Mid-Region Council of Governments

Census Data

2000 Census

The U.S. Constitution requires a population and housing census every 10 years. According to the Census Bureau website, the massive undertaking has been referred to as the largest peacetime mobilization in U.S. history. The effort employs some of the most sophisticated technical and operational knowledge and tools available, as well as a work force of more than 500,000 enumerators to count every man, woman and child once, and only once, and in the right place. Census results are the basis for congressional representation as well as the distribution of federal, state and local funds totaling more than $300 billion annually.

MRCOG hosts a wide array of Census data available for viewing and downloading.

2005 & 2006 Census

According to the US Census Bureau, America is changing, and so is the census. The American Community Survey (ACS) lets communities see how they are changing - filling in the gaps between each 10-year census. The ACS:

is sent to a small percentage of our population on a rotating basis;
helps determine how more than $300 billion per year is distributed; and
informs decisions on policies, programs, and services for communities.

MRCOG has 2005 and 2006 ACS community profiles available for large geographic areas in the region.

Commuting Data

The Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) offers a set of special tabulations from the US Census Bureau pertaining to commuting characteristics by place of residence, place of work, and home to work flows. It is a cooperative effort sponsored by the State Departments of Transportation under a pooled funding arrangement with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). As the largest and most up-to-date survey of transportation data available for the region, the CTPP is a valuable dataset for transportation planners.

A variety of commuting characteristics for 2000 and transportation profiles for 2005 are available from MRCOG.

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