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Now available for iOS. Top Rank Census offers an easy way to browse through the many data categories and geographies of the ACS 5-Year Data Profiles. Simply make your choice and Top Rank Census will generate a ranked list in a flash! It's simple and convenient. The key is the nested table interface that allows a user to scroll through all of the data categories -- even on an iPhone!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/top-rank-census/id976962772?mt=8&uo=6&at=&ct=... more »

iOS app which streamlines the ACS API querying process. Easily search and view numerical and graphical representation of the results. Available now on the App Store.

 

Created by HexPath LLC (www.hexpath.com)

Link - http://app.demanded.io

 

What really makes the US economy tick? Explore the economy by NAICS code, find US states with highest salaries, search local economies, analyze historical trends.

Available on iTunes and Google Play stores: How well do you know the 50 states? Do you know the percentage of the population that walk or drive to work in Chicago, IL? What percentage of people make between $50,000 and $75,000 in St. Petersburg, FL? How about how many women have doctoral degrees in Sacramento, CA?

Test your knowledge with - Census PoP Quiz, a new population challenge about the 50 states and the District... more »

Available on Android or iOS: City or country? Bike or drive to work? Beach or mountains? Download the U.S. Census Bureau’s dwellr app today to discover the top 25 U.S. cities and towns that best fit your lifestyle. Whether you prefer the bright lights of the big city or wide open spaces, dwellr powers your phone with neighborhood-level statistics on topics such as home value, education, and how people get to work so that... more »

Available on Apple and Android: Take the pulse of the U.S. Economy straight from your phone. The America’s Economy app provides real-time updates for 19 key economic indicators released from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Bureau of Economic Analysis. Key economic measures on employment, manufacturing, international trade, retail sales, and residential construction and sales allow those who follow... more »

AffordableHousingOnline.com provides affordable rental housing market data on every city and county in the U.S. For example, here is the affordable rental housing market page for Washington, DC: http://affordablehousingonline.com/housing-search/District-of-Columbia/Washington/

AHO's own proprietary database of Federally assisted housing is mashed up with Census place data to provide an innovative look into rental... more »

We wanted to share our Community Profiles site. It was originally launched in Rhode Island. Our new design is also being rolled out in Pennsylvania. Site is designed to provide easy access to community data. The goal has been to combine Census API data with other community data!

Current Version: http://profiles.provplan.org/
New (Beta) Version: http://pittsprofiles.provplan.org/

We looked to provide an easy way... more »

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This application lets you enter a location and any combination of keywords describing a potential new business. The application will then combine demographic information with nearby competitors and tell you whether or not it is a good spot for your new business.

From the New York Times: Browse local data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, based on samples from 2005 to 2009. Because these figures are based on samples, they are subject to a margin of error, particularly in places with a low population, and are best regarded as estimates.

Hello,
Just wanted to let you know that I've just published an android tablet app to the Google Play Store: CensusUS at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clcassidy.censusus.
The app uses the Census APIs combined with Google Maps v2. By tapping on the map and the navigation menus on the tablet, users are able to select locations at all levels of geography, from the national down to the tract level, and... more »

Using the acs.R package -- http://eglenn.scripts.mit.edu/citystate/2013/07/acs-r-version-1-1-pumas-and-zip-codes-and-msas-oh-my -- it's easy to use the Census API to create choropleth maps. See http://eglenn.scripts.mit.edu/citystate/2013/07/using-acs-r-to-create-chorpleth-maps/ for a worked example.

Here's a sample:

http://eglenn.scripts.mit.edu/citystate/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wpid-choropleth_county_pub_trans.jpg... more »

http://www.energyzip.org

EnergyZip allows you to explore electricity usage across the five boroughs of New York City and compare your usage against predicted future use, to your neighbors and to the city. We invite you to enter your recent electricity usage and, from this data and the average seasonal modulation for US households, we predict what your electricity consumption will be for the rest of the year and how... more »

http://www.npr.org/censusmap/#12.00/38.9013/-77.0117