Social Explorer

Included$500/yr valueData & StatisticsCensus & Demographics

Interactive census and demographic maps going back to 1790. Beautifully visualize income, education, race, housing, and health data at any geographic level. Create shareable map reports with professional-quality cartography.

CensusDemographicsMapsVisualizationData

How Students Use This

Explore census data with interactive maps by neighborhood

Track demographic changes over 200+ years of US history

Create beautiful map visualizations for presentations

Analyze income, education, and housing patterns by area

How to Access

Access through NYU Libraries

Choose 'Explore' to create maps or 'Tables' for data

Select geography, topic, and time period to visualize

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