Using American Community Survey to Understand Your Community

Step 3: Review table contents and select the geographic area. ................................................................ 37

Step 4: Understand the data. ................................................................................................................. 41

Step 5: Explore data over time. .............................................................................................................. 43

Additional Tools ........................................................................................................................... 44 1. Narrative Profiles .......................................................................................................................................................... 44 2. Census Business Builder................................................................................................................................................ 45 3. OnTheMap for Emergency Management ..................................................................................................................... 45 4. My Congressional District ............................................................................................................................................. 46 5. My Tribal Area............................................................................................................................................................... 46 6. Census Flows Mapper ................................................................................................................................................... 46 7. QuickFacts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Glossary....................................................................................................................................... 48 ACS Comparison Profiles................................................................................................................................................... 48 ACS Detailed Tables .......................................................................................................................................................... 48 ACS Subject Tables ............................................................................................................................................................ 49 American Community Survey (ACS).................................................................................................................................. 49 Census Block Groups......................................................................................................................................................... 50 Census Tracts .................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Margin of Error ................................................................................................................................................................. 51 U.S. Census Bureau ........................................................................................................................................................... 51