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7777Welcome to the CDXZipStream August 2012 Newsletter
There's particularly exciting news this month - we
have a brand new data feed that provides demographics based on census
tract, a much more precise approach than using zip codes. To
support this feature, we have also developed a free, downloadable template
that returns census tract codes for a list of addresses.
Here are our latest blog posts:
- Getting Demographics for an Address Using
American Factfinder
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Get Key Census Tract Demographics
We've just
introduced a new database for CDXZipStream that provides an extensive
variety of demographic data for 2010 census tracts.
Demographics
based on census tract offers significant advantages over zip code
data. Census tracts on average are about half the population of
zip code areas, and the smaller size provides a much more accurate
demographic picture. Also, zip code census data is actually
based on ZCTA's, or Zip Code Tabulation Areas,
which are the Census Bureau's approximation of zip codes.
Census tracts, which are precisely defined by the Census Bureau,
eliminate any possible error associated with using ZCTA's.
The CDXTract
feed provides a variety of data from the 2010 Census and the on-going
American Community Survey. Topics are::
- Age
- Individual
Earnings
- Educational
Attainment
- Household
Size
- Household
Income
- Housing
Value and Rent
- Marital
Status
- Population
- Race
- School
Enrollment
- Land, Water
Area
To access the
data, census tract codes (also referred to as FIPS codes), must be
provided as input. We now also provide an Excel template that can
identify census tract codes for an address list (see below).
Between the
recent 2010 Census and the ongoing American Community Survey, there
is now an unprecedented level of extensive, up-to-date census tract
demographics available for the U.S. market. Please note that
census tract data is an additional purchase. For pricing
information and access to the CDXTract database, please contact us at
1-877-CDX-TEC1 (1-877-239-8321) or support@CDXTech.com.
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Identify
Census Tract Codes for an Address List
To use our new
demographic data feed for census tracts, it is necessary to identify
the 2010 census tract code for each location of interest. This
code, also referred to as the FIPS code, is an 11-digit number
defined the the Census Bureau. Each of the approximately 74,000
census tracts in the U.S. have a unique FIPS code.
Identifying
the FIPS code for an address is not necessarily a trivial task, and
can involve using complex geoocoding and mapping software. But
we've come up with a simple, inexpensive solution you can evaluate in
a downloadable Microsoft Excel template.
Just open the template in Excel, and copy and paste your
address list into the first worksheett. Then click on the
"Get FIPS" button and FIPS codes will be automatically
identified for up to 5,000 addresses at a time. The template
can be evaluated using free trials of both CDXZipStream and Microsoft
MapPoint. Once you have the FIPS codes identified, you are ready
to start getting demographics from our new CDXTract feed described
above.
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Latest
Data Updates
Canadian and
U.S. data feeds were updated as of August 8. There were 1090
changes made to the U.S. data feed. If you would like to update
your database to reflect these changes, click on the "License
Information and Software Updates" icon on the CDXZipStream
toolbar, and select "Data Updates" to login to your
account.
We hope you
find the information here helpful for you and your organization.
Please contact us with your feedback and suggestions by
replying to this email.
The
Team at CDX Technologies
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In This Issue
Get
Key Census Tract Demographics
Identify
Census Tract Codes for an Address List
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