Examining the Situation & Outlook

Posted on October 27, 2018 | Leave a comment

.. this blog focuses on topics regarding the current situation and outlook .. what is happening now, historical trends and into the future .. demographic and economic characteristics for wide-ranging types of geography .. what will change where, when, by how much .. and how change might it impact you .. data resources and tools enabling a deeper dive; relating to decision-making and management. Access, analyze data with only a browser using VDA Web GIS. Get email updates with new posts as they happen … click Follow button at right.

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2024 Per Capita Personal Income by County

Posted on February 22, 2026 | Leave a comment

Here’s something that might surprise you. Teton County, Wyoming, had the highest per capita personal income (PCPI) in 2024 at $532,903, marking a 78% increase since 2020, a trend explored in the county’s economic profile. How do we know this? Read more below. In early February, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) updated its personal income estimates and ProximityOne has applied this data to its Regional Economic Information System (REIS) to explore economic data not otherwise easily obtainable. Though the full updates are still underway, sample reports for selected counties are available, providing insights into economic trends and income patterns.

About Personal Income
Per capita personal income (PCPI) is the best single measure of personal economic well-being. PCPI is computed and updated annually by BEA. PCPI is calculated as the total personal income of the residents of a county divided by the population of the county. BEA uses the Census Bureau midyear population estiqamates.

Personal income is the income received by, or on behalf of, all persons from all sources: from participation as laborers in production, from owning a home or business, from the ownership of financial assets, and from government and business in the form of transfers. It includes income from domestic sources as well as the rest of the world. It does not include realized or unrealized capital gains or losses.

Personal income is measured before the deduction of personal income taxes and other personal taxes and is reported in current dollars (no adjustment is made for price changes).

County personal income differs slightly from the estimate of U.S. personal income in the National Income and Product Accounts because of differences in coverage, in the methodologies used to prepare the estimates, and in the timing of the availability of source data. In BEA’s county statistics, estimates of personal income for the U.S. is the sum of the county estimates and the estimate for the District of Columbia.

Patterns of 2024 Per Capita Personal Income
The following view shows patterns of the 2024 Per Capita Personal Income by county in the lower 48 states as depicted by the Visual Data Analytics Geographic Information System tools. Use the VDA GIS tools to integrate other data with personal income data to deteremine how patterns differ on an national by county basis; one yesr, change over several year by personal income component. Click the graphic for a larger view.


About Teton County, WY
Teton County, WY, has held the top spot for per capita personal income in the U.S. for over 20 years. It is the only county to surpass the half-million-dollar mark. There are several reasons.

The “Investment-Only” Economy. Unlike most of the country, where wages and salaries drive personal income, Teton County’s wealth is fueled by assets. 77% of total income in the county comes from dividends, interest, and rent (investment income). By comparison, investment income accounts for only about 20% of the total income for the average American. Because the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) calculates per capita income by dividing the total income of a county by its population, a few hundred billionaires moving there can drastically skew the average upward, even if most local service workers earn much less.

Tax Haven.. Wyoming is the most wealth-friendly state in the U.S. due to No state income tax, No estate or inheritance tax, No gift tax.

High-Value Migration. In recent years, data showed that families moving from high-tax areas like San Francisco to Teton County brought an average of $586,000 in income per person with them.

Limited Land. About 97% of the land is publicly owned (Grand Teton National Park, National Forests, etc.), leaving only 3% for private development. This scarcity, combined with the natural beauty and tax benefits, keeping the per capita average exceptionally high.

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Use VDA GIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

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Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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Disneyland 1-Mile Circular SiteAnalysis

Posted on October 14, 2025 | Leave a comment

How many housing units are within a 1-mile radius of a given location? 5-miles? Use Site Analysis tools to count the number of housing units by census block as of 2020 and 2024. Use the use the VDA (Visual Data Analysis) GIS (Geographic Information System) VDA GIS tool with the VDA Base project to develop a 1-mile circular Site Analysis with focus on Disneyland (Anaheim). You can choose any California location. Give it a try. It is all online. Follow the steps below.

Start: https://proximityone.com/vdagis_discovery/index.html?blocks.htm

Enter disneyland in searchbar

Select layer named CA Blocks in Legend Panel

Select Tools>GeoSelect/SiteAnalysis; form appears

Click Select by Circle/Radius (top)

Click marker; one mile radius shows; zoom out; Position to view 1 mile radius

View blocks; e.g. 060590875053004

View SiteProfile, lower left, housing 2020 8,454 to 2024 8,559

Final view. Click graphic for larger view.

These steps are also shown in Bluesky.

About VDA GIS
Use VDA GIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join us in the every Tuesday, Thursday Data Analytics Web Sessions. See how you can use VDA Web GIS and access different subject matter for related geography. Get your geographic, demographic, data access & use questions answered. Discuss applications with others.

About the Author
Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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Centenarians, People of Age 100 or More, in 2020

Posted on October 11, 2025 | Leave a comment

In 2020, centenarians (people of age 100 or more) accounted for just 2 out of 10,000 people. Centenarians in the U.S. increased by 50% from 53,364 in 2010 to 80,139 in 2020. The graphic shows patterns of centenarians in the lower 48 states. See more at https://proximityone.com/centenarians.htm.

https://proximityone.com/graphics/centenarian_100825.gif

About VDA GIS
Use VDA GIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join us in the every Tuesday, Thursday Data Analytics Web Sessions. See how you can use VDA Web GIS and access different subject matter for related geography. Get your geographic, demographic, data access & use questions answered. Discuss applications with others.

About the Author
Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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119th Congressional Districts — Changing Demographics

Posted on September 25, 2025 | Leave a comment
.. The United States 119th Congress is in session from Jan 3, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027. This post is focused on the demographic change of the 119th Congressional Districts from the 2020 (Census 2020) to 2023 (ACS 2024) by 119th Congressional District. The ACS 2024 data became available on September 11, 2025. See the 119th Congressional Districts main page for more detail.

119th Congressional Districts – Patterns of Population %Change 2020-24
The graphic below shows patterns of percent population change from 2020 (Census 2020) to 2023 (ACS 2024) by 119th Congressional District, contiguous 48 states. See inset legend to associate color pattern to percent change. Click graphic to for larger view with CDs labeled with percent change.


The 119th congressional districts ranged in percent population change, 2020-2024, from -8.4% (NY09) to 23.4% (TX08) .. the CD with the lowest 2023 median household income ($MHI) was NY15 ($44,554) and the CD with the highest $MHI was CA17 ($181,913). The economic divide continues to expand.

Use tools/resources reviewed in the related section to view/analyze geographic, demographic, economic characteristics of Congressional District

Using iVDA with the VDA ACS GIS Project
.. The starting view shows the lower 48 states by county.
.. the project being viewed is located at https://proximityone.com/vda_dp.htm


About VDA GIS
Use VDA GIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join us in the every Tuesday, Thursday Data Analytics Web Sessions. See how you can use VDA Web GIS and access different subject matter for related geography. Get your geographic, demographic, data access & use questions answered. Discuss applications with others.

About the Author
Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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The Importance of Small Area Data

Posted on November 25, 2024 | Leave a comment
.. small area data refer to geographic, demographic and economic data tabulated for census blocks, block groups and census tracts — all subdivisions of counties. While these data might be produced by anyone, perhaps the most useful data in examining the Situation and Outlook are data tabulated for the decennial census and American Community Survey (ACS). These data are important because they tell us about local area characteristics, and ideally how these characteristics are trending. The importance of small area data applies equally to large high density population areas and more rural sparsely popuated areas. Without these data, stakeholders, planners and leaders have to guess about the current situation and how it is trending. These decision-making data enable us to know about, for example, the poverty rate, unemployment rate, dependency ratio, migration and many other key measures within small towns or an area that might be destined for gentrification. Armed with these facts, or best estimates that can be developed, stakeholders are better enabled to develop plans and actionable steps to address a myriad of business, government and societal issues.

Examining Block Geodemographics Using iVDA
Flexibly examine a neighborhood. Create map views of small area data using iVDA for any area in the U.S. See details.


Relating Small Area Data to Other Geography/Subject Matter Small area data can be very effectively used to create a mosaic decpicting how sub-geographies can show how patterns and characteristics vary area across a larger area such as a town/city, school district, congressional district, congressional community, urban/rural area, among others. Compare, for example, how voter registration data compare to citizen voting age population.

Schools and School Districts While not “small areas” K-12 schools, typically processed as point/location data, are important small area data for many reasons. Annual administrative data are tabulated for all public schools by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) program. School Districts, while sometimes a whole county or group of counties, are typically sub-county areas for which data are tabulated from the decennial census and American Community Survey (ACS) as well as administratively reported data from the NCES CCD program.

What about ZIP codes? ZIP codes are a very popular geography for examining sub-state areas. Mainly becasue we all know our ZIP codes and also because many address-list oriented data can be tabulated by ZIP code. But ZIP codes are lines, not polygons, are very uneven in population size and very frequently transcend county boundaries. The U.S. Postal Service does not define ZIP codes with boundaries. The statisitcal area substitute fro USPS ZIP Code is the Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA). A limiting features of ZCTAs is that they do not cover the U.S. wall-to-wall

About VDA GIS
Use VDA GIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join us in the every Tuesday, Thursday Data Analytics Web Sessions. See how you can use VDA Web GIS and access different subject matter for related geography. Get your geographic, demographic, data access & use questions answered. Discuss applications with others.

About the Author
Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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iVDA — Using VDA GIS Embedded in HTML

Posted on November 19, 2024 | Leave a comment
.. using iVDA and Visual Data Analytics .. a Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer -based tool that allows users to store, analyze, visualize, and interpret geographic data. Geographic data, also known as spatial or geospatial data, identifies the location of features on earth. GIS combines the visual elements of maps with the ability to link characteristics about those features in datasets. This relationship allows GIS to locate, display, analyze, and model data.

GIS technology integrates geographic data with statistical and adminstrative data using statistical methods and analytics. These abilities make GIS valuable to a wide range of public and private enterprises for explaining events, predicting outcomes and planning strategies. And collaborating on those issues.

iVDA is an HTML iframe embedded version of VDA Web GIS Verison 4. iVDA can operate with any VDAGIS project. When the Web page containing an embedded iVDA iframe, several parameters are set that control the start-up view shown in the iVDA user interface such as the one shown below. These tools and support evidence-based decision-making and efforts to understand how people make a difference in communities across the country and throughout the world.

Start using iVDA now using the VDAGIS Discovery section. This is the first of a series of posts on using iVDA.

How & Why County Population is Changing? Click the graphic to open the corresponding section of VDAGIS Discovery. Create your own dynamic maps.

The above graphic, create your own variations, shows patterns of how the population by county is changing. As shown in the legend, blue and green color fill patterns show counties gaining population 2020-2023. Orange and red fill patterns show counties losing population. The sub-categorgies “mainly through migration” means that migration has been more of a factor in population change that “mainly through natural change” (births less deaths). This example of a thematic map provides an example of visual pattern analytics. It gives insights to facilitate collaborative decision-making.

About VDA GIS
Use VDA GIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join us in the every Tuesday, Thursday Data Analytics Web Sessions. See how you can use VDA Web GIS and access different subject matter for related geography. Get your geographic, demographic, data access & use questions answered. Discuss applications with others.

About the Author
Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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Examining Urban Area Population Change 2020-2023

Posted on October 6, 2024 | Leave a comment
The Four Corners, FL Urban Area experienced the highest percent population change (31.7% or 92,396 to 121,694), from 2020 to 2023, among the 431 Urban Areas having 2023 population of 65,000 or more. Urban Areas are a statistical geography defined by the Census Bureau. The 2,613 “2020 Census Urban Areas” are comprised of sets of urban census blocks. See more about urban and rural classification and interactive table. Urban areas are important because they reflect geographic concentrations of economic activity, providing a hub for jobs, innovation, education, and diverse social interactions, often leading to higher standards of living through improved access to healthcare, infrastructure, and public services, while also driving significant portions of a nation’s GDP.

This section reviews how the population of largest 2020 Urban Areas (UAs) have changed since Census 2020. Circular markers in the graphic shown below represent the lergest (ACS 2023 1-year estimates) UAs located in the lower 48 states. Marker colors, as shown in the legend, show the percent population change 2020-2023 by UA.

Urban Areas % Population Change 2020-2023 for UAs 65,000 Population & Over


Examining Urban Areas in Context of Other Geography
• Use the iVDA interactive mapping & other VDAGIS tools, to create/examine UAs
    .. create custom zoom-in views; perform queries/use filters; use interactive tables
• Participate in the “Using GIS & GeoDemographics” short course
• Join us in the “Weekly Web Seesions“

About VDA GIS
Use VDAGIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join us in the every Tuesday, Thursday Data Analytics Web Sessions. See how you can use VDA Web GIS and access different subject matter for related geography. Get your geographic, demographic, data access & use questions answered. Discuss applications with others.

About the Author
Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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119th Congress Congressional District Geography

Posted on September 21, 2024 | Leave a comment
.. the new 119th Congress Congressional Districts are those that will be used in the 2024 elections .. each state has one or more congressional districts whose boundaries are based on redistricting and the decennial census. Each of the U.S. 435 congressional districts (CDs) are represented by a congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 5 states (AL, LA, GA, NC, NY) the 119th CD boundaries differ from the 118th CD (January 2023 through December 2024) boundaries. These changes are the result of a legal process where a finding determined that the redistricting was flawed (due to various demographic issues). The 119th CD boundaries are those used in the November 2024 elections and will run from January 2025 through December 2026. Then comes the 120th CDs which might have the same boundaries as the 119th CDs.

Comparing 118th & 119th CD Boundaries in the Atlanta, GA Area
The following graphic illustrates how the 118th CDs (black boundaries) compare to the 119th CDS (red boundaries) in the Atlanta, GA area. The pointer is in the new 119th CD 5. Click graphic for larger view.


Examining the Impact of Changing Congressional District Boundaries
As a result of the changing boundaries, the constituents and demographics in those CDs changing from the 118th to 119th CDs are different. Use the iVDA, part of the VDAGIS suite of data analytics tools, to visually compare the change. Click here to start iVDA. Key in an address to locate and compare the corresponding 118th and 119th CD. See the video to view an example. You can use iVDA to examine this change for any address or location of interest. Try one.

About VDA GIS
Use VDA GIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join us in the every Tuesday, Thursday Data Analytics Web Sessions. See how you can use VDA Web GIS and access different subject matter for related geography. Get your geographic, demographic, data access & use questions answered. Discuss applications with others.

About the Author
Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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Voting Rights Act and Block Group Demographics

Posted on August 18, 2024 | Leave a comment

.. examining block group demographics developed for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act .. block groups (BGs) are the smallest geographic areas for which demographic data are developed from the American Community Survey (ACS). The most recent Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) data by BG have been developed from the ACS 2022. In January 2024, the Census Bureau released the results of a CVAP special tabulation developed under sponsorhip of the U.S. Department of Justice (see details). Here we examine how VDAGIS tools can be used by anyone to examine these data.

Using iVDA to Examine CVAP Characteristics by Block Group
The graphic shown below has been developed using the VDAGIS Discovery tool. The view shows patterns of %CVAP population by block group in the Anaheim/Santa Ana area of Orange County, CA. The colored areas are block groups showing %CVAP as described in the legend panel at left of map. An arbitrary block group is clicked (see cross-hatched BG). Tabular CVAP characteristics are shown in the profile in the lower left panel. This BG (060590741062) has estimated 1,115 CVAP and a total population of 2,065 based on the ACS2020 5-year estimates. The cities layer has been clicked on to show city boundaries labeled with name. A similar map for any area in the U.S. can be developed with iVDA tool.

.. click graphic for larger view.


About VDA GIS
Use VDA GIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join us in the every Tuesday, Thursday Data Analytics Web Sessions. See how you can use VDA Web GIS and access different subject matter for related geography. Get your geographic, demographic, data access & use questions answered. Discuss applications with others.

About the Author
Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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Hispanic Population by Specific Origin by ZIP Code

Posted on August 4, 2024 | Leave a comment

.. the growing/changing U.S. Hispanic population .. between 2022 and 2023, the Hispanic population accounted for just under 71% of the overall growth of the U.S. population, driven primarily by Hispanic births. Hispanics of any race grew to just over 65 million, an increase of 1.16 million (1.8%) from the prior year. Our focus here is on creating insights into how the Hispanic specific origin subgroups are distributed across the U.S. by ZIP Code Area. See more at about Hispanic Population by Specfic Origin

The Hispanic or Latino population group is comprised of many specific origin subgroups. The specific origin subgroups are often associated with different regions of the world. Many specific origin subgroups tend to cluster by location within the U.S. both as a result of the geography of emigration (e.g., Mexico to Texas) and association with where same subgroup emigrants have settled (e.g., Cuba to New York). Tools are provided to analyze geographic and subgroup patterns of interest.
• interactive mapping tool to locate an area based on an address or location.
• interactive table to view, rank, compare, each/all ZIP Code areas.

Examining Hispanic Population by Specific Origin by ZIP Code
.. do this yourself for your own areas of interest using iVDA
.. Dallas metro area by ZIP Code area.
.. clicking on, profiling one ZIP code area – 78125 shown as cross-hatched.
.. data in lower left panel: population 6,920; Hispanic: 4,813; Mexican: 4,088.
.. save this profile to a spreadsheet.






About VDA GIS
Use VDA GIS tools to meet wide-ranging mapping needs and geospatial analysis. VDA Desktop GIS and VDA Web GIS have similar features that can be used separately or together. Each is a decision-making information resource designed to help stakeholders create and apply insight. VDA Web GIS is access/used with only a Web browser; nothing to install; GIS experience not required. VDA Desktop GIS is installed on a Windows computer and provides a broader range of capabilities compared to VDA Web GIS. VDA GIS resources have been developed and are maintained by Warren Glimpse, ProximityOne (Alexandria, VA) and Takashi Hamilton, Tsukasa Consulting (Osaka, Japan).

Data Analytics Web Sessions
Join us in the every Tuesday, Thursday Data Analytics Web Sessions. See how you can use VDA Web GIS and access different subject matter for related geography. Get your geographic, demographic, data access & use questions answered. Discuss applications with others.

About the Author
Warren Glimpse is former senior Census Bureau statistician responsible for national scope statistical programs and innovative data access and use operations. He is also the former associate director of the U.S. Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards for data access and use. He has more than 20 years of experience in the private sector developing data resources and tools for integration and analysis of geographic, demographic, economic and business data. Join Warren on LinkedIn.

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