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Planning Assistance - Demographics

FEDERAL SOURCES

• U.S. Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/

  This is the most extensive site for both the 1990 Census and the newly released information from the 2000 Census. Information is added daily. Check here for Statistics on Income, Poverty, Population Projections. There are also links to State and County Quick Facts for California. Also Links to State Data Centers.

• American Fact Finder - http://factfinder.census.gov/

  This site includes many data sets derived from Census information. Easy to search in that data is arranged both alphabetically and geographically. Includes information on Population, Housing, Economics and Geography.

• FEDStats - http://www.fedstats.gov

  This site is a gateway to Statistics from over 100 Federal Agencies.

CALIFORNIA SOURCES

• California Department of Finance - http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm

  Extensive Financial and Economic Data for California. Also includes Population Projections to 2020.

• California Department of Education - http://www.cde.ca.gov/

  Statistics and facts about student populations and school districts in California.

• Census State Data Centers - California. http://www.census.gov/sdc/www/casdc.html

LITERACY SOURCES

• National Institute for Literacy - http://www.nifl.gov/

  Includes a National Data Base of Literacy programs and facts

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SOURCES

• National Center for Education Statistics. - http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/