Demographics/Statistics
Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department
City of Austin Demographics:
- Population
- Housing
- Map Library
- Tabular Data
- Population and household forecast by Zip code for Austin
- Get detailed census data from the FactFinder Look-up Tool
Centers for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
- Health Topics A to Z: information on many diseases, conditions, safety, abuse, other health topics;
- Mortality and Morbidity Report;
- Data and Statistics
- Growth Charts
- National Data
- State Data
- Health, United States. Annual report on trends in health statistics.
Centers for Disease Control. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
- National and state data on health risk behaviors, 1995+
- Topics include: Weight control, screening exams, immunizations, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, health insurance, smoking
Census Bureau, U.S
Complete 2000 census statistics. Can search by individual city
How to Obtain Census Data by Zip Code
- Go to Census Fact Finder
- On the left blue column click on "DATA SETS"
- Notice all the different summary files on the left. Select the one you want.
- Click on "detailed Tables", on the right.
- Under "Select a geographic type" click on the arrow of the drop down menu and scroll down to 5-digit Zip Code Tabulation Area and select it.
- Under Select a 3-digit ZIP code tabulation area click on the zip code of your choice (these numbers represent the first 3 digits of your zip)
- Select one or more 5-digit zip codes and click add
- Click "next" and then choose the data you want on your report. Click Add.
- Click "show result".
Census Bureau, U.S. State and County Quick Facts.
Quick and easy access to facts about people, business, and geography. Search by state or county for demographics.
Community Action Network
- Census information by zip code for Austin -- race/ethnicity, education, family income, language etc.
- The Modern Language Association Language Map
- Results of Social Service Provider Survey
- Austin Asset Building Coalition Information.
Kids Count. Census Data Online
KIDS COUNT is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the U.S. This site consists of population data about age, gender, households, families, and housing units from the Census Short Form (Census SF1) and social, economic, and housing data from the Census Long Form (Census SF3). The site now includes estimates for the 108th Congressional Districts; KIDS COUNT Census Data Online is currently the only site with this information.
Data are available for: income and poverty, parental employment, education, language, disability, neighborhood characteristics, age and sex, race, Hispanic origin status, and living arrangements.
MEDLINE PLUS Health Statistics
Contains links to many types of health statistics. The categories are Overviews, Specific Conditions, Directories, Organizations, Newsletters, Law and Policy, Women, Men, Children, Teenagers, and Seniors. Some examples include:
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
- Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
- Federal Interagency Forom on Aging-Related Statistics
- Weekly Epidemiology Report
- FASTATS: Women, Men
- Child Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Under Health and Disease Topics click on any of the topics and then find the Statistics link.
National Center for Health Statistics
This site has information listed below and much more.
- Vital statistics (birth data, marriages and divorces, mortality data, fetal deaths, national survey of family growth, national death index)
- Aging Statistics and Demographics (Longitudinal Studies of Aging, Data Warehouse on Trends in Health and Aging)
- Find Information about Healthy People 2010
- Access FASTATS from A-Z: This area has excellent demographic data on many topics and population groups e.g.
- Teen births
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- Elderly health
- Lead exposures
- Mental health
- Tabulated State Data (births, deaths, infant deaths, state health profiles)
- Health E-Stats (prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents and adults, new asthma estimates, trends in circumcisions and other topics)
- Wonder provides a single point of access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data
- Chronic diseases
- Health Practice and Prevention
- Injury Prevention
- Communicable Diseases
- Occupational Health
- Environmental Health
National Library of Medicine. National Information Center onHealth Services Research and Health Care Technology. Finding and Using Health Statistics.
This web page describes the range of available health statistics, identifies their sources and helps you understand how to use information about their structure as you search.
The course is divided into 2 parts: About Health Statistics and Finding Health Statistics.
Examples of Web Pages Where You Can Find Health Statistics. Using the published cause of death table, Healthy People 2010,Epi info, Tracking tobacco activities, Death certificates, Healthcare cost and utilization projection, National health care surveys, Cancer patient profiles and many others.
Statistical Resources on the Web
This site is a statistical portal developed by the Documents Center Michigan Library. From the first page scroll down to Health and click to find some excellent statistics.
State Health Facts Online
This resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. You may compare data for all the states by choosing a topic in the categories below. Information will be displayed as bar graphs, tables, or color-coded maps.
- Demographics and the economy
- Health status (births, deaths, cancer, diabetes, immunizations, heart disease, asthma, smoking, obesity, mental health, stds, etc.
- Health coverage and uninsured
- Medicaid and SCHIP
- Health costs and Budgets
- Managed care and health insurance
- Providers and service use
- Minority health
- Women's health
- HIV/AIDS
Texas Department of State Health Services. Center for Health Statistics
- Health Data by Topic
- Searchable Inventory of TDH Data Sources
- General Health Data Reports - Tx Health Facts (County), Vital Statisitics, Healthy People Report, Tx Health Data
- Health Data by CHS Activity - Behavioral Risk Factors, Health Care Consumer Info, Hospital Survey Reporting
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Strategic Health Status Indicators
This site produces statistics by Texas county on
- maternal and child health
- demographic and socioeconomic measures
- health resources
- infectious diseases and sentinel events
- environmental measures
- quality of life, chronic diseases, social/mental health
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Health Facts (State,Regions and Counties)
Texas Department of State Health Services. Data and Reports
Texas Association of Counties Online Demographic Sites
This site has a long list of online sites where you can find demographic data on any state or county in the U.S. For each site information is given as to what data is available.
United States Department of Health and Human Services. Gateway to Data and Statistics
This web-based tool brings together key health and human services data and statistics. The Gateway covers federal, state and local government sponsored information. Datafinder is a special feature of this website. It leads to web locations which contain statistics and data. The Shortcuts feature of the Gateway lists, and links to, major health and human services surveys and data systems sponsored by Federal agencies.
University of Texas Library Online . Statistics and Demographics. Texas and U.S.
University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston. Health Data Clearinghouse
The objective for the development of this Web site is to provide a comprehensive collection of links to publicly available, geographically discrete health data for the state of Texas from reliable and authoritative providers of information. Data is available for
- Cause of illness or death
- Maternal and child health
- Sociodemographic and community characteristics
- Environmental and occupational health