LibGuides: EC 0127: Urban Economics: Finding Data and Visualizations

Select Data and Visualization Resources

Social Explorer
Social Explorer provides quick and easy access to modern and historical U.S. census data and demographic information. The web interface lets users create maps and reports to help visually analyze and understand demography and social change throughout history.

2020 US Census Demographic Data Map Visualization
An online data visualization tool from the US Census Bureau using the 2020 Census data.
National Household Travel Survey
The National Household Travel Survey is conducted every 2 years by the Federal Highway Administration.
Zillow Data
Time-series metrics available for bulk download by State, MSA, County, City, and Zip Code
Opportunity Atlas
The Opportunity Atlas maps the relationship between neighborhoods and childhood economic prosperity. It is a collaboration between researchers at the U.S. Census Bureau and Opportunity Insights at Harvard University.
Global Human Settlement Layer
A openly available map and data tools designed to assess human presence on Earth. It is produced by the European Union's Copernicus program.
LandScan Population Data Explorer
LandScan is openly available mapped data from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US Department of Energy). The data is "intended to aid in emergency preparedness, readiness, response, and recovery missions; risk assessments; site suitability studies; and a full range of other applications that depend on accurate population data."
World Urbanisation Prospects
The World Urbanisation Prospects projects changes in rural and urban populations around the world. They are issued by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN.