CENSUS INFORMATION ONLINE
Population information for the U.S., state and county quickfacts, economic indicators, NAICS, population projections, maps and so much more.
Includes American Facfinder - a good source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data - it includes data from the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, the American Community Survey (annual data which will replace the decennial census long form in 2010), the population estimates program, the economic census, and annual economic surveys.
Help - from the Census Bureau Website
Census Bureau powerpoint tutorials
OntheMap - an online mapping and reporting application that shows were people work and where workers live. OnTheMap can be used to generate statistics for specific segments of the workforce, including ags, earnings, or industry groupings. OnTheMap Version 4 Beta - coming September 2009 - save/load analysis, export overlays, updated and expanded geography, interface improvements
Publications from the U.S. Census Bureau
Some other guides/information census sites:
Guide for Using American factfinder - University of Minnesota
Guide to American Factfinder - University of Wisconsin at Madison
Census Block Maps (block maps are 36" x 33" - difficult to print)
Census Guide - created by Christine Fletcher, Mississippi State University
Census of Population and Housing - Census Bureau historical reports - Reproduces PDF files of selected decennial publications covering 1790-2000.
Census 2000 Data by Zip Code - from Oviatt Library, California State University at Northridge
Census Tract Data on the Internet - from Oviatt Library, California State University at Northridge
Data Access Tools - from the Census Bureau
Historical Census Data Browser (University of Virginia, Digital Research & Instructional Services) - provides selected population statistics for states and counties from 1790-1960.
Historical data in various formats - from the Census Bureau
University of Michigan's database of historical census publications
DataFerrett - a useful tool to use to mine census data sets
A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States: 1940 to 2000 - By Nicole S. Stoops — "In 1940, statistics on educational attainment were collected for every person enumerated in the census and from a sample of them thereafter. In 1940, only 25 percent of the population age 25 and older had a high school diploma, and just 5 percent earned a bachelor’s degree or more. By the close of the 20th century, these figures had increased to 80 percent with high school diplomas and 24 percent with bachelor’s degrees. Educational attainment data are shown by sex, race and Hispanic origin (since 1980) at the regional and state levels. These data are based on the decennial census and are separate from annual data collected in the Current Population Survey:"
The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) - produced and hosted by the Minnesota Population Center (MPC), University of Minnesota - NHGIS provides, free, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
General information on Census 2000. Includes access to data from the 1990 census and data from previous censuses.