Does anybody on the list serve have anything good to say about American FactFinder2?

I want something incredibly simple – total housing units for the United, and occupied housing units, in 2010. When I go into this clunky, counter-intuitive product, it either takes me to housing data from past census estimates, or wants to give me Census 2000 housing figures.

Okay, so I decided to try for one of those simple 2010 profiles. You can get them for the states. But what about the country? Can’t find it. Am I supposed to add up the housing data for all 50 states?

I don’t doubt there is an answer buried somewhere in this system, but I’m in a hurry (who isn’t, in the modern world) trying to develop some US comparison data for a report. And, as usual, AFF2 lets you down when you need it. Message to Census Bureau:  please, please dump the useless thing and just put the data we need in the “old reliable” AFF.

Jonathan Lupton AICP

Research Planner

Metroplan

Little Rock AR