Nonfiction

Demographic data collected annually by the Census Bureau from communities around the country. Its goal is to provide accurate, up to date information about jobs, education, and housing in between census years.

American FactFinder2 is a user-driven interface to 2010 and 2000 Census data and maps. There are links to the 1990 data in an FTP format. For other Census needs contact the Social Sciences and Area Studies Desk (3rd floor Bird Library)

Sections for people, business, geography, census news. Provides many paths to data, background, methodology, questions used, 2000 release schedules, and much more. Select American FactFinder (above) for custom tables and maps. For any other census needs, contact Social Sciences & Area Studies desk (3rd fl. Bird Library)

Census data and tables from Investigative Reporters and Editors. Very easy to use

An easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends. From the Univ of Mich

Provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2010. USERS MUST CREATE THEIR OWN USER NAME AND PASSWORD.

Census data from 2010 to 1790. Customize your data sets for a specific area of variable.

(Goucher does not have a subscription to this resource)

Demographic data collected annually by the Census Bureau from communities around the country. Its goal is to provide accurate, up to date information about jobs, education, and housing in between census years.

Fantastic site. Data down to the neighborhood level. Datasets are easy to download.

Central site for Maryland's public data. Easy to use search tools.

National repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States

Statistical branch of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).