The U.S. Census Bureau released the second of its annual series of data sets from the American Community Survey, this one combining the three years of data collected between 2011 and 2013.
The statistics paint a detailed portrait of the nation, all states, and the District of Columbia, all congressional districts and all other geographic areas with populations of 20,000 or more. For each covered area, the American Community Survey includes statistics on more than 40 economic, housing and social topics.
By pooling three years of survey responses, the Census Bureau is able to produce more reliable statistics for more areas of the country than is possible with data compiled from one year of data collection.
The American Community Survey provides a wide range of important statistics about all communities in the country. The American Community Survey gives communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. Retailers, homebuilders, police departments, and town and city planners are among the many private- and public-sector decision makers who count on these annual results.
These statistics would not be possible without the participation of the randomly selected households in the survey. For more, see the American Community Survey: 2011-2013.
