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Due to COVID-19, the Empirical Reasoning Center is physically closed, but will be running virtually until further notice.  See the Visit Us page for more details on both walk-in hours and appointments!

Urban Studies Junior Colloquium

Here are sources for Census data (to analyze neighborhood changes over time):

  1. Here is a guide to finding US Census data, including ACS data, using American FactFinder
  2. Here is a guide to using Social Explorer to generate maps using US Census data, including ACS data The NYC Census FactFinder is a valuable resource for determining neighborhood boundaries
  3. Here is an example of how to set up a table in Excel in order to visualize trends related to neighborhood change over time (using data downloaded from Social Explorer).