Data Profiles provide compilations of commonly used data.  Tables include both estimates and commonly used percents. 

• Social Characteristics Profile

• Economic Characteristics Profile

• Housing Characteristics Profile

• Demographic Characteristics Profile

Subject Tables provide data on a wide variety of topics.  The tables include both estimates and commonly used percents.  Which subject tables are available varies depending on data availability. 

Sample Subject Tables:

• Subject Table on Educational Attainment for Mercer County

• Subject Table on Ages 65 and over for Pike County

• Subject Table on Households and Families for Warren County

 

This Sample List of Subject Tables available was created using the

Old American FactFinder website.  While this type of list cannot be generated using the NEW American FactFinder website, it is still a useful way to see some of the types of subjects available in the Subject Tables

•  Sample list of Subject Tables available

 

Geographic Comparison Tables provide data for more than one geography on a variety of topics.  If you want data for more than one place, such as all counties in Kentucky, these tables are one option.  Which tables are available varies depending on data availability. 

Sample Geographic Comparison Tables:

• Ability to Speak English

• Median Age

• Percent of Population over Age 65

• Percent of Households with one or more Persons under 18 years old

There are other data products available from the American Community Survey.

For more information on these, go to the

Data Products Description page on the ACS website:

http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/product_descriptions/

Accessing Data Online

Data can be found on the American FactFinder website.

 http://factfinder2.census.gov

You can also access data through the Kentucky State Data Center

http://ksdc.louisville.edu/1acs.htm

For an overview of data from the American Community Survey

New Kid in Town:

     Understanding Data from the American Community Survey

For help in understanding and using margins of error

And Now for the Grain of Salt:

      Margins of Error and the American Community Survey