Demographics or demographic data are the characteristics of a human population as used in government, marketing or opinion research, or the demographic profiles used in such research.
Commonly used demographics include sex, race, age, income, disabilities, mobility (in terms of travel time to work or number of vehicles available), educational attainment, home ownership, employment status, and even location.
Distributions of values within a demographic variable, and across households, are both of interest, as well as trends over time.
Image by the U.S. Census Bureau, on Wikimedia Commons.
The below websites and databases are great starting points for basic U.S. demographic data.
Pitt Databases
Social Explorer is mainly an interactive map of demographic information drawn from the US Census. Users can examine geographic areas while selecting the type of data to be shown, such as population density or income level. Note: Creation of a Personal Account is required to fully access all Social Explorer features.
Free Websites
Primary way to access Census Bureau data, including releases from the 2018 American Community Survey, 2017 Economic Census, 2020 Census and more. Use data.census.gov to view, print, and download statistics about population, housing, industry, and business.
The following websites and databases contain helpful global demographic information.
Pitt Databases
Free Websites
The following websites will provide helpful demographic information for Pittsburgh. Be sure to check whether the source is providing information on the city of Pittsburgh or the Pittsburgh metro area.
