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The Library has been a selective depository for U.S. government documents since the end of the 19th century and holds a strong collection of documents back to the founding of the nation. Franklin provides access to much of this material. The Library also holds uncataloged or incompletely cataloged census resources in print, microform, and CD-ROM. Much 1990 Census data is available online. Access to these materials will be discussed in this guide.
U.S. Census Publications

The Penn Library holds the published reports of the decennial censuses from 1790 to the present, as well as many other Census Bureau publications, such as the Economic Censuses and the Census of Agriculture.
Franklin - The Penn Library Online Catalog

Do a Franklin Author Search for: united states census office [until 1900], and united states bureau of the census [since 1900].
Try Franklin Keyword searches on the following patterns:
nkey bureau AND nkey census AND "retail trade" - finds all titles authored by the Bureau of the Census, with the phrase "retail trade" in the record.
nkey bureau AND nkey census AND "computer file" - finds all titles authored by the Bureau of the Census that are on CD-ROM.
nkey census AND (block OR blocks)
Guides

GENERAL
- Use the "Table Finding Guides" in the front of the various printed census volumes of the 1980 and 1990 Censuses for efficient retrieval of information by topic and geographic area.
- "U.S. Census Notebooks". Three notebooks at the Reference Desk. See #1 for annotated pages from Dubester's Catalog of U.S. Census Publications. Binder #2 is devoted to the 1980 Census.
  
  See especially the guides to census products and geography at the front of binder #3, the notebook for the 1990 Census. (Van Pelt Reference Desk).
- Bureau of the Census Catalog of Publications, 1790-1972. Detailed index and abstracts of Census publications (Van Pelt Reference Desk Z 7554 U5).
- Census Catalog and Guide 1997. (Van Pelt Reference Desk Z 7554 U5 U32 1997)
- 200 years of U.S. census taking: population and housing questions 1790-1900. (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 37 U52 B68 1989)
- Population information in twentieth century census volumes: 1950-1980. (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 214 S346 1985)
- Population information in twentieth century census volumes: 1900-1940. (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 214 S352 1983)
- Topical Index of Population Census Reports, 1900-1930 76p. (Van Pelt Reference HA 201 1930 Z2)
- Population information in nineteenth century census volumes. (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 214 S35 1983)
  Wright, Carrol. The History and Growth of the United States Census . Wash., GPO, 1900. 967p. See "contents". (Van Pelt Reference HA 37 U5 1966)
- Geographic Areas Reference Manual. U.s. Bureau of the Census, 1994. Thorough discussion of census geography. (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 215 A25 1994)
- A Guide to State and Local Census Geography. Bureau of the Census, 1993. 119p. (Va Pelt Reference HA 37 U552 G85 1993)
- Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. Balt., Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987. 420p. Biography. Index. Shows county outline maps a 10 year intervals for each state. (Van Pelt Reference HA 217 T46 1987)
- Myers, Dowell. Analysis with local census data : portraits of change. Boston : Academic Press, c1992. 369p. "Key resource for those interested in population and housing at the local level. It gives very good examples of how to use geographic census micro-data." (Van Pelt HA 29 M94 1992)
- Morehead, Joe. Introduction to United States Government information sources. 4th ed. Englewood, Colo., Libraries Unlimited, 1992. 474p. The most up-to-date guide to U.S. government publications. (Van Pelt Reference Desk J 83 M665 1992)
- Schmeckebier, Laurence. Government publications and their use. 2d ed. Washington, Brookings Institution, 1969. 502p. The standard guide until replaced by Morehead. (Van Pelt Reference Desk Z 1223 Z7 S3 1969)
- Boyd, Anne. United States Government Publications 3d. ed. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1949. 627p. Superseded in part by Schmeckebier but still useful for historical purposes. (Van Pelt Reference Z 1223 Z7 B7 1950)
GUIDES BY CENSUS
- "U.S. Census Notebooks". Three notebooks at the Reference Desk. See especially the tabular guides to census products and geography at the front of binder #3, the notebook for the 1990 Census. (Van Pelt Reference Desk).
  - Major Decennial Census Printed Reports - comparing 1990 printed series and 1990 electronic products.
  - 1990 Census Printed Reports - Geography
  - 1990 Census Printed Reports - Table Finding Guide (2p.)
  - 1990 Census Data Products at Van Pelt Library
  - 1990 Census Electronic Products - Geography
  - 1990 Census Electronic Products - Table Finding Guide (2p.)
- 1990 census of population and housing. Guide . Bureau of the Census, 1992. Pt. A and B. (Van Pelt Reference HA 201 1990aj)
- Guide to 1990 U.S. Decenial Census Publications. Detailed abstracts and indexes derived from the American Statistics Index. Through March 1966. Bethesda, CIS, 1996. 231p. Includes print and CD-ROM publications Indexes by subject, name, category, title, and agency report numbers. Long analytic abstracts. (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 201 1990aq)
- Subject Index to 1990 U.S. Census Data on CD-ROM's in Van Pelt Reference - with table outlines.
- TIGER/Census Tract Street Index. On CD-ROM. Version 2. vol. 1 includes CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY, PA (Van Pelt Reference Moelis CD Area A 214 T54 1994..)
- Using the 1990 U.S. Census for Research. Thousand Oaks, Sage, 1994. 85p. (Van Pelt Reference HA 201 1990 ad)
  1980
- Users' guide, 1980 census of population and housing . (Van Pelt Reference Stacks HA 201 1980b)
- Subject Index to the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. 1985. (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 201 1980l)
- "Finder's Guide to Census Tract Reports", in 1980 Census of Population and Housing. Vol 2, Census Tracts, vol. 2 no.1. (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 201 1980h)
- Census Tract Street Index . Phila., DVRPC, 1980. For Philadelphia Census tracts. (Van Pelt Reference Desk F 157 D4 D38 1980)
- Finders Guide to Block Statistics Reports (Lippincott Reference Desk HA 37 U52 1983)
  1970
- 1970 census users' guide. 2 vols. (HA 37 U542 1970; Lippincott Library HA 37 U52 1970c)
2000 Census

2000 Summary File 1 presents counts and basic cross tabulations of information collected from all people and housing units. It includes counts for many detailed race and Hispanic or Latino categories. SF 1 presents data for the United States, the 50 states, and the District of Columbia in a hierarchical sequence down to the block level for many tabulations, but only to the census tract level for others. Summaries are included for other geographic areas such as ZIP Code Tabulation Areas and Congressional districts. Variables include total population, race, sex, family and households, and general housing characteristics.

2000 Census Tract Maps
2000 Census Block Outline Maps
1999 Metropolitan Area, Counties, and Central Cities Maps by State
2000 Voting District/State Legislative District Outline Maps
1990 Census

See Guides to 1990 Census above.
The 1990 Census of Population and Housing on CD-ROM is in the Van Pelt Reference Moelis CD Area, including the Subject Reports.
Some of the printed volumes of the 1990 Census of Population are at the Reference Desk or in the Reference stacks. (Van Pelt Reference HA 201 1990..). Most 1990 volumes are in the Van Pelt Stacks with earlier censuses at HA 201 1990. The 1990 Census of Housing (except for the U.S. summary and Pennsylvania volumes) is in the Van Pelt stacks at HD 7293...
U.S. Census Bureau - Access Tools / 1990 Census Lookup, for 1990 Census Tract Data.
Philadelphia Area 1990 Census Data, through: Penn Library home page / Resources by Subject / Philadelphia / Statistical Sources / 1990 Census. See for Philadelphia Tract and Block data and profiles.
LandView IV. A geographic reference too on CD-ROM, displaying EPA- regulated sites, demographic and economic information from the 1990 Census, and key geographic features of the United States. LandView IV includes a subset of the facilities, sites, and monitoring stations represented in five EPA data bases:
- Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS)
- Biennial Reporting System (BRS)
- CERCLA Information System (CERCLIS)
- Permit Compliance System (PCS)
- Toxic Release Inventory System (TRI)
Additionally, LandView IV includes the complete Census Bureau's 1992 TIGER/Line file information which provides spatial characteristics of streets (with address ranges and ZIP codes), rivers, railroads, and other landmarks. It also contains 1990 demographic and economic data from the Bureau of the Census, including population and housing characteristics drawn from two census data bases, Summary Tape Files (STF) 1A and 3A. With Landview IV, users can view EPA and Bureau of the Census information along with different geographic boundaries including States, Congressional Districts (103rd), metropolitan areas, counties, cities, Indian reservations, census tracts and census block groups. Users can also display, search for, and identify map objects and locations. They can also choose and thematically display information or identify population characteristics for any radius around a point. LandView IV allows users to print custom maps and reports. (Van Pelt Reference Moelis HA 201 1990 L26.
Census USA (Van Pelt Reference Moelis Area HA 201 1990as) Commercial packaging of 1990 population census data and economic data at MSA, county, city, and zip code level.
Census of Population and Housing 1990 STF1A Short Form Data. HA 201 1990 Set of 17 CDs containing data from short form questionnaire sent to every household for the 1990 census. Geographic areas: state, counties, county subdivision, places, census track/block numbering areas, and block groups, consolidated cities, and 101st Congressional districts. Data is broken down geographically in several hierarchial sequences to block group level. Population, 37 tables: age, race (black, white, American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, Asian and Pacific Islander, Hispanic origin by type (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, other), sex, marital status, household type and household relationship, persons in selected types of group quarters. Housing, 63 tables: occupancy/vacancy status, tenure, units in structure, rooms in unit, contract rent, unit value, meals included with rent.
Census of Population and Housing 1990 STF1B "Block Statistics" Set of 11 CDs presenting population and housing data from the short form questionaire. Geographic areas: county, county subdivision, place, census tract/block numbering area, block group, and block. Population: race (black, white, American Indian, Eskimo, Asian and Pacific Islander), Hispanic origin, and age group (under 18 and over 65). 4 tables Housing: housing units, units in structure, occupancy status, tenure, average rooms in unit, average rent and unit value, persons per room, occupants, and occupants in 1-person households and single-parent family households with children. 8 tables. Philadelphia 1990 Census Block Statistics
Census of Population and Housing, 1990. STF1C. U.S. Summary. Geography: United States, regions, divisions, States (including urban and rural), counties, places of 10,000 or more inhabitants, county subdivisions of 10,000 or more inhabitants in selected States, metropolitan areas, urban areas, and American Indian and Alaska Native areas. Subject content: Total population, age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, household relationships, units in housing structure, value, rent, number of rooms, tenure and vacancy characteristics;
Census of Population and Houseing, 1990. STF1D. STF3D. Congressional Districts. HA 210 1990x Geography: By State for Congressional Districts of the 105th Congress of the United States, and within the districts for County (or part), county subdivision with 10,000 or more persons (or part) (12 states only); place with 10,000 or more persons (or part), consolidated city with 10,000 or more persons (or part), American Indian and Alaska Native areas, (with trust lands and with no trust lands) (or part), Alaska Native Regional Corporation (or part). Subject content: More than 900 data items of 100-percent population and housing counts and characteristics (including age, race, sex, Hispanic origin, marital status, household characteristics, units in housing structure, value, rent, number of rooms, tenure, and vacancy characteristics); also, contains sample data weighted to represent the total population for the following subjects: : Age, Mobility limitation, status, Ancestry, Occupation, Citizenship, Place of birth, Class of worker, Place of work, Educational attainment, Poverty status, Employment status, Private vehicle occupancy, Family type, Race, Farm and nonfarm population, Residence in 1985, Foreign-born status, School enrollment, Group quarters, Self-care limitation status, Hispanic origin, Sex, Household type and relationship, Travel time to work, Income in 1989, Urban and rural population, Industry, Veteran/military status, Language spoken at home, Work disability status, Marital status, Work status in 1989, Means of transportation to work, Workers in family in 1989, Housing Items: Age of householder, Rooms, Bedrooms, Selected monthly owner costs, Condominium status, Sewage disposal, Farm and nonfarm housing, Telephone availability, Heating fuel, Tenure, Hispanic origin of householder, Units in structure, Housing units, Urban and rural housing, Kitchen facilities, Utilities in rent, Meals included in rent, Value of housing unit, Mortgage status, Vehicles available, Occupancy status, Water source, Plumbing facilities, Year householder moved into unit, Race of householder, Year structre built, Rent. Source for CPH-4 series of printed reports. -- 103d Congress and 104th Congress at Van Pelt Information Desk
Census of Population and Housing 1990 STF3A. Long Form Data Set of 62 CDs with data from the long form (sample) questionnaire sent to ca.17% of U.S. housing units. Covers all U.S. States down to Block Group level. Geographic areas: counties, places, tracts, block groups, congressional districts, consolidated cities; state portions of metro, consolidated metro, and primary statistical areas, urbanized, urban-rural, congressional districts, consolidated cities. Population, 193 tables: age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and marital status; ancestry, birth-place, citizenship, and language spoken at home; education, employment, occupation and industry; place of and journey to work; mobility limitation, self-care limitation, and work disability status; family and household types, workers in family, and income, poverty and veteran/military status; and residence in 1985 and in group quarters. Housing, 99 tables. Householder age, race, Hispanic origin, tenure, and year moved into unit; rooms and bedrooms, units in structure, and year built; unit occupancy status, ktchen and plumbing facilities, water source, sewage disposal, heating fuel, and telephone and vehicle availability; mortgage status, selected monthly owner costs, and unit value; rent, and meals and utilities included; and condominium status.
Census of Population and Housing 1990 STF3B "Zip Code Areas" Data arranged by ZIP codes for the entire U.S. Data on 3 CDs, includes detailed social, economic and housing topics. Geography: All States and selected subareas in a hierarchical sequence. This basic hierarchy is shown in the following sequence: ZIP Code (Level code 800); ZIP Code - State - County (Level code 820). Data are organized by the first digit in the 5-digit ZIP code, 0 through 9. Subject content: Contains sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Population items: Age, Mobility limitation status, Ancestry, Occupation, Citizenship, Place of birth, Class of worker, Place of work, Educational attainment, Poverty status, Employment status, Private vehicle occupancy, Family type, Race, Farm and nonfarm population, Residence in 1985, Foreign-born status, School enrollment, Group quarters, Self-care limitation status, Hispanic origin, Sex, Household type and relations, Travel time to work, Income in 1989, Urban and rural population, Industry, Language spoken at home, Work disability status, Marital status, Work status in 1989, Means of transportation to work, Workers in family in 1989. Housing Items: Age of householder, Rooms, Bedrooms, Selected monthly owner costs, Condominium status, Sewage disposal, Farm and nonfarm housing, Telephone availability, Heating fuel, Tenure, Hispanic origin of householder, Units in structure, Housing units, Urban and rural housing, Kitchen facilities, Utilities in rent, Meals included in rent, Value of housing unit, Mortgage status, Vehicles available, Occupancy status, Water source, Plumbing facilities, Year householder moved into unit, Race of householder, Year structure built. Rent.
Census of Population and Housing 1990 STF3C U.S. Summary CD-ROM 59 Geography: United States, Region, Division, State, County, county subdivision (in 12 states), places of 10,000 or more persons, consolidated city, metropolitan statistical area/consolidated metropolitan statistical area, consolidated metropolitan statistical area/primary metropolitan statistical area, urbanized area, total, State and county portion of American Indian Reservations (with trust lands and with no trust lands) and Alaska Native areas. Subject content: Contains sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Population items: Age, Mobility limitation status, Ancestry, Occupation, Citizenship, Place of birth, Class of worker, Place of work, Educational attainment, Poverty status, Employment status, Private vehicle occupancy, Family type , Race, Farm and nonfarm population, Residence in 1985, Foreign-born status, School enrollment, Group quarters, Self-care limitation status, Hispanic origin, Sex, Household type and relations, Travel time to work, Income in 1989, Urban and rural population, Industry, Veteran/military status, Language spoken at home, Work disability status, Marital status, Work status in 1989, Means of transportation to work, Workers in family in 1989. Housing Items: Age of householder, Rooms, Bedrooms, Selected monthly owner costs, Condominium status, Sewage disposal, Farm and nonfarm housing, Telephone availability, Heating fuel, Tenure, Hispanic origin of householder, Units in structure, Housing units , Urban and rural housing, Kitchen facilities , Utilities in rent, Meals included in rent, Vehicles available, Occupancy status, Water source, Plumbing facilities, Year householder moved into unit, Race of householder, Year structure built, Rent.
Census of population and housing (1990). Equal Employment opportunity file. CD-ROM 57 2 discs (CD90-EEO-1 Alabama-Missouri; CD90-EEO-2 Montana-Wyoming; Geography: United States, each State and the District of Columbia, each county, metropolitan area, place of 50,000 or more persons within each State, and for 12 States, minor civil divisions of 50,000 or more persons. The file will contain data for two sets of three tables (six altogether). Subject content: Two sample-based sets of tabulations from civilian labor force data collected in the 1990 census. The first set is a cross-tabulation of 512 detailed census occupations by sex, race, and Hispanic origin. The second set shows educational attainment for selected age groupings by sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Each record contains all occupation and educational attainment categories by sex, race, and Hispanic origin.
Census of Population and Housing 1990. Geographical Identification Code Scheme. (G 108.7 C46 1994b) Geography: Regions; divisions; 50 states and several statistically equivalent entities: The District of Columbia, six territories under U.S. jurisdiction (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States), and two freely associated entities for which the Census Bureau prepared TIGER/Line files although they were not included in the 1990 census -- the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands; American Indian and Alaska Native areas; counties and statistically equivalent entities; county subdivisions; places; metropolitan areas; and urbanized areas. Subject content: Entity names, codes, selected geographic relationships, total population, total number of housing units, area measurements (land, total water, inland water, coastal water, Great Lakes water, and territorial water), and internal points for the high-level geographic entities listed below. The data dictionary (on the disc) identifies the data items reported in this file. The internal points permit determination of approximate distances between entities.
Census of Population and Housing 1990 Public Use Microdata Sample HA 201 1990ab Individual long-form questionnaires for 5% sample of the entire U.S.(PUMS A). Questionnaires are grouped by county or 100.000 person county part. Software allows frequency distributions and cross tabulations. Manual. Geography: Available for United States and outlying areas that meet a 100,000 minimum-population threshold. Currently, the standard PUMS products are the 5 percent and 1 percent samples for the United States and Puerto Rico, and a special 3 percent sample (not available on CD-ROM) dealing specifically with the elderly population. The 5 percent and 1 percent samples are similar in content to the "A" and "B" files made available in 1980. Besides the obvious difference in file size, the 5 percent and 1 percent files differ in the geography around which the files are constructed. For example, the Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) is the lowest level of geography identified on any PUMS file.

Subject content: Individual records of responses to questionnaires with unique identifiers (names, addresses, etc.) removed so the confidentiality of respondents is protected. These files enable users to produce their own tabulations within the limits of the data provided. The 5 percent sample is basically a county level file; that is the PUMA can be a single county (or county equivalent), a group of counties, a place, or county/place parts if that county had more than 200,000 persons. On the other hand, the 1 percent sample is basically a metropolitan area file. For this, the PUMA will be an MSA, groups of MSAs, parts of MSAs when the MA is larger than 200,000 persons, and groups of nonmetropolitan areas.

File format: flat ASCII, except that each record will be terminated with carriage return and linefeed characters. File structure: hierarchical. While no "value-added" user software is provided, the technical documentation includes a section with suggestions on how to use the files. All PUMS files have two record types: one for housing units, and one for persons. The number of records per file is determined by the sample size.
Census of population and housing (1990). Special tabulation on aging. HQ1064.U5 .C386 1994 21 disks Geography: The most frequently accessed geographic levels for states, in hierarchical sequence, are: State, county, census tract/block numbering area, place with 2,500 or more persons, county subdivision with 2,500 or more persons (13 states), American Indian Reservation/Tribal Jurisdiction Statistical Area, Alaska native regional corporation, metropolitan statistical area/consolidated metropolitan statistical area, consolidated metropolitan statistical area/primary metropolitan statistical area, urbanized area, planning and service area. The United States file provides data for the entire United States in the following hierarchical sequence: United States, American Indian Reservation/Tribal Jurisdiction Statistical Area; metropolitan statistical area/consolidated metropolitan statistical area, consolidated metropolitan statistical area/primary metropolitan statistical area, urbanized area, and special planning and service area. (The Older Americans Act of 1965 as amended instructs the State Agency on Aging in each state to subdivide the state into planning and service areas (PSAs). The following states are single PSA jurisdictions: Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Forty-one states and Puerto Rico have a total of 659 substate PSAs.)

Subject content: Contains 483 population and 228 housing tables that present data for all persons and housing units. It has sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Other population and housing data items are listed below.

Population items: Ability to speak English, Low income status, Age, Marital status, Educational attainment, Mobility and self-care limitation status, Employment status, Persons, Family type, Place of birth, Hispanic origin, Poverty level, Household type and relationship, Poverty status in 1989, Income in 1989, Race, Residence in 1985, Veteran status, Sex, Work disability status. Housing items: Age of person in unit, Persons in unit, Condominium status, Plumbing facilities, Gross rent, Poverty level, Hispanic origin of householder, Poverty status in 1989, Household type and relationship, Race of householder, Housing units, Selected monthly owner costs, Kitchen facilities, Telephone availability, Meals included in rent, Tenure, Mobility of self-care limitation, Units in structure, Value, Mortgage status, Vehicles available, Year structure built.
1990 Census Subject Summary Tape Files (SSTF1-SSTF22c)
Note: Available online at: Univ. of Calif., Berkeley. Soc. Sci. and Govt. Data Library
  SSTF 1, Foreign-born Population in the U.S.
  SSTF 2, Ancestry of the Population of the U.S.
  SSTF 3, Persons of Hispanic Origin in the U.S.
  SSTF 5, Characteristics of the Asian and Pacific Islander Population in the U.S.
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 1. Foreign born HA201 1990u Foreign-born population in the United States Geography: United States, regions, divisions, states Subject content: Sample data weighted to represent the total population; 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units; also, ability to speak English, age, citizenship, class of worker, disability status, earnings in 1989, educational attainment, employment status, family type and presence and age of children, household size, household type and relationship, income in 1989, industry, labor force status, living arrangements, marital status, occupation, poverty status in 1989, school enrollment, sex, veteran, year of entry, gross rent, housing units, kitchen facilities, mortgage status, plumbing facilities, tenure, units in structure, year householder moved into unit. Related printed reports: CP-3, CH-3.
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 2. Ancestry HA201 1990v Ancestry of the population in the United States Geography: United States, regions, divisions, states. Subject content: Sample data weighted to represent the total population; 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units; also, ability to speak English, age, children ever born, citizenship, class of worker, disability status, earnings in 1989, educational attainment, employment status, family type and presence and age of children, group quarters, household size, household type and relationship, income in 1989, industry, labor force status, language spoken at home, linguistic isolation, living arrangements, marital status, nativity, occupation, poverty status in 1989, school enrollment, sex, veteran status, workers in family, year of entry; gross rent, housing units, kitchen facilities, mortgage status, persons per room, plumbing facilities, tenure, units in structure, year householder moved into unit. Related printed reports: CP-3, CH-3
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 3. Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin in the United States Geography: United States, regions, divisions, states. Subject content: Sample data weighted to represent the total population; 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units; also, ability to speak English, age, children ever born, citizenship, class of worker, disability status, earnings in 1989, educational attainment, employment status, family type and presence and age of children, group quarters, household size, household type and relationship, income in 1989, industry, labor force status, language spoken at home, linguistic isolation, living arrangements, marital status, nativity, occupation, poverty status in 1989, school enrollment, sex, veteran status, workers in family, year of entry; gross rent, housing units, kitchen facilities, mortgage status, persons per room, plumbing facilities, tenure, units in structure, year householder moved into unit. Related printed reports: CP-3, CH-3
Census of population and housing. Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 4. Disabilities. HA201 1990ae Characteristics of adults with work disabilities, mobility limitations, or self-care limitations. 3 discs. Geography: United States, States, counties with 50,000 or more persons, metropolitan statistical areas (or consolidated metropolitan statistical areas with 250,000 or more persons. Subject content: Sample data weighted to represent the total population; 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units;also, age, aggregate earnings in 1989, class of worker, educational attainment, employment status, group quarters, Hispanic origin, household type and relationship, income in 1989, means of transportation to work, occupation, persons in household, race, ratio of income in 1989 to poverty level, school enrollment, sex, tenure, units in structure, vehicles available, veteran status, work status in 1989. Note: SSTF has A and B records. The A records have 3 population and 3 housing tables. The A records present data for all persons for each summary level and geographic component level within a unit of geography. The B records have 70 population tables. The B records present data for civilian noninstitutionalized persons 16 years and over with work disabilities and without work disabilities. Related printed reports: CP-3, CH-3.
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 5. Asian and Pacific Islanders E184.O6 C44 1994 Characteristics of the Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States Geography: United States, regions, divisions, states Subject content: Sample data weighted to represent the total population; 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units; also, ability to speak English, age, children ever born, citizenship, class of worker, disability status, earnings in 1989, educational attainment, employment status, family type and presence and age of children, household type and relationship, household size, income in 1989, industry, labor force status, language spoken at home, linguistic isolation, living arrangements, marital status, nativity, occupation, poverty status in 1989, school enrollment, sex, veteran status, year of entry; gross rent, housing units, kitchen facilities, mortgage status, person per room, plumbing facilities, tenure, units in structure, year householder moved into unit. Related printed reports: CP-3-5, CH-3-1
Census of Population and Housing 1990 SSTF. Subject summary tape files 6 and 12. Education and Employment. LB 2846 C38 1995 Education in the United States, and Employment status, work experience, and veteran status. Geography: United States, regions, divisions, states, metropolitan statistical areas and consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Subject content: Both SSTF 6 and SSTF 12 contain sample data weighted to represent the total population; 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. SSTF six contains age, earnings in 1989, educational attainment, school enrollment, sex, type of school, work status in 1989. SSTF12 contains age, class of worker, educational attainment, employment status, group quarters, household type and relationship, income in 1989, marital status, occupation, period of military service, residence in1989, school enrollment, sex, veteran status, work status in 1989, usual hours worked per week in 1989, and weeks worked in 1989, year last worked. Note: SSTF six data are represented in A and B records. Each record type presents a different set of tables. The A records have three population and three housing tables that present data for all persons and housing units. The B records present more detail in five population tables. Note: SSTF12 is available as a single file for the United States, each state, and the District of Columbia. The A records have 17 population and three housing tables. The B records present more detail in nine population tables. Related printed reports: CP-2 (SSTF12), CP-3-4 (SSTF6). CPH-5 (SSTF12)
Census of population and housing. Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 7. Metropolitan Housing. HA201 1990ab Metropolitan housing characteristics 8 discs. Geography: United States, regions, divisions, states, metropolitan statistical areas and consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Subject content: Sample data weighted to represent the total population; 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units;also, age of householder, bedrooms, condominium status, contract rent, educational attainment of householder, gross rent, house heating fuel, household income in 1989, household type and presence and age of children, kitchen facilities, marital status, meals included in rent, means of transportation to work, mortgage status, persons in unit, persons per room, plumbing facilities, poverty status in 1989, presence of nonrelatives, rooms, selected monthly owner costs, telephone, tenure, travel time to work, units in structure, value of housing unit, vehicles available, workers in household, year householder moved into unit, year structure built. Note: SSTF 7 data are represented in A and B records. Each record type presents a different set of tables. The A records have three population and three housing tables that present data for all persons and housing units. The B records present more detail in 317 housing tables. Related printed reports: CH-3-1.

Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 8. Housing the elderly. HD7287.92 .U54 C46 1995 Housing of the elderly. Geography: United States, all States, and the District of Columbia, and metropolitan statistical areas. Subjects: SSTF contains five population and 144 housing tables. It includes sample data weighted to represent the total poulation. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Also, age, bedrooms, condominium status, gross rent, group quarters, house heating fuel, household income in 1989, household type and relationship, housing units, kitchen facilities, meals included in rent, mortgage status, persons, plumbing facilities, real estate taxes, rooms, selected monthly owner costs, sewage disposal, source of water, telephone in housing unit, tenure, units in structure, value, vehicles available, year householder moved into unit, year structure built. Note: SSTF8 has A and B records. The A records have 5 population (PA) and 119 housing (HA) table (matrices). The A records provide data for all persons for each summary level and geographic component level within a unit of geography. The B records provide more detail information in 25 housing (HB) tables.
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 9. New Units. HD 7293 .C46 1995 Housing characteristics of new units. Geography: United States, regions, divisions, states, metropolitan statistical areas and consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Subject content: SSTF contains three population and 203 housing tables. It includes sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Also, age of householder, bedrooms, condominium status, gross rent, Hispanic origin of householder, house heating fuel, household income in 1989, household type and presence and age of children, means of transportation to work, mortgage status, occupation of householder, persons in unit, persons per room, poverty status in 1989, race of householder, rooms, selected monthly owner costs, telephone availability, tenure, travel time to work, units in structure, vacancy status, value of housing unit, vehicles available, workers in household, year structure built. Related printed reports: CH-3-1.
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 10. Mobile homes. HD 7289.62 U6 C46 1995 Housing characteristics of mobile homes. Geography: United States, regions, divisions, states, metropolitan statistical areas and consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Subject content: SSTF 10 records have three population and 206 housing tables that present data for all persons and housing units. It contains sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Also, age of householder, bedrooms, gross rent, Hispanic origin of householder, house heating fuel, household income in 1989, household type, mortgage status, occupation of householder, persons in unit, persons per room, presence and age of children, poverty status in 1989, rooms, selected monthly owner costs, sewage disposal, source of water, tenure, units in structure, vacancy status, value of housing unit, vehicles available, year householder moved into unit, year structure built. Related printed reports: CH-3-1
Census of population and housing. Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 14. Index of occupations. HB 2595 B39 1995 Occupation and industry, industry by occupation, alphabetical index Geography: United States, states and the District of Columbia. Subject content: Contains 501 occupations and 236 industries cross-tabulated. Major groups also cross-tabulated by individual industries or occupations. Also, updated version (as of November 1994) of the Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations. Source: The industry and occupation data are derived from Special Tabulation Program (STP) 30 (See diskettes chapter); the Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations is an updated version of the printed report titled CPH-R-3, Census of Population and Housing, 1990, Alphabetical Index of Industries and Occupations: 1990.
Census of population and housing 1990 SSTF. Subject summary tape file 15. Geographic mobility. hb 1965 C45 1996 Geographic mobility in the United States. Geography: United States, State, Metropolitan Statistical Area/Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area. Subjects: Contains summary statistics for all persons 5 years and over in the United States. SSTF 15 has one table that can be cross-tabulated within the variables listed below to present data for non-movers; movers within State, county, and metropolitan/nonmetropolitan area; and flows between States, or metropolitan/non- metropolitan areas. Also, marginal (non-cross-tabulated) data are available for the same variables. Data items include: Age, Currently Enrolled, Educational Attainment, Employment Status Recode, Hispanic Origin, Household and Group Quarters Type, Household/Group Quarters Relationship,Income in 1989, Industry, Marital Status, Occupation, Poverty Status in 1989, Race, Residence in 1985,Residence in 1990, Sex and Tenure.
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 16. Fertility. HA201 1990ag Fertility Geography: United States, states. Subject content: Contains sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Also, age, children ever born, children ever born per 1,000 women, citizenship, educational attainment, employment status, Hispanic origin, housing units, income in 1989, marital status, occupation, persons, place of birth, poverty status in 1989, race, ratio of income in 1989 to poverty level, school enrollment, type of residence, year of entry to the United States. Note: SSTF16 has A and B records. The A records have 27 population and three housing tables. The A records present data for all persons for each summary level and geographic component level withina unit of geography. The B records have 40 population tables. The B records present data for all persons and for the following characteristic iterations: White; Black; American Indian, Eskimp, or Aleut; Asian or Pacific Islander; Other race; Hispanic origin (of any race); White, not of Hispanic origin; and other races, not of Hispanic origin for each summary level and geographic component level within a unit of geography. Related printed reports: CPH-5, CPH-4, and CPH-3 series and CP-2 series.
Census of population and housing 1990 SSTF. Subject summary tape file 17. Poverty. HD 6983 C46 1994 Poverty areas in the United States Geography: Provides data for the United States, regions, divisions, and places. The file structure is as follows: United States, region, division, state, state - county, state - central city, state - county (part) for New England Division, metropolitan statistical area/consolidated metropolitan statistical area, primary metropolitan statistical area. Subject content: Sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Other data items are listed below. Population items include: age, aggregate number of children ever-born, earnings in 1989, educational attainment, employment status, family size, family type, group quarters, Hispanic origin, household type and relationship, income in 1989, language spoken at home and ability to speak English, marital status, means of transportation to work, mobility and self-care limitation status, nativity and place of birth, occupation, period of military service, poverty status in 1989, race, school enrollment, sex, tenure, travel to work, veteran status, work disability and employment status, work status in 1989, year of entry and citizenship. Housing items include: aggregate rooms, aggregate value, gross rent as a percentage of household income in 1989, household type and relationship, housing units, mortgage status, poverty status in 1989, selected monthly owner costs, tenure. Note: The file has A and B records: the A records have three population (PA) and three housing (HA) tables. The A records provide data for all persons for each summary level and geographic component level within a unit of geography. The B records provide more detail in 95 population (PB) and 12 housing (HB) tables.
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 18. Condominium housing. HD7287.62 .U5 C46 1995 Condominium housing. Geography: United States, regions, divisions, states, metropolitan statistical areas/consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Subject content: SSTF 18 records have three population and 165 housing tables that present data for all persons and housing units. It contains sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Also, age of householder, bedrooms, condominium fee, condominium status, gross rent, Hispanic origin of householder, house heating fuel, household income in 1989, household type, mortgage status, occupation of householder, persons in unit, persons per room, poverty status in 1989, presence and age of children, race of householder rooms, selected monthly owner costs, tenure, units in structure, vacancy status, value of housing unit, vehicles available, workers in household in 1989, year householder moved into unit, year structure built.-- Related printed reports: CPH-5, CPH-4, and CPH-3 series and CH-3-1
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 19. Older Population. Older population of the United States. Geography: United States, regions, division, States. Subjects: Sample tabulations showing detailed population subjects such as age, ability to speak English, citizenship, detailed Hispanic origin and race groups, disability and limitation status, earnings, educational attainment, employment status, family type, household type and relationship, income, marital status, place of birth, presence and age of children, poverty status, residence in 1985, sex, type of group quarters, work status, and year of entry.
Census of population and housing (1990). Subject summary tape file (SSTF) 20. Journey to work. HD5717.5.U6 C34 1995 Journey to work in the United States. Geography: United States and metropolitan statistical areas/primary/consolidated metropolitan statistical areas. Subject content: SSTF 20 records have 95 population and three housing tables that present data for all persons and housing units. It contains sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Other data items include: Age, class of worker, earnings in 1989, educational attainment, Hispanic origin, housing type and relationship, industry, means of transportation to work, occupation, place of work (msa/pmsa level), private vehicle occupancy, race, sex, tenure, time leaving home to go to work, travel time to work, vehicles available, workers in household. Note: Disc is incorrectly labeled regarding geographic content. Correction sheet inserted. Related printed reports: CPH-5, CPH-4, and CPH-3 series and CH-3-1.
Census of Population and Housing 1990 SSTF. Subject summary tape file 21 Black Population Characteristics of the Black Population Geography: United States, regions, States, metropolitan areas with 500,000 or more persons. Subjects: Sample tabulations showing detailed population and housing subjects such as age, educational attainment, employment status, family size and type, gross rent, income, household type and relationship, mortgage status, occupation, persons per room, poverty status, selected monthly owner costs, tenure, units in structure, value of housing unit, and work status.
Census of Population and Housing 1990 SSTF. Subject summary tape file 22A-C Earnings HA 201 1990y Earnings by Occupation and Education. Provides sample census data weighted to represent the total population, as well as 100-percent counted and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Items include age, aggregate earnings in 1989, aggregate usual hours worked in 1989, educational attainment, mean annual earnings in 1989, sex, and work status in 1989.
Current Population Survey: Annual Demographic Files, 1991-1993 CD-ROM 27 Files of raw microdata collected for CPS. These can be used to answer statistical questions that the Census Bureau did not tabulate. Presents unsummarized data about individuals within households, their age, sex, race, education, etc.; also labor force data. Also 1988-90,89-91,,90-92. Geography: States, divisions, regions, 113 largest metropolitan areas, an additional 89 selected metropolitan areas, 66 selected primary metropolitan statistical areas, and 30 central cities in multi-central city metropolitan statistical areas or primary metropolitan statistical areas. Within confidentiality restrictions, indicators are provided for MSA-PMSA/non-MSA-PMSA, central city/non-central city, farm/non-farm, and MSA/CMSA size. Subject content: In addition to monthly labor force data, supplemental data on work experience, income, noncash benefits, migration, employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 15 years old and older. Also weeks worked and hours per week worked, reason not working full time, total income and income components, and residence on March 1 of year of survey. Data on employment and income refer to the preceding year, although demographic data refer to the time of the survey. This file also contains data covering nine noncash income sources: food stamps, school lunch program, employer-provided group health insurance plan, employer-provided pension plan, personal health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, CHAMPUS or military health care, and energy assistance. Characteristics such as age, sex, race, household relationship, and Hispanic origin are shown for each person in the household enumerated.
1990 Census Transportation Planing Package, HE 206.2 A 15 1994 Set of 12 discs with special tabulations of place-of-work and transportation data tailored to meet data needs of transportation officials Distributed by Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 2104, Washington, DC 20590 (Tel. 202/366-DATA; FAX 202/366-3640) Free diskette has TransVU-CTTP Edition display-retrieval software Subject content: Two sets of data packages were produced from the 1990 census: 1) statewide packages for each State and the District of Columbia, and 2) urban packages for each CTTP region defined by Metropolitan Planning Organizations. For more detailed description of files, contact Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 2104, Washington, DC 20590 (Tel. 202/366-3282; FAX 202/366-3640). Software: TransVU-CTTP Edition is a Microsoft Windows application that provides both map and tabular views of CTPP data and simplifies extraction of CTPP tables into dBase, Lotus, and comma-delimited or fixed format text files. Users can select tables by summary level, topic, universe, or geographic location.
Earlier Censuses
Earlier censuses are in the Van Pelt stacks (Population HA 201...; Housing, back to 1940 HD 7293 A48..)
1980 block statistics and maps are available in Lippincott and Van Pelt (SuDocs number C 3.224/5) There is a third set of Philadelphia SMSA statistics in Census binder #2 at the Reference Desk.
There are microfilm backups for the decennial censuses through 1920 (microfilm 2600-2635) See:
Bibliography and reel index: a guide to the microfilm edition of U.S. Decennial Census Publications, 1790-1970. Includes population, manufactures, agriculture, vital statistics, mining, housing, transportation (Van Pelt Reference HA 195 R47 1975; and in Microforms).
Between 1850 and 1890 many census volumes are available as part of the printed and microprint "Serial Set" of U.S. Congressional Reports and Documents 1817- . (Van Pelt J 74 A22; and microprint #4; held also at the Free Library of Philadelphia). See the U.S. CIS Serial Set Index (Van Pelt Reference J 74 C66 1975)
Internet Resources
- Philadelphia census datasets from 1940-2000 can be downloaded from Philadelphia Data and Maps
- U.S. Census on the Penn Library web pages, for Links to:
  - U.S. Bureau of the Census web site: information and interactive data files
  - American Fact Finder for 2000 census data.
  - 1990 Census Lookup
  - Census Data from Other Sites
  - Regional Data: Phila Regional Census Bureau Office; Phila; Pennsylvania
  - International Data
  - CenStats - Web-based subscription service that provides interactive search-and-display access to the following databases: Annual Survey of Manufactures; Consolidated Federal Funds Report; Occupation by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin; Building Permits; County Business Patterns; USA CountiesTM; Census Tract Street Locator; International Trade Data; ZIP Business Patterns
    [Please ask at the Van Pelt Reference Desk to be logged on to this password protected resource. -- One user at a time.]
- U.S. Bureau of the Census: Subjects A-Z
- United States Historical Census Data Browser The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.
  - Statistical Sources - Philadelphia
  - Statistical Sources - United States - History
  - Philadelphia Area 1990 Census Data
  - Pennsylvania 1990 Census Data
  - Philadelphia Web Sites Including history, maps, statistics and census, etc.
- Google U.S. Government Search
- The Federal Population Censuses - Catalogs of NARA Microfilm. 1790-1920.
- Guide to the Archive of Census Related Products
- 1990 CENSUS DATA LOCATOR - Univ. of Mich. Documents Center
- CIESIN Center for International Earth Science Information Network
- CIESIN's Anonymous FTP Service Post-processed extracts from the 1990 STF3A and 1992 TIGER data linked by polygon ID number; U.S. population, housing density and land cover classification data on a 1km2 grid. The ftp archive is a collection of georeferenced data files containing census information that spans the United States. It is comprised of boundary, standard extract, zip equivalency extract, enhanced migration, street intersection,and census block statistics files. Documentation describing the data and filename convention has been included, as well as programs to facilitate format conversion and platform portability. These data are value-added products derived from original census files compiled and distributed by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
  The archive is a collection of georeferenced data files containing census information that spans the United States and its territories. This coverage will expand to include Mexico and Canada, establishing a North American repository for population, land use, and emissions data and integrated data products. These data are value-added products derived from original census files compiled by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The major components are:
  TIGER - boundary files based on TIGER 1992 files containing U.S. census geographies.
  STF - demographic data files containing population and housing characteristics from the 1990 Summary Tape File STF3A and STF1B.
  STP - migration files derived from the STP28 Special Tabulation for 1990 which show the movement of persons by county.
  GRID - grid files combine population data with land cover data. Population data were derived from the 1990 U.S. Census at the blockgroup level. The Land Cover Characteristics database was derived from 1990 satellite data. The result is an integrated datafile containing a coverage extent, grid cell size, and population, housing, and land cover attributes for each square kilometer grid cell. Image files are included to display the data by region.
  PUMS - public-use microdata samples which provide information for a sample of housing units with data on the characteristics of each unit and the people in it. The data are 5% and 1% samples of the population and housing of the United States.
  CIESIN provides BNA-format boundary files -- arranged by metro area -- for 1990 Census block groups, as well as STF3A "standard extract files" for 1990 Census census tracts and block groups -- arranged by metro area -- in comma-delimited ASCII text files. Although I have absolutely no confidence in CIESIN's block-level data, their STF3A data appear to have been extracted directly from the CD-ROMs with no errors.
- Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, Soc. Sci. and Govt. Data Library Includes, e.g.: SSTF1,2,3,5; STF1 and STF3 on 1990 Census Lookup (mirror site), and Tiger/Line files to ftp.
Philadelphia Census Information
- Philadelphia Web Sites Including history, maps, statistics and census, etc.
  Philadelphia - Current Information. 1998. 30p. A Penn Library bibliography. Strong in references to small area demographic data: census, school district, police district, neighborhoods. Includes almanacs, directories, news sources, and maps.
  [URL: /vanpelt/guides/philainfo.html]
  
  Philadelphia History (especially West Philadelphia) -- 1998, 13p. A Penn Library bibliography. Census Includes information on census publications from all time periods. How to find block-group and block-level data.
  
  Census Data Locator
  
  "Census Schedules on microfilm in Van Pelt" -- Penn Library holds microform reproductions of decennial census schedules for Philadelphia.
  Philadelphia Census Tract data for 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, and 1990 is at the (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 201 19..)
  
  Philadelphia Census Data and Maps, 1940-2000-- Census data and the Census tract maps in Arcview format.
  Philadelphia Census Tract data for 1940 is at the Reference Desk (HD 7304 P5 U55 1942a)
  Philadelphia Ward Data -- There is a photocopy of a ward-level report through 1960 in the "Philadelphia Statistics" looseleaf notebook at the Reference Desk.
  1980 census data for Philadelphia neighborhoods is on microfiche in Census Binder #2 at the Reference Desk. The Philadelphia neighborhoods map is at the Reference Desk.
  
  The Decennial census prior to 1940
  
  U.S. Census publications prior to 1940 reported statistics for the city (and, prior to the 1854 consolidation, the county) of Philadelphia. Small areas reported within the city were Wards.
  
  Relevant West Philadelphia geographic units for early decennial censuses are: Blockley township 1705), Kingsessing township (1712), West Philadelphia borough (1837, 1844) or district (1851), Belmont district (1853), Ward 24 (1854), Ward 27 (1866), Ward 34 (1889), Ward 40 (1898), Ward 44 (1906), Ward 46 (1907), and Ward 51 (1936).
  
  There is a file of all tables from decennial census volumes reporting small areas, 1790-1910 for Philadelphia in a spring binder at Reference Desk.
  Early decennial census publications are located in Van Pelt Library, on the 4th floor east end, at the call number HA 201 [decade] . Handy guides to the contents of earlier decennial censuses are:
  
  Schulze, Suzanne. Population information in nineteenth century census volumes. Phoenix: Oryx, 1983.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HA 214 .S35 1983]
  
  Schulze, Suzanne. Population information in twentieth century census volumes, 1900-1940. Phoenix: Oryx, 1985.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HA 214 .S352 1985]
  
  Two Philadelphia City Planning Commission publications compile decennial census population statistics for decennial censuses from 1860 through 1950:
  
  Population of metropolitan area counties: 1790-1960. Population of Philadelphia sections and wards: 1860-1960. Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, December 1963.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: Philadelphia, PA -- Statistics sources Looseleaf]
  
  Population peaks by wards, Philadelphia, 1860-1950. Public Information Bulletin no. 5 (June 1952). Philadelphia: Philadephia City Planning Commission.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: Philadelphia, PA -- Statistics sources Looseleaf]
  
  Van Pelt Library holds microform copies of Philadelphia area decennial census schedules (manuscript forms for individual households. An online guide to Van Pelt Library's Federal Population Schedules holdings is available. Some finding aids for these are:
  
  Jackson, Ronald Vern and Gary Ronald Teeples (eds.) Pennsylvania 1800 census index. Salt Lake City: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1978.
  [Van Pelt Reference: F 148 .J298]
  
  Felldin, Jeanne Robey and Gloria Kay Vandiver Inman (comp.) Index to the 1800 census of Pennsylvania . Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984.
  [Van Pelt: F 148 .F34 1984]
  
  Ohio Family Historians. Index to 1810 census of Pennsylvania . Cleveland: Micro Photo Division, Bell & Howell Co., 1966.
  [Van Pelt Reference: F 148 .O5]
  
  Penrose, Maryly Barton. "Heads of families" index, 1850 Federal census, city of Philadelpnia [sic]. 2nd edition, revised. Franklin Park, N.J.: Liberty Bell Associates, 1974.
  [Van Pelt: F 158.25 .P445 1974]
  
  Steuart, Bradley W. (ed.) Philadelphia, PA 1870 census index . 2 volumes. Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1989.
  [Van Pelt Reference: F 158.25 .P57 1989]
  
  Stock, Walter D. and Nesheena Pickron. An urban finding aid for the 1880 federal population census of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1993.
  [Van Pelt Reference: HA 730 .P5 S76 1993]
  
  Researchers interested in using decennial census schedules for 1790-1920 will be well served by visiting the National Archives - Mid Atlantic Region at Ninth and Market Streets in Center City Philadelphia.
  The Decennial census from 1940 - 1990
  
  From 1940 to the present, the most useful geographic units for decennial censuses are Census Tracts. Although Census Tract numbering has changed over the decades, the boundaries of West Philadelphia census tracts have remained relatively stable, making diachronic comparisons relatively easy. A set of maps showing Philadelphia Census Tract geography, 1940 to the present, is available in: Philadelphia, PA -- Statistics sources looseleaf [Van Pelt Reference Desk].
  The Penn Library has digitized 1940-1990 Philadelphia Census Tract Maps in ArcView format to assist the study of Philadelphia and its neighborhoods.
  
  1940 Census
  
  Philadelphia Census Data and Maps
  Census tract map, northeast Philadelphia
  Census tract map, northwest and north Philadelphia
  Census tract map, Center City, western and southwestern Philadelphia, and south Philadelphia
  
  16th census of the United States, 1940. Population and housing. Statistics for census tracts, Philadelphia, Pa. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1942.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HD 7304 .P5 U55 1942a. Also Van Pelt: HA 201 1940 .A437]
  Census tract index to Philadelphia streets and house numbers . Philadelphia: Joint Committee on Research of the Community Council of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania School of Social Work, 1937.
  [Van Pelt Reference: HA 730 .P45 C46 1937. Also Lippincott: HA 37 .U7 P4]
  16th census of the United States, 1940. Housing. Supplement to the first series, housing bulletin for Pennsylvania: Philadelphia block statistics . Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1942.
  [Van Pelt: HD 7293 .A486 1942. Van Pelt: HD 7293 .A485 suppl. Lippincott: HD 7293 .A488b]
  16th census of the United States, 1940. Housing. Analytical maps: Philadelphia, Pa. block statistics . New York: New York City WPA War Services, n.d.
  [Van Pelt: Folio HD 7293 .A5 1940m v.7]
  "A graphic summary of the block statistics presented in the city supplement to the First Series Housing Bulletin". The city is covered by 18 individual map sheets; seven map sets show average rent, major repairs and bathing equipment, year built, non white households, persons per room, owner occupancy, and mortgage status.
  
  1950 Census
  
  Philadelphia Census Data and Maps
  Census tract map
  
  Census of population: 1950. Volume III, Chapter 42. Census tract statistics. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and adjacent area . Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1952.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HA 201 1950 .A2 v.3 pt.42. Lippincott: HA 201 1950 .A2]
  Census tract index to Philadelphia streets and house numbers. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Health and Welfare Council, 1952.
  [Van Pelt Reference: HA 730 .P45 C46 1952]
  Census of housing[, 1950], taken as part of the seventeenth decennial census of the United States. Volume 5, part 143, Philadelphia, Pa. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1952.
  [Van Pelt: HD 7293 .A4883. Lippincott: HD 7293 .A4883]
  
  1960 Census
  
  Philadelphia Census Data and Maps
  Census tract map
  
  U.S. censuses of population and housing: 1960. Census tracts, Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. standard metropolitan statistical area. Final report PHC(1)-1-116 [= Volume 15, part 116]. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1962.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HA 201 1960 .A54. Also Van Pelt Microforms: Microprint 5, MoCat no. 1962-13079]
  Census of housing, 1960. Volume III, City blocks: Philadelphia, Pa. Final report HC(3)-344. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1962.
  [Van Pelt: HD 7305 .N37. Also Van Pelt Microforms: Microprint 5, MoCat no. 1961-18322]
  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Income, education, and unemployment in neighborhoods
  [Lippincott: HC 106.5 .A5615]
  
  1970 Census
  
  Philadelphia Census Data and Maps
  Census tract map
  
  1970 census of population and housing. Census tracts. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. standard metropolitan statistical area. Final report PHC(1)-159. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1972.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HA 201 1970 .A542 no.159. Also Lippincott, Van Pelt. Also Van Pelt Microforms: Micropring 5, MoCat no. 1972-11637]
  Urban atlas: tract data for standard metropolitan statistical areas: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-New Jersey. Report GE80-6160. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1974.
  [Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: G 3824 .P5 1974 U55. Also Fine Arts, Van Pelt]
  1970 Census of housing. Block statistics. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. urbanized area. Final report HC(3)-204 [= Volume III, number 204]. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1972.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HD 7293 .A512 1972 v.3 no.204 (map volume in Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases). Also Van Pelt Microforms: Microprint 5, MoCat no. 1972-00134]
  
  1980 Census
  
  Philadelphia Census Data and Maps
  Census tract map
  
  1980 census of population and housing. Census tracts. Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. standard metropolitan statistical area. 2 volumes. Final report PHC80-2-283. Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1983.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HA 201 1980h PHC 80-2-283. Also Lippincott: HA 201 1980 .A542, Van Pelt: HA 730 .A4 P5 1983. Van Pelt Microforms: US Docs Microfiche C3.223/11:980/283/sec.1-2]
  Block statistics: 1980 census of population and housing. Philadelphia.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: 1980 Census Looseleaf. Van Pelt Microforms: US Docs Microfiche C3.224/5:PHC 80-1-283. Lippincott: Microfiche U.S.Doc C 3.224/5]
  Block statistics (maps) Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J. standard metropolitan statistical area . Washington, D.C.: U.S. GPO, 1982.
  [Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: HA 730 .P45 B56 1982. Also Van Pelt Microforms: US Docs Microfiche C3.224/5:PHC 80-1-283/maps]
  1980 census tracts and blocks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, [1982].
  [Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: HA 730 .P45 N55 1982]
  Census tract street index. 1980 census edition with zip code tables. Philadelphia, Pa.: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 1980.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: F 157 .D4 D38 1980]
  
  1990 Census
  
  Philadelphia 1990 Census Data
  
  1990 census of population and housing. Block statistics: Summary tape file 1B extract [CD-ROM]. Middle Atlantic Division: New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
  [Van Pelt Reference CD-ROM: CD-ROM 36]; Philadelphia County Data Online
  
  P.L. 94-171 county block maps (1990): Philadelphia county. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, 1991.
  [Van Pelt Reference Atlas Cases: G 3824 .P5 E25 S4 U55a]
  Census tract street index. 1990 census edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 1991.
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: F 157 .D4 D38 1991]
  
  DATA
  Small area data from the 1990 Census for the entire United States are available in electronic format and in printed publications. For more information, consult the Van Pelt Library library guide, "Census data available in the Penn Libraries" (in progress ). At Van Pelt Reference, relevant electronic data files, on CD-ROM, are:
  
  Summary data [Pre-defined data tables] -- online access
  
  Note: Electronic summary data publication reflects the difference between the "short-form" census questionnaire (mailed to 100% of housing units) and the "long-form" census questionnaire (mailed to 1 in 8 Philadelphia housing units).
  
  Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) data sets derive from the "short-form" questionnaire. They provide 100 tables of general population and housing characteristics, e.g., sex, race, and Hispanic origin, age, household and family relationship s, marital status, housing tenure and vacancy, housing value and rent, and number of rooms in unit and units in structure.
  Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3) data sets derive from the "long-form" questionnaire. They provide about 300 tables of social, economic, and detailed housing characteristics, in addition to the STF 1 characteristics, e.g., education, disa bility, fertility, citizenship, migration, ancestry, labor force, occupation, industry, income, poverty, telephones and vehicles, heating fuel, housing age, monthly owner/renter costs including utilities and mortgage.
  
  Profiles of Philadelphia Census tracts using STF 1A data and extracts of STF 1 and STF 3 data for Philadelphia Census tracts, Block groups, Blocks, and ZIP Codes, as well as voting district population information, are available through the Penn Library Web.
  [Penn Library Web, Philadelphia Area 1990 Census Data]
  Includes link to data tables provided by Temple University Social Science Data Lab.
  
  Queryable versions of the STF 1A and STF 3A files are available through the 1990 Census LOOKUP web pages.
  [URL: http://www.census.gov/cdrom/lookup].
  
  Online technical documentation for STF 3 files is also available.
  [URL: http://www.census.gov/td/stf3/contents.html]
  
  Summary data [Pre-defined data tables] -- CD-ROM access
  
  STF 1A [Summary Tape File 1A].
  Small areas are Block groups, Census tracts/Block numbering areas, and 102nd Congress Congressional districts. 100% ["short-form"] data.
  
  STF 1B extract [Summary Tape File 1B].
  Small areas are Blocks, Block groups, and Census tracts/Block numbering areas. A subset of 100% ["short-form"] data. Philadelphia 1990 Census Block Statistics online
  
  STF 1D [Summary Tape File 1D] / STF 3D [Summary Tape File 3D].
  Small areas are 103rd Congress Congressional districts. 100% ["short-form"] data.
  An STF 1D / STF 3D data release for the 104th Congress is also available.
  
  STF 3A [Summary Tape File 3A].
  Small areas are Block groups and Census tracts/Block numbering areas. Sample ["long-form"] data.
  
  STF 3B [Summary Tape File 3B].
  Small areas are 5-digit ZIP codes. Sample ["long-form"] data.
  
  P.L. 94-171 redistricting data.
  Entire United States. Small areas are Blocks, Block groups, Census tracts/Block numbering areas, and Voting districts. 100% ["short-form"] data.
  
  SPECIAL TABULATION ON AGING.
  Entire United States. Small areas are Census tracts/Block numbering areas. Sample ["long-form"] data concerning population aged 65 and older, with table iterations for population in subcategories by age.
  
  Microdata [individual questionnaires]
  
  PUMS A [5% Public Use Microdata Samples].
  Small areas are Public Use Microdata Areas. Philadelphia has 11 defined PUMAs; data for these are available through the Penn Library Web.
  
  Philadelphia Public Use Microdata Sample files
  
  U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population and housing characteristics for census tracts and block numbering areas. Series 1990 CPH-3- . Washington, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, 1993.
  [Van Pelt: HA 201 1990h. Philadelphia vols: Reference Desk]
  Small areas are all Census tracts within metropolitan areas or Census tracts within selected counties outside of metropolitan areas. Prefatory tables compare 1980 and 1990 Census tracts.
  
  U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population and housing characteristics for congressional districts of the 103rd Congress. Series 1990 CPH-4- . Washin gton, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, 1993.
  [Van Pelt: HA 201 1990i. Pennsylvania volume: Reference]
  Small areas are Congressional districts within states.
  
  Philadelphia City Planning Commission. 1990 Census, preliminary population data for census tracts. [Philadelphia: PCPC, 1991?].
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HA 730 .P45 P74 1991]
  
  Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Selected tables, population and housing data, 1990 & 1980. [Philadelphia: PCPC, 199-?].
  [Van Pelt Reference Desk: HA 730 .P45 S45 1990z]
  Data for Philadelphia Census tracts and Planning analysis sections. Includes maps showing Census tracts and Planning analysis sections.
  
  For each decennial census since 1950, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and/or the Philadelphia City Planning Commission have prepared reports presenting census data by Census tract for Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. These reports are easily located using keyword searching in Franklin, the online catalog of the Penn Library: "census tracts" AND planning
Census Maps
Statistical Compendia
- United States Historical Census Data Browser The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.
- County and City Data Book. 1994.
  Geography: Fifty states and the District of Columbia; 3,141 counties; nearly 1,100 incorporated cities of 25,000 or more persons; and nearly 11,000 places (including, in 11 states, minor civil divisions) of 2,500 or more persons.
  Subject content: Over 220 data items for states and counties; almost 200 data items for cities; and three items for places of 2,500 or more. Vintage of data: 1987 through 1992.
  Examples: age, money and personal income, population, education, health care and human services, housing ownership and value, births, deaths, poverty, local government finance, employment, etc.
  In addition, tables show data on business, banking, climate, elections, and social programs. Data come from the Census Bureau, other Federal government agencies and private organizations. (Latest at Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 202 A35 ...; on CD-ROM in Moelis Area HA 202 A36c)
- Census USA 1990 Commercial disc of 1990 census data for at SMA, county, place, and Zip Code level in handy format. CD-ROM (Van Pelt Reference Moelis Area HA 201 1990as)
- U.S.A. Counties on CD-ROM. 1996.
  Geography: 50 states and District of Columbia, 3,141 counties or county equivalents.
  Subjects: Over 3,000 data items, including age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, business, construction, crime, education, elections, Federal government, local government, Hispanic-origin, health, households, housing, labor force and employment, land area, manufactures, money income, personal income and earnings, earnings by industry, population, poverty, retail trade, service industries, social insurance and human services, veterans, vital statistics, wholesale trade, journey to work. Includes all county data from the 1994, 1988, 1983 County and City Data Books and the 1991 and 1986 State and Metropolitan Area Data Books. (Van Pelt Reference Moelis CD Area HA 203 A873)
- Historical statistics of the United States, colonial times to 1970. Wash., D.C., GPO, 1975 2 vols. (Van Pelt Reference Desk HA 202 A385 1975; and Reference Moelis CD Center HA 203 A323 1997)
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Library has: 1878- . (Van Pelt Library HA 202; latest at Reference Desk; latest 10 years in Reference; 1994-95 on CD in Van Pelt Reference Moelis Center HA 202 S79721
- Historical Statistics of the States of the U.S. Two centuries of the Census, 1790-1990. Westport, Greenwood Pr., 1993. 478p. Pages 443-463 includes population for each census 1790-1990 for 200 U.S. cities with population of 100,000 or more in 1990. (Van Pelt Reference HA 214 H57 1993)
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book.
  The Census Bureau has recently released the fifth edition of the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, which compares the nation's states and metropolitan areas in everything from banking and births to wages and welfare. Users can view a number of state and metro rankings tables in HTML or download the entire publication in .pdf format. The Data Book also serves as a guide to sources of data from the Census Bureau, other federal agencies, and private organizations.
- Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990. U.S. Bureau of the Census. (Van Pelt Reference HA 214 P67 1996)
- Population History of Eastern U.S. Cities and Towns, 1790-1870. Metuchen, Scarecrow, 1992. 225p. 31 states, incuding MO, IA, AK, LA, and all east of these. (Van Pelt Reference HA 218 M64 1992)
- POPULATION OF THE 100 LARGEST CITIES AND OTHER URBAN PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES: 1790 TO 1990 -- U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division Working Paper No. 27
- U.S. Census Bureau. Place and County Subdivision Population Estimates. 1991-1998. Maps, sorts by population and percent growth.
- Andriot, J. Population Abstract of the United States. McLean, Andriot, 1983. 2 vols. Includes counties and selected cities of over 10,000 population, from the earliest available statistics. (Van Pelt HA 215 A53 1983)
- The Social and Economic Status of the Black Population in the United States: an historical view, 1790-1978. Bureau of the Census. 272p. Most data at national level only. (Van Pelt Reference HA 203 A218 no.80)
- Population of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas, from 1970 to 1994 - sortable table
- Population of U.S. Cities, 1790 to 1940 - page image
Regional Census Office

Census Bureau Regional Office
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Poverty Data

County and City Data Book has 1990 poverty data for cities and counties. (Van Pelt Ref Desk)
1) Census Tracts. Decennial census data is only source for poverty data (or income data) for areas smaller than an entire county.
Use STF 3A for 1990 Census census tracts or block groups, use STF 3B for 1990 Census ZIP codes.
Use the Philadelphia City Planning Commission printed volumes (Ref Desk HA730.A5 P54 1984 or Ref Desk HA730.A5 P52 1982) for 1970 and 1980 census tract data; the Census Bureau's census tract reports could also be used, but the City Planning Commission volumes are more handy. The City Planning Commission put out these volumes back through 1950. The relevant ones will be added to the detailed list of census publications re Philadelphia on the "Philadelphia History" library guide.
2) Counties. [Note that we're lucky in Philadelphia, as Phila city and Phila county are congruent. Other cities -- like Los Angeles -- may cause problems.]
Use USA Counties [1996 is the most recent] on CD-ROM: should provide county- level poverty data for decennial census years back through 1980 (data are reported for 1979, preceding year). Easier to use than printed decennial census reports. Oregon State University has a handy interface online for USA Counties 1996 at the URL: http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/ Get to a Philadelphia profile, then use the dropdown menu to retrieve poverty data.
Most recent county-level poverty estimates -- for 1993 -- are from Census Bureau's SAIPE program. See URL: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe.html linked from Census Bureau WWW -> Subjects -> Poverty.
The Census Bureau has only recently begun reporting annual income and poverty estimates for counties (and municipalities). 1993 should be the first year. Prior to 1993, county-level poverty data should be available only for decennial census years. So, for instance the 1996 and 1994 Health Profiles from the PA Dept of Health use 1990 Census data; the 1998 Health Profile from the PA Dept of Health uses 1993 data!
Determine if poverty is what's really needed. -- The poverty measure was first developed after the 1960 Census! -- For annual, or non-census year, estimates, income data are available, but only for counties (and beginning with SAIPE in 1993, municipalities). The Bureau of Economic Analysis publishes income estimates annually for counties. The data should be in the REIS CD-ROM; a supplementary REIS CD-ROM provides data back to 1929 (we may not own this). CAVEAT: BEA income data don't derive from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey; BEA uses employer payroll information, I think.
Oregon State University has put a recent REIS CD-ROM on the web. Also UVa's Social Science and Geographic Data Service should have REIS online in a fancier (read "slower") interface; maybe they've got the historic data, too. One could also look in the Current Population Survey for various kinds of income data for counties, but it's not really worth the effort for the casual user.
PS. Statistical Universe is a wonderful tool. Particularly useful is its "Comparative Data" search page, where you could select to search "by county" for poverty. The abstracts are pretty clear about the absence of individual-year poverty data.

Census of population and housing 1990 SSTF. Subject summary tape file 17. Poverty. HD 6983 C46 1994 Poverty areas in the United States Geography: Provides data for the United States, regions, divisions, and places. The file structure is as follows: United States, region, division, state, state - county, state - central city, state - county (part) for New England Division, metropolitan statistical area/consolidated metropolitan statistical area, primary metropolitan statistical area. Subject content: Sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Other data items are listed below. Population items include: age, aggregate number of children ever-born, earnings in 1989, educational attainment, employment status, family size, family type, group quarters, Hispanic origin, household type and relationship, income in 1989, language spoken at home and ability to speak English, marital status, means of transportation to work, mobility and self-care limitation status, nativity and place of birth, occupation, period of military service, poverty status in 1989, race, school enrollment, sex, tenure, travel to work, veteran status, work disability and employment status, work status in 1989, year of entry and citizenship. Housing items include: aggregate rooms, aggregate value, gross rent as a percentage of household income in 1989, household type and relationship, housing units, mortgage status, poverty status in 1989, selected monthly owner costs, tenure. Note: The file has A and B records: the A records have three population (PA) and three housing (HA) tables. The A records provide data for all persons for each summary level and geographic component level within a unit of geography. The B records provide more detail in 95 population (PB) and 12 housing (HB) tables.
Census Schedules
Van Pelt Library holds microform copies of Philadelphia area decennial census schedules (manuscript forms for individual households), 1790-1920. See: Van Pelt Library's Federal Population Schedules holdings on Microfilm.
Some finding aids for census schedules are:
Researchers interested in using other decennial census schedules for 1790-1920 will be well served by visiting the National Archives - Mid Atlantic Region at Ninth and Market Streets in Center City Philadelphia.
Federal Population and Mortality Census Schedules, 1790-1890, in the National Archives and the States... U.S. National Archives, 1971. 89p. (Van Pelt Reference HA 37 U547 F73)
Note: "Enumeration districts" (similar to present "block groups" were the georgraphic units the Census used to conduct the Census. In the 19th century they were subdivisions of wards. Volumes of older census schedules were arranged by wards and within wards by enumeration districts. So you need to know ward and enumeration district to find a section of the census schedules for residents of a block. See Stock, below, for 1880 Census; for other censuses, go to the National Archives downtown.
Stock, Walter D. An urban finding aid for the 1880 federal population census of Philadelphia. [Philadelphia], Free Library of Philadelphia, 1993. Maps which i dentify and locate 1880 enumereation districts. (Van Pelt Library Reference HA730.P45 S76 1993)
Ward maps for all eras are in: Daly, John Edward. Philadelphia County political subdivisions. "First published as 'Ward Genealogy of the City and County of Philadelphia'". Contributors: Weinberg, Allen. joint author. Philadelphia. Dept. of Records. Philadelphia, Dept. of Records, [1966]. 100 p. (chiefly maps). ( Van Pelt Library Reference Desk G 3824 P5 1966 D3)
You may save some time and effort by using CIESIN's Archive of Census Related Products at Archive of Census Related Products
The archive itself -- ftp://ftp.ciesin.org/pub/census/ CIESIN provides BNA-format boundary files -- arranged by metro area -- for 1990 Census block groups, as well as STF3A "standard extract files" for 1990 Census census tracts and block groups -- arranged by metro area -- in comma-delimited ASCII text files. Although I have absolutely no confidence in CIESIN's block-level data, their STF3A data appear to have been extracted directly from the CD-ROMs with no errors.
Zip Code Data
- 1990 Census of population and housing. Summary tape file 3B [computer file] [Census of population and housing (1990). Summary tape file 3B. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Data User Services Division, [1993]- computer laser optical disks ; ( Van Pelt Library Reference Moelis CD Area CD-ROM 70 ) disk 1-3
  
  STF3B "Zip Code Areas" Data arranged by ZIP codes for the entire U.S. Data on 3 CDs, includes detailed social, economic and housing topics.
  Geography: All States and selected subareas in a hierarchical sequence. This basic hierarchy is shown in the following sequence: ZIP Code (Level code 800); ZIP Code - State - County (Level code 820). Data are organized by the first digit in the 5-digit ZIP code, 0 through 9.
  Subject content: Contains sample data weighted to represent the total population. In addition, the file contains 100-percent counts and unweighted sample counts for total persons and total housing units. Population items: Age, Mobility limitation status, Ancestry, Occupation, Citizenship, Place of birth, Class of worker, Place of work, Educational attainment, Poverty status, Employment status, Private vehicle occupancy, Family type, Race, Farm and nonfarm population, Residence in 1985, Foreign-born status, School enrollment, Group quarters, Self-care limitation status, Hispanic origin, Sex, Household type and relations, Travel time to work, Income in 1989, Urban and rural population, Industry, Language spoken at home, Work disability status, Marital status, Work status in 1989, Means of transportation to work, Workers in family in 1989.
  Housing Items: Age of householder, Rooms, Bedrooms, Selected monthly owner costs, Condominium status, Sewage disposal, Farm and nonfarm housing, Telephone availability, Heating fuel, Tenure, Hispanic origin of householder, Units in structure, Housing units, Urban and rural housing, Kitchen facilities, Utilities in rent, Meals included in rent, Value of housing unit, Mortgage status, Vehicles available, Occupancy status, Water source, Plumbing facilities, Year householder moved into unit, Race of householder, Year structure built. Rent.
- CenStats - Web-based subscription service that provides interactive search-and-display access to many databases, including: ZIP Business Patterns
  [Please ask at the Van Pelt Reference Desk to be logged on to this password protected resource. -- One user at a time.]
- 1990 Census STF3B via 1990 Census Lookup, the Census Bureau's data display site. It's worth adding a note that one may retrieve multiple ZIP Codes by entering or cutting-and-pasting ZIPs one to a line in the "Enter ZIP codes(s):" box -- makes it easy to use for many projects.
- The 1990 marketer's handbook. Volume I : Pennsylvania zip code data prepared by Glenn I. Bobb. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center, 1993. vi, 151 p. : Zip code maps and zip code locator. Income, education, and age characteristics. ( Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks HA603 .P46 1993 )--
- The 1990 marketer's handbook. Volume II : Pennsylvania zip code data [prepared by Glenn I. Bobb]. Middletown, PA: Pennsylvania State Data Center, 1995. vi, 183 p. : zip code maps and zip code locator. Family housing, home heating and water, and vehicles, sewerage, phones, and kitchen charactistics. ( Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks HA603 .P46 1995 )
- 1992 census of agriculture. Subject series. ZIP code tabulations. Farms by ZIP code (1992 census), farms by ZIP code (1987 census) [computer file]. [Census of agriculture (1992). Subject series. ZIP code tabulations. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Data User Services Division, [1995] 1 computer laser optical disc ; 4 3/4 in. ( Lippincott Library Reference Desk HD1753 1992e )
- 1992 economic census [computer file]. [Economic census (1992) Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Data User Services Division, [1994-1997] 5 computer laser optical discs ; 4 3/4 in. + user's guide ( Lippincott Library Class of 1956 Computer Area HC 106.8 .E2727 1994 ) Disc 1J Disc 2A-2B Disc 3 Disc 4
  Economic Censuses -- only retail, service, mfg industries have ZIP data. Lippincott's 1992 Census CD-ROM (check edition number) includes 1992 AND 1987. Their 1987 CD-ROM includes 1982 retail industry data. 1992 Economic Census - ZIP Code Tabulations - Looks as this is one ZIP at a time, but will provide more detailed data if older, than ZIP Business Patterns.
- "For Philadelphia-area economic census data or to see the range of data provided by the economic censuses", see the Penn Library Web economic statistics page
- The Sourcebook of zip code demographics. [Sourcebook of zip code demographics (Census edition) [Fairfax, VA]: CACI, 1991- 2 v. ( Lippincott Library Reference Desk HA203 .S662 )
- Demographic sourcebooks [compter file] Arlington, Va.: CACI Marketing Systems, 1992- computer laser optical disks ; 4 3/4 in. ( Lippincott Library Class of 1956 Computer Area HA 203 S6622 Note: Currently received. )
- REZIDE : the national encyclopedia of residential zip code demography written and compiled by Claritas Corporation. Arlington, Va.: The Corporation, c1983. Provides 1980 Census ZIP Code data -- pretty useful for diachronic work. v. ( Lippincott Library Reference HA215 .R49 1983 ) Sect.II (Section II areas 0-9)
- Zip code business patterns [computer file]. [Zip code business patterns (CD-ROM) Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census, computer laser optical discs ; 4 3/4 in. ( Lippincott Library Reference Desk HC110.D5 Z573 Note: Currently received. ) 1995. Van Pelt Info Desk HC 110.D5 Z573 Note: Not currently received. 1994
- 1990 Census of Population and Housing ZIP Code data for Philadelphia and surrounding southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey areas -- Summary Tape File 3B Extracts
  These files are, for the most part, PKZIP archives of decennial census data and related technical documentation. All materials have been extracted from STF 3B CD-ROM data releases from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The New Jersey and the Pennsylvania/Delaware sets each have approximately 330 records, for complete ZIP codes and for partial ZIPs split across county boundaries in 1990.
To identify and analyze demographic and economic data relating to Philadelphia's "inner-city":
ZIP Codes are the smallest geographic units for which business-establishment data are provided -- either through the quinquennial (1982, 1987, 1992, 1997) economic censuses or the recently-begun annual ZIP Business Patterns (1994- ). The decennial census of population and housing in 1980 and 1990 provided population, housing, and socioeconomic data for ZIP Codes, in a data file called -- at least for 1990 -- Summary Tape File 3B [or STF 3B]. More recent privately-produced estimates for ZIP Codes may also be available.
One problem with ZIP Code data is that the Census Bureau uses business-address ZIP Codes for the economic data and housing unit-address ZIP Codes for the pop/hsg data. You will encounter economic data for ZIPs that don't appear in 1990 Census STF 3B, as they're mail-drops or single-business ZIPs or post office box locations. Still, for Philadelphia, you're only looking at a few dozen ZIP Codes.
A second concern to be alert for concerns ZIP boundary changes. After the 1992 Economic Census, a couple ZIP Codes that overlapped into Cheltenham Township were divided following county boundaries -- what used to be Chestnut Hill and Cheltenham's Laverock neighborhood is now only Chestnut Hill. I'm not sure how the post-1992 economic data are affected, but be prepared! LO
Philadelphia Neighborhoods
- Philadelphia Neighborhoods - Pen Library Web Resources
- Philadelphia neighborhoods bibliography
Municipal Level Data

Here are some good choices for the municipal-level data:
(1) U.S. Census Bureau -- http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/citypop.html
Links to "Annual Time Series of Population Estimates, 1991 to 1996, and 1990 Census population for places and county subdivisions" These files can be nasty: they can be unlabelled spreadsheet files for which separately-linked documentation exists; they can also rely upon FIPS codes for geography. To help Terence, one should probably include a list or a link to a list that identifies the FIPS county code for Schuylkill County and the FIPS place or MCD codes for the Schuylkill County municipalities ... and check them before forwarding them!
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates-- Overview of School District Estimates
Although school districts are not always congruent with minor civil divisions [regional districts or consolidated districts often muddy geography], this is the best source for intercensus poverty estimates. It's often helpful to remember that people confuse "population" counts with data that characterize the population!

(2) Pennsylvania State Data Center --
http://psdc.hbg.psu.edu/
"Data and Maps" link leads to Pennsylvania municipal-level data, but to be honest, the page stinks: old estimates, incomplete geographic coverage for the sake of thematic coverage, and broken links. But they add things all the time.
State Data Centers generally do a better job at providing minor civil division data for their states than does the Census Bureau itself. At one time, we kept a list of all State Data Center dial-in bulletin boards loaded into ProComm for use with our 1200-baud modem in the old Moelis Room, and the bulletin boards were used, well, not that often, but often enough to justify the effort. Now the Census Bureau tracks SDC sites at the URL worth remembering:
http://www.census.gov/sdc/www/

Andriot, John L. Township atlas of the United States. McLean, Andriot, 1979. 1184p. Maps of: states, counties, Census County Divisions, election precincts, school districts, precincts, townships, unorganized territories, minor civil divisions. Indexes, p. 739-1184. Minor Civil Division Index (43,294 entries), Populated Places Index, Urbanized Areas Index. Most maps date from 1970. (Van Pelt Library Stacks G 1201 F7 A5 1979)
Income Data

Survey of Current Business, July 1997, gives total personal income and per capita personal income by metropolitan area, annually, 1992 - 1994, but doesn't provide data for particular income brackets. (data are based on Bureau of Census estimates)

> Then there is CACI - Sourcebook of Demographics (both by County and by Zip Code) which does give segmented income brackets. (data are CACI's forecasts)

There are a number of sources, each using different measures of income! Here are two sets of answers: income values for an area's population or characteristics of people having specified incomes and living within a specified area.

The standard annual income statistics come from Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Their CD-ROM product, REIS, should provide annual income estimates for metro areas (if not counties!) for the last few decades -- in Lippincott Ref and Van Pelt Ref. Also on the web -- http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/data.htm

Start with either REIS or the CD-ROM product USA Counties, which should provide both mean and aggregate income for the 3000 counties over many years. [The aggregate's important, as you'd need to sum aggregates for counties within a metro area, then divide by the number of counties to reach a metro-area mean. I'm pretty sure that USA Counties does not include MA totals, but does provide geographic coding to build MAs from counties.]

The IRS publishes data files for county-level reported income.

Of course, the Current Population Survey gives this information, with geographic control for metro areas and, I think, central city vs outside of central city. If you're interested in looking at the characteristics of individuals based upon their income, this is probably the ONLY resource to allow that. But you'd have to tabulate it from the microdata and that's a LOT of work. Perhaps Fenghua could run through using the Census Bureau's Ferret interface or the IMPS/Quicktab with the CD-ROMs. [If this person is a sociology or economics grad student, then he or she will want to ask Lisa Newman in the Demography Library about Unicom's CPS Utilities, which removes some of the pain.] The CPR P-60 report, Money income, reports CPS income data but probably does not provide metro area data.

This kind of table is available on CD-ROM in the Reference Room and in print in the 1990 Census (Van Pelt HA 201 1990n Social and Economic Characteristics) at various geographic levels.
```
 Family income in 1989.. 
 ..STF3A (State, County, Place, Tract, Block Group, MSA) 
 ..STF3B (Zip codes)
 ..STF3C (US, Reg'n, Div'n, State, County, Place>10k, MSA) 
 ..STF3D (Cong. Dist.)
 ..Families.......................................stf3abcd*P107 
 ....by Aggregate Family income in 
 1989...........................stf3abcd*P108 
 ..See also Median Family income in 1989 

 stf3abcd*P107 
 P107. FAMILY income IN 1989(25).......................25 
 ......Universe:..Families 
 ......Less than $5,000 
 ......$5,000 to $9,999 
 ......$10,000 to $12,499 
 ......$12,500 to $14,999 
......
......
 ......$125,000 to $149,999 
 ......$150,000 or more 
```
See also: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -- income, Money (Census)
Future Census Products

The American Community Survey. (Van Pelt Reference Moelis CD-ROM) HN 51 A447 1997 The American Community Survey is an on-going monthly household survey that eventually will replace the Census long form. The scope of the 1997 ACS was primarily limited to housing units, occupied and vacant, i

Contents:

Franklin - The Penn Library Online Catalog

Guides

2000 Census

1990 Census

Earlier Censuses

Internet Resources

Philadelphia Census Information

The Decennial census prior to 1940

The Decennial census from 1940 - 1990

DATA

Census Maps

Philadelphia Census maps and census geography resources

Statistical Compendia

Regional Census Office

Poverty Data

Census Schedules

Zip Code Data

Philadelphia Neighborhoods

Municipal Level Data

Income Data

Future Census Products