Reporting on New York City: Census Data
Census Data
The United States Census Bureau is a federal statistical agency with a mission to "serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy." The Census Bureau is a primary source of demographic, business, housing, and other data.
Basic demographic information is available in Census QuickFacts: New York City. (To find the same information for any of the boroughs, search the county name in the search bar.)
Census data can be accessed through many different sites:
- Census Reporter
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An independent project to make it easier for journalists to write stories using information from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Updated with 2022 ACS data. - Data.census.gov
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Official datasets from the United States Census Bureau, including decennial Census and American Community Survey (ACS). Search or browse and download files. - New York Neighborhood Data Profiles
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Up-to-date neighborhood demographics, housing market data, and more produced by the Furman Center, a real estate center based at NYU. Neighborhoods are determined by community districts. - NYC Population FactFinder
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Interactive tool from NYC Planning using decennial census and American Community Survey (ACS) data to provide statistics on population, demographics, economic factors, and more by local geographies such as neighborhood and community district. Data can be aggregated by Borough, Community District, City Council District, and other geographies. Tip: Use the "Data Source" and "Select Topics" menus to find additional data.
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Census data from 1790 to the present in user-friendly formats, including interactive maps and custom data reports.
