Re: [CTPP] ACS 5-year Estimates

I gotten this message and link a month or so ago that may help. The Missouri Census Data Center is making available a new series of vintage 2011 5-year period estimates data from the American Community Survey. These datasets are for the entire U.S. and for a wide array of geographic summary levels. See http://mcdc.missouri.edu/whatsnew/year2013.shtml#jan01 for details. Jason Gillow Research/Planning Specialist II Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission P.O. Box 149 Waverly, OH 45690 Phone: 740-947-2853 or 800-223-7491 (In Ohio) Fax: 740-947-3468 www.ovrdc.org Email: jgillow(a)ovrdc.org From: Brian Chenault [mailto:bchenault@hrtpo.org] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 3:36 PM To: ctpp-news@chrispy.net<mailto:ctpp-news@chrispy.net> Subject: [CTPP] ACS 5-year Estimates Hello, Brian Chenault from the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization here. We are trying to collect several pieces of data at the block group level using 2007-2011 ACS 5-year estimates. Using the Census' Summary File Excel Retrieval Tool, we are able to retrieve basic population data at the block group level. However, data at the block group level is not provided for poverty, language spoken at home, etc. This appeared to be the case even when examining 2006-2010/2005-2009 5-year estimates. Has this information not been "filtered down" from the census tract level yet? How is one supposed to go about gathering this type of updated information at the block group level? Much appreciated, Brian [cid:image001.png@01CE0E87.09E68840]<http://www.hrtpo.org/> Brian Chenault Community Outreach Planner Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization The Regional Building | 723 Woodlake Drive | Chesapeake, Virginia | 23320 bchenault@hrpdcva.gov<mailto:bchenault@hrpdcva.gov> | http://www.hrtpo.org<http://www.hrtpo.org/> | Phone: 757.420.8300 | Fax: 757.523.4881 ________________________________ Email correspondence to and from this sender is subject to the N.C. Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.