Census Blocks (2020, Pennsylvania)
Every census block in Pennsylvania as drawn for the 2020 census, with how many people and homes the census counted in it. A block is the smallest area the Census Bureau counts: in a city usually one street block, in the country an area bounded by roads, streams or property lines. Each block carries its population, adults, people 65 and over, race and Hispanic origin, people living in group quarters such as dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, and its housing units by whether they are occupied, owned or rented, vacant or kept for seasonal use. Good for counting the people and homes within walking distance of a transit stop, along a corridor or inside any small area a planner draws, and for maps of residential density street by street.
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Fields
What each record holds, as the publisher describes it: 31 fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
geoid | Block identifier: state+county+tract+block |
state_fips | State FIPS, always 42 (Pennsylvania) |
county_fips | County FIPS code |
tract_geoid | Census tract identifier (first 11 characters of geoid) |
bg_geoid | Block group identifier (first 12 characters of geoid) |
block_number | Block number within the tract; its first digit is the block group |
urban_rural | urban or rural, by the 2020 census urban areas |
urban_rural_code | The Census Bureau's code: U or R |
urban_area_code | 2020 census urban area code; NULL for a rural block |
aland_m2 | Land area, square metres |
awater_m2 | Water area, square metres |
pop_total | Total population |
pop_18_plus | Population 18 years and over |
pop_hispanic | Hispanic or Latino, any race |
pop_white_nh | White alone, not Hispanic |
pop_black_nh | Black or African American alone, not Hispanic |
pop_amind_nh | American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic |
pop_asian_nh | Asian alone, not Hispanic |
pop_nhpi_nh | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic |
pop_other_nh | Some other race alone, not Hispanic |
pop_two_plus_nh | Two or more races, not Hispanic |
housing_units | Total housing units (an exact count) |
housing_occupied | Occupied housing units, which is also the number of households |
housing_vacant | Vacant housing units |
pop_65_plus | Population 65 years and over |
pop_group_quarters | Population living in group quarters rather than households |
pop_gq_institutional | Group quarters population in institutions: prisons and jails, juvenile facilities, nursing homes |
pop_gq_college | Group quarters population in college or university student housing |
housing_owner_occupied | Occupied housing units owned by the people living in them, with or without a mortgage |
housing_renter_occupied | Occupied housing units that are rented |
housing_seasonal | Vacant housing units kept for seasonal, recreational or occasional use |
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