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GGeettttiinngg SSttaarrtteedd…… Using the NEW American FactFinder Website to Find Community Data on School Districts and Neighborhoods Julie N. Zimmerman, October 2011

In 2011, the Census Bureau began migrating their data from the original American FactFinder website to a New American FactFinder website that has been redesigned.

This publication provides graphical instructions to help you get started in finding community data for school districts and

neighborhoods using the NEW American FactFinder website.

“Getting Started…” is a series of graphical website instructions designed to help in finding and using data from the internet.

Copies of this publication and others are available online at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/snarl. Just click on “Kentucky: By the Numbers.”

NEW American FactFinder

http://factfinder2.census.gov The NEW American FactFinder uses a series a filters to

narrow down your data search.

These graphical website instructions uses screen shots to walk you through one way to access data on the NEW

American FactFinder website.

As you become more comfortable with the website, you will discover that there is

more than one way to locate data.

By the Fall of 2011, all data from the Census Bureau are scheduled to be on this new website.

For now, you can still use the ‘Legacy’ FactFinder website at

http://www.factfinder.census.gov

Kentucky:

By The Numbers

UK Department of Community and Leadership Development

www.ca.uky.edu/SNARL

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To start, click here 

and enter the 

address for the 

school. 

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Type in the school’s address. 

 I’ll use Morton Middle School in Lexington. 

Click “GO” 

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Scroll Down

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If your district is the same as the county, you can use county data.

If your district is smaller or larger than the county, you can look at the district. 

If you want data for the neighborhood where the school is located, look at tracts. 

Even smaller geography is the block and block group. 

You can also use Zip Codes. 

Here you can see the full list of 

geographies that include your 

school. 

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Since the Fayette county school 

district has a lot of schools and 

neighborhoods,   

I’ll pick  Census Tract. 

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Sometimes it 

can take a 

little bit. 

Be patient. 

When it is done, 

close this out 

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This is a list of every table from every database the Census 

Bureau provides that contains data with the geography you 

selected. 

Your selections will always show up in this 

box.   

So far, we have only selected our geography. 

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This list will grow as more and more data are added to the website.

The “Profile” above is for data from the 2010 Census.  Look for tables using the dataset with “SF1.” 

The table called “PPrrooffiillee” is a good place to find  

a variety of data.  

Click on the title to see the table with your data. 

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Scroll Down 

to see the full list 

of data in the 

table. 

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  You can also download a pdf of the table (even after 

you modify it). 

Click here to see the many ways you can modify 

the table. 

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Making a map of where your school is located…

If the “Map View” tab doesn’t work,  

Click on “MAIN” to go back to the homepage 

and  

keep following these graphical instructions 

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On the  

“Main” page 

This is where you 

can make a map of 

your geography 

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Pick your state  

and 

Click “GO” 

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Be patient. 

Scroll Down 

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Click on  

“Find a Location” 

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Click on  

“address” 

then click  

“GO” 

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Type in your 

school’s address 

and  

click “GO” 

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Here is the  

Census Tract  

where the school 

is located. 

Since I first found the data for the Census Tract with the school,  

American FactFinder remembered this.   

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Want to see the 

other  

Census Tract 

boundaries? 

Click on 

“Boundaries and 

Features” 

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Select 

“2010 Census Tract” 

Scroll down to find the “UPDATE” 

button. 

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Click 

“UPDATE” (as in “update the map”) 

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Here is 

your map. 

Since we made the map second, the American FactFinder website remembered our earlier choices. 

MUCH EASIER!! 

Want a closer view? 

 You can  

zoom in and out 

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Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND KENTUCKY COUNTIES, COOPERATING

An Equal Opportunity University

Kentucky: By the Numbers is a program of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service in the Department of Community and Leadership Development at the University of Kentucky. Primarily known for the data series by the same name, the program also provides publications and other resources for those interested in finding data on their county. Data and resources are available on the Kentucky: By the Numbers sectionof the SNARL (http://www.ca.uky.edu/snarl) website. For more information contact your local Cooperative Extension office or Julie N. Zimmerman, Department of Community and Leadership Development, 500Garrigus Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0215. Call (859) 257-7583 or email at jzimm@email.uky.edu.

Other graphical website instructions

are available…

Getting Started… Finding Economic Data Online at the Bureau of Economic Analysis

Getting Started… Finding Unemployment Data Online at the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Getting Started… Finding Agriculture Data Online in the Census of Agriculture

These are under “Publications” on the Kentucky: By the Numbers website.

http://www.ca.uky.edu/snarl