Urban Studies

Detailed population and housing information about United States communities.

"American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys. For more information see Using FactFinder and What We Provide."

Gallup studied human nature and behavior for more than 75 years. The "Gallup Poll' has a s reputation for delivering relevant and timely research on a variety of issues in many the fields of: politics, religion,management, economics, psychology, and sociology.

Based at the University of Michigan, the ICPSR provides social science data, social surveys, health surveys, historical data.

Browse reports and data by subject - family, immigration, religion, etc

This site enables the user to analyze demographic and social trends and data using census data from 1790-2010. The site is maintained by the City University of New York.

Tables and data from various sources arranged under the following topics: characteristics of the criminal justice systems; public attitudes toward crime and criminal justice-related topics; nature and distribution of known offenses; characteristics and distribution of persons arrested; judicial processing of defendants and persons under correctional supervision.

QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. Search here for statistics on age, housing, population, race, etc.