Resources on Demography

American Fact Finder
The Census Bureau's American Fact Finder is an interactive tool for population, housing, economic, and geographic data for areas as small as census tracts.

Census 2000 at ICPSR
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research provides data downloads and training on using Census 2000 data on their website.

Census 2000 Briefs
The Census Bureau periodically publishes population and housing briefs using the Census 2000 data. Several on Latinos in the U.S are available here.

Census 2000 Gateway
The starting point for using the Census 2000 data. Users can access American Factfinder, download data, create tables and obtain reports from this portal.

Census 2000 Special Reports
Provides in-depth analysis of Census 2000, particularly in the areas of geographic distribution, race and ethnicity and immigration.

CensusScope
Created by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the of Michigan, CensusScope is an easy-to-use tool for studying U.S. demographic trends,. It provides charts, maps and dissimilarity indices using Census 2000 data.

Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey (CILS)
A study designed by the Center for Migration and Development (CMD) to examine the adaptation process of second generation immigrants.

Current Population Survey
The largest monthly household survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The CPS has been publishing demographic data on the foreign born since 1994.

Kids Count Census Data Online
A national and state-by-state database that tracks the status of children in the U.S utilizing Census 2000 data. It is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

National Population Estimates of' the U.S.
Census Bureau publishes annual population estimates on total population as well as demographic components of change by age, sex, race, & Hispanic origin at the national, state and county level.

Population Reference Bureau
Provides raw data and articles on topics including reproductive health and fertility; children and families; population and the environment; and population futures--aging, inequality and poverty, migration and urbanization, and gender. 

We the People: Hispanics in the United States
This Census 2000 special report provides a portrait of the Hispanic-origin population in the United States and discusses some of the groups within this population at the national level.