Federal Government Information: Census

United States Census Bureau 

• in Commerce Department
• conducted every 10 years
• the first Census was 1790

Click this link for Cencus Bureau Data Search Tutorials.

Census 2010

American Factfinder

• data from the 2000
  and the 2010 censuses

 American Community Survey

• annually (except during decennial census year)
• 48 questions
• random U.S. households concerning:
    income, education, household type and makeup, race and ancestry.

Education Data

• Educational Attainment
• School Enrollment
• Public School System Finances
• School Districts
• Teaching about Statistics
• Educational Services

Where Do College Graduates Work? 

You can see the relationship between college major and occupation in a new interactive graphic that highlights the diverse employment patterns of college graduates. 

This video describes how the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a survey after the census to help measure the quality of the census.

Historical

Census Bureau programs can be split into 2 broad categories:

1. Demographic

• Decennial Census History, 1790-2010
  
• Historical Census Browser - state and county, 1790-1960