Access Census 2000 Data Step by Step

from the Internet

Summary Files 1, 2, 3

Log on to www.census.gov

Access Data From a Variety of Points www.census.gov

Subjects A to Z

Use Subjects Index to Find Data

Obtain Data from Census 2000, Current Surveys & Other Information

Minority Links

Minority Links

Access Census 2000 Data through the Gateway

Census 2000 Gateway

American FactFinder

Primary Access to Summary Files 1, 2, 3 on American Factfinder

Summary File 1

100% DataAge, Sex, Household Relationship,

Tenure (Owner/Renter), Vacancy Characteristics

286 Tables Including Data by Race and Hispanic or Latino

Select Summary File 1A Pop Up Menu Appears, Select Detailed Tables

Select a geographic type usingthe pull down menu.

The current selection is “State”

The pull down menu is used to select a geographic type, for example “Place”

A state is selected

All Places in Hawaii will appear

Honolulu CDP is selected

Click “Add”

Click “Next”

There are 286 tablesavailable on SF1

Select a tableClick “Add”

Click “Show Table”

Print or Download Table

Summary File 2

100% DataAge, Sex, Household Relationship,

Tenure (Owner/Renter), Vacancy Characteristics

47 Basic Tables with 249 IterationsIncluding Detailed Race & Hispanic Groups

Select Geography

Select a geographic type: county, place, census tract, block, Hawaiian Homeland, 5 digit zip, etc.Select a state: HawaiiDrill down to specific geographic level Select specific geography(ies)Click AddClick Next

As in the previous SF1 example, follow the basic process to select

desired geographic areas

After selecting a geographicarea(s), select one of 47 tables

Click “Add” & then “Show Table”

Summary File 2

Go to Change SelectionsClick “Race or Ethnic Groups”

Select one or more race orethnic groups & click “Add”

Click “OK”to obtain data

Data displayed for each race or ethnic group

Sample Data

813 Population & Housing Tables

Summary File 3

Summary File 3Population Characteristics

Marital StatusPlace of birth, citizenship & year of entrySchool enrollment & educational attainmentAncestryMigration (residence in 1995)Language spoken at home & ability to speak English

Veteran StatusDisabilityGrandparents as care giversLabor force statusPlace of work & journey to workOccupation, industry, & class of worker Work status in 1999Income in 1999

Summary File 3Housing Characteristics

Value of home or monthly rent paidUnits in structureYear structure builtNumber of rooms and number of bedroomsYear moved into residence

Plumbing and kitchen facilitiesTelephone serviceVehicles availableHeating FuelFarm residenceUtilities, mortgage, taxes, insurance, & fuel costs

After selecting geography, select from 813 SF3 tables

P148D Sex byEducational AttainmentFor Asians Alone

Summary File 3

Search by Subject

Use the search “by subject”feature as a quick way of finding the data you need

Select a Subject & click “Search”

Select table

Click “Add” & “Show Table”

Table P37 Sex by Educational AttainmentFor the Population 25 Years and Over

Use the “geo within geo” feature to obtain data for geographic areas within a larger geographic level: all places within a county, all census tracts within a place

Geo Within Geo

Click “geowithin geo”

A pull down menu appears for you to select a geographic area to “show me all”…census tracts

Show me all census tractswithin a “Place”

Select a state…Hawaii

Select a Place…Hilo CDP

A list of all censustracts appears

Select “All Census Tracts”or any tract(s) and “Add”

Click “Next”

Select Table

Click “Add”

Click “Show Table”

Download

Table P56 Median Household Income by

Age of Householder for each census tract in Hilo

Download to a variety of formats