be logged into the Social Explorer database to access.
This video below from Portland State University Library outlines the basics of accessing demographic data in Social Explorer. It shows how to access the map view, and how to view two different data variables side-by-side on the Social Explorer map.