SOC4820 - University Internship Program

Primary Census tool for exploring the decennial census, American Community Survey, and economic censuses.

Demographic and housing information by county.

Interactive Maps and Reports provide easy access to demographic information about the United States. Data comes from the Census, the American Community Survey the Religious Congregations and Membership Study beginning in 1980.
Social Explorer contains much the same information as American Factfinder and is much easier to use.

Use the "Subject Areas" drop down to find information on the Consumer Price Index, American Time Use Survey, workplace injuries, unemployment and more. You can download some data. Their beta Geographic Home Page pulls together information by state.

Employment data for the people who live and work in an area. Downloadable to SPSS and GIS.

"Annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry... This data is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas..."

What sector do you want to work in? Learn about industries and areas of the economy.

Information on publicly traded businesses.

"How Much Do You Spend?" and "How Much Do You Use?" There's also a "Find out about your Community?" which includes energy tax breaks, grants and other information.

From CNN. Compare two cities.

Crime data for the U.S. See Table 4 for City & County data.

The NCES offers many data tools and resources, including State and District Profiles, the Digest of Education Statistics, and many surveys containing data and statistics at all educational levels.

The "My Environment" search on the home page offers a variety of environmental information by zip code.

How do we spend our time?

Compares countries based on well-being.

U.Va. Library subject guide.

Search for residential property values (homes and land) for Charlottesville by address or name. Includes the C'ville GIS mapping feature. From the City Assessor's Office. Search for the same information in the Albemarle County database

The Cooper Center is well known for its statistical analysis of Virginia's population, labor force, economic climate, etc. See their Research & Analysis page.

Real estate info.