If you’ve never checked out SimplyMap, by all means take a look. SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application with a user-friendly interface that permits users to quickly and easily create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, and marketing variables. Maps can be exported as high-resolution images to word processing or presentation software; data can be selected, sorted, and compared across multiple locations to build custom reports that can be exported to a spreadsheet. Demographic Variables: population, age, race, income, ancestry, marital status, housing, employment, transportation, families, and more. 2000 census data is available along with current year estimates and 5 year projections. Data is available by census block-groups, census tracts, ZIP codes, cities, counties, states, and the entire United States.
New Trial: SimplyMap Historical Package
The Historical Package Trial incorporates the following: 1980 Census in year 2000 Geography, 1990 Census in year 2000 Geography, Additional year 2000 Census Variables, Additional Current Year Census Estimates, Additional 5 Year Estimates Census Estimates. Give it a try if your project deals with the period from 1980 forward. The Historical Package trial ends 4/30/08. Access to the 2000 census data will continue to be available after that date.