Where can I find more pre-Katrina data?

Be sure to check out the data on our pre-Katrina website.

If you are not finding the pre-Katrina data you need on our web site, you might want to check the Census web site to see if the exact data you are looking for can be found there. Navigating the Census web site is not easy, but our user-friendly guides make it much easier!

• If you want to compare the new post-Katrina demographic estimates for categories such as age, race, ethnicity, homeownership, etc. to pre-storm parish-wide numbers, the best data for comparison comes from the U.S. Census’ 2004 American Community Survey. To get these 2004 numbers, print out our Step-by-step guide to getting ACS data.

• To get data from the 2000 Census for areas as small as a single census tract, use our Step-by-step guide to using FactFinder.

• And if you need to know what census tract you are in, check out our Guide to figuring out what Census tracts cover the area where you work.