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TIGER/Line® Shapefiles Pre-joined with Demographic Data

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A limited set of TIGER/Line Shapefiles are available pre-joined with demographic data in geodatabase and shapefile format.

We are working on an on-line tool that will allow you to access selected data from the 2010 Census and American Community Survey (ACS) for custom geographic areas (conforming to blocks for the 2010 Census and block groups or census tract boundaries for the ACS). We do not have plans to continue to create shapefiles and/or geodatabases pre-joined with demographic data as a regular product because of the large volume of data available and the many varying needs of customers.

We continue to work with our data providers to ensure there are easy links between the geographic products and the data products.


2007 - 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles — Geodatabase Format

These geodatabases join the geography from the TIGER/Line Shapefiles to the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-year estimates Data Profiles:

  • DP02 - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States
  • DP02PR - Selected Social Characteristics in Puerto Rico
  • DP03 - Selected Economic Characteristics
  • DP04 - Selected Housing Characteristics
  • DP05 - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates

Download the Geodatabases:

  • County (ZIP file)
  • Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (ZIP file)
  • Census Tracts (ZIP files)

Data are available for the United States and Puerto Rico.

These files lack metadata.  Metadata for the geography can be found in the 2011 TIGER/Line Shapefiles.  There is a table in the geodatabase with metadata for the Demographic Profiles including the short name and full description. The attribute table for each shapefile contains the short names for each data element.

These geodatabases were created using ArcGIS 10.1.

2006 - 2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles — Geodatabase Format

These geodatabases join the geography from the TIGER/Line Shapefiles to the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-year estimates Data Profiles:

  • DP02 - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States
  • DP02PR - Selected Social Characteristics in Puerto Rico
  • DP03 - Selected Economic Characteristics
  • DP04 - Selected Housing Characteristics
  • DP05 - ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates

Download the Geodatabases:

  • County (ZIP file)
  • Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (ZIP file)
  • Census Tracts (ZIP files)

These files lack metadata.  Metadata for the geography can be found in the 2010 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.  There is a table in the geodatabase with metadata for the Demographic Profiles including the short name and full description. The attribute table for each shapefile contains the short names for each data element.

These geodatabases were created using ArcGIS 10.1.

2010 Census Demographic Profile 1 — Shapefile Format

These national level shapefiles join the geometry and selected attributes from the 2010 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles and the 2010 Census Summary File 1 Demographic Profile (DP1) for the United States and Puerto Rico. They contain data items such as total population, total housing units, median age, population 16 years and over, population 65 years and over, race, relationship, average household size, and many others. All files are zipped.

These files lack metadata.  Metadata for the shapefiles can be found in the 2010 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.  There is an MS Excel file in each zip file that relates the short data table name of the demographic profile data element to its full name. For example, "DP0010001" is the short name for the data table containing total population. The attribute table for each shapefile contains the short names for each data element.

2010 Census Demographic Profile 1 — Geodatabase Format

These national level shapefiles join the geometry and selected attributes from the 2010 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles and the 2010 Census Summary File 1 Demographic Profile (DP1) for the United States and Puerto Rico. They contain data items such as total population, total housing units, median age, population 16 years and over, population 65 years and over, race, relationship, average household size, and many others. All files are zipped.

These files lack metadata.  Metadata for the shapefiles can be found in the 2010 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.  There is an MS Excel file in each zip file that relates the short data table name of the demographic profile data element to its full name. For example, "DP0010001" is the short name for the data table containing total population. The attribute table for each shapefile contains the short names for each data element.

2010 Census Population & Housing Unit Counts — Blocks

These state based files have the population and housing unit count by block from the 2010 Census. These files are available for the 50 states and the District of Columbia only.


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Geography | (301) 763-1128 |  Last Revised: February 22, 2013