Learn how to use data.census.gov to access the most current and relevant demographic, socioeconomic, and housing statistics about your community. During this training, you will learn about the Census Bureau surveys, programs, geographies, and datasets available. You will also learn how to use the search and navigation features in data.census.gov as well as how to download tables and create thematic maps. This training is recommended for data users of all levels.

Learn how to use American Community Survey (ACS) data to support your project plans, proposals, research, community development, market analysis and more. This workshop explains how ACS data is collected and how to find reliable social, economic, housing, and demographic data for your community. You will learn how to access ACS data using data.census.gov, Narrative Profiles, and other Census Bureau tools, including data available at various geographical levels. The session also covers the best uses and limitations of ACS data, so you can apply it with confidence to support your projects and data needs.

Learn how to access data to strengthen your project plans and proposals. Many proposals ask for information about the needs and characteristics of the communities you hope to serve. Our tools can help you collect relevant data to support your planning and narrative.

Explore census.gov and discover easy-to-use tools that give you quick, reliable insights into your community, customers, or market. This interactive session uses short, live demonstrations to show you how to find and use popular Census Bureau tools like QuickFacts, data.census.gov, Narrative Profiles, Census Business Builder, PopClock, OnTheMap, APIs, and Interactive Maps to create fast data snapshots and to determine which product best meets your needs.

Learn how to access statistics on the characteristics of customers in your market and businesses in your industry, including data on sales, receipts, payroll, and much more using the Census Business Builder. This training is designed for entrepreneurs interested in growing their business, raising their awareness of their market and local competition, researching site locations, developing a business plan, among many other uses. The Census Business Builder allows you to visualize these data on a map of your selected area, as well as to produce a data report that can be used for your business plan and more. You will also find out how the Census Bureau measures key information about businesses and industries in this overview of our economic programs.

Learn how to access American Community Survey and Current Population Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files and customize tables using the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) at data.census.gov/mdat. Participants will also learn how to cross-tabulate and modify variables to fulfill specific requirements of a project and learn how to download and share these custom-built tables. Using the MDAT tool, you can develop an unlimited array of customized spreadsheets that are as versatile and complex as your usage demands.

This workshop is designed for local planners, businesses, economic development organizations and other data users who want to research local workforce and employment trends. During this training you will learn how to use the OnTheMap tool, which is a web-based mapping and reporting application that shows where workers are employed and where they live. It also provides companion reports on age, earnings, industry distributions, race, ethnicity, educational attainment, and sex. You will also learn how to access data about jobs, employment dynamics, hiring, creation and destruction, earnings and much more for workers by industry, utilizing other Local Employment Dynamics (LED) products such as QWI Explorer, J2J Explorer, PESO Explorer and the LED Extraction Tool.

The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local data on disasters.census.gov that are critical to emergency planning, preparedness, and recovery efforts. This presentation will explore the Census Bureau’s Emergency Management Hub, a central source of information on disaster affected areas featuring insightful news stories, data products, and links to related resources. It also highlights data on Air Quality, Extreme Heat, Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Pandemics & Wildfires. The workshop will navigate several data tools with mapping interfaces to help users identify potentially affected areas of their state, county, and community.

During this workshop, you will learn how to access demographic, socioeconomic and housing data about tribe members, reservations, and trust lands. This workshop will teach data users, and planners how to navigate and use Census Bureau data products from the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey.

This workshop is designed for data users who are familiar with the American Community Survey datasets and the data.census.gov tool. You will learn how to use the mapping feature to access key demographic and housing indicators for statistical geographies such as tracts, block groups, and blocks. You will be able to utilize these geographies to define neighborhoods and service areas and create community profiles and basic maps. You will also learn to customize maps with color, adding base maps and boundaries, and adjusting histograms by various intervals.

This workshop is designed to help initial and returning visitors easily navigate census.gov. You will learn where to find information about all the surveys the Census Bureau conducts, and about the numerous resources available for data users to learn how to access and use data.

This workshop will show you how to use census.gov to access valuable data and resources that can help analyze the health needs of your community. You will learn about surveys the Census Bureau conducts that provide health-related data, and how to explore a wide range of datasets covering age, sex, race, ethnicity, income, poverty, housing costs, education, English proficiency, and transportation access, among others.

If you cannot find what you are looking for within our menu of popular workshops, our data dissemination specialists can work with you to custom design a workshop to meet your organization’s needs.