How to find census population data (size, race and ethnicity, income, age) for zip code 32205

serwatkathomas · November 4, 2021, 8:50am

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Niki_Kaz · November 4, 2021, 1:20pm

Hi @serwatkathomas! If you’re using the Open Census Data from SafeGraph, that data is all at the Census Block Group (CBG) level, not ZIP level. However, a few Community members have previously circulated some useful Python code and tutorials to cross reference most CBG to ZCTA to Zip code conversion. Check out this notebook:

Here’s another one that might be helpful:

github.com

graziul/covid19/blob/master/COVID-19 CBG to ZCTA.ipynb

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 "cells": [
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "# Matching CBGs to ZCTAs for COVID-19 research"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "The code below matches CBGs to ZCTAs in a many-to-one fashion using CBG centroids: \n",
    "\n",
    "    A CBG is assigned to a ZCTA if that CBG's centroid is within the ZCTA's polygon.\n",
    "\n",
    "This strategy is not perfect but it does allow fast matching of CBG data to ZCTA level COVID-19 data. Below, ZIP code and ZCTA are used interchangeably for simplicity but ZCTAs are <i>always</i> the areal unit of analysis, except for NYC which combines ZCTAs in their COVID-19 reporting. Notably, this strategy will work for any type of polygon, thus NYC's unique data reporting can be easily accommodated.\n",
    "\n",
    "<b>Requirements:</b>\n",

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sy2576 · September 1, 2024, 6:16pm

Does SafeGraph adjust the changes in Census Block Group (CBG) over time? I know that the Census Bureau revises some tract delineations with each round of the Decennial Census. It is therefore important to account for such changes by harmonizing the tract boundaries. I wonder whether SafeGraph data has already made such adjustments in the dataset.

evan-barry-dewey · September 3, 2024, 3:55pm

Advan uses 2018 CBGs (which are based on the 2010-2019 boundaries). Post here: Mapping Shapefiles (Tiger) to CBGs in Advan Neighborhood Patterns - #2 by amelia-advan