Data and Statistical Sources: Population and Households

Basic demographics, education attainment, income and employment data from U.S. households. May also include data about a house itself (when it was built, number of rooms, affordability, etc), vehicles possessed by the household, languages spoken, immigration history and more.

Measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing.

This survey measures how people in the United States spend their money on items such as housing, food, education, transportation, and health care. Data from this survey is used in the calculation of the Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation.

Socioeconomic and labor force data on individuals and households. Useful for researchers learning about economic inequality, employment and discrimination, poverty, and similar topics.

Collects and disseminates birth and death data, fertility rates, and the deaths of fetuses and infants.

Fine-grained population density data - people per approx. 100 square meters - for countries in Africa and Asia. Searchable by country.

Microdata and reports containing aggregate data from studies of health and medical care among the elderly in various countries.

For population statistics, browse the theme "Population and Social Conditions". Access housing censuses, population demographics, living conditions, and birth and death rates.

Browse "People, Population and Community" for aggregate data on births, deaths, marriages, housing and household characteristics, population demographics, and household finances.

Population and demographic data for hundreds of countries, territories and regions (use the International Data Base). Historic data from 1950 available.

Current data on the total, male, and female population of each country, plus the numbers of births and deaths.

A longitudinal study that has followed multiple generations of the same families, starting in 1968. Data is focused on family finances, health, children, and education.

Data on the economic situation of households and how that situation is affected by benefits from various government programs. Topics include rent subsidies, free or reduced school lunch programs, child support, and college scholarships.

The MMP Database is the result of an ongoing multidisciplinary study of Mexican Migration to the United States. It contains data gathered since 1982 in surveys administered every year in Mexico and in the United States.

Examines migration experiences from Latin American countries such as Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay.

This data set contains transcribed interviews with 159 first- and second-generation immigrants living in New York City, Philadelphia, and New Jersey.

Data about legal immigrants to the U.S. and their experiences with work, education, health, child rearing, and other topics.