American FactFinder

American FactFinder is a comprehensive way to access statistics on population, housing, business and industry in the USA. The site offers various ways to access data. The section labeled “Start with Basic Facts” lets users search for commonly needed data on population, including racial composition, income distribution, education, housing, etc., for many geographical areas. The sources of the data are the 1990 and 2000 Censuses, the Economic Census (undertaken every five years), and the American Community survey, which provides yearly profiles of US communities.

FactFinder presents information in two formats: tables and maps. Tables provide detailed statistical summaries on a...