Census Bureau's "By Decade" website - includes a variety of publications, questionnaires, datasets, and more
Highlights
Questions asked (see questionnaire)
Information obtained from all persons: age; sex; color or race; if American Indian, name of tribe; relationship to head of family or household; marital status
Information obtained from a sample of the population: ancestry/ethnic origin; ill or disabled; school attendance; educational attainment; place of birth; citizenship; if foreign born, year of immigration; language; Spanish origin or descent; number of children ever born to mother; veteran status; length of service; in service date; place of residence in previous year; year moved to present residence; industry; occupation; class of worker; employment status; duration of unemployment; year last worked; weeks worked in preceding year; hours worked in preceding week; value of real estate; income; place of work; means of transportation to work
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Find all 1990 census publications in the library catalog.
Selected publications, Census of Population
General Population Characteristics [C 3.223/6:990 CP-1-]
Social and Economic Characteristics [ C 3.223/7:990 CP-2-]
The Foreign-Born Population in the United States [ C 3.223/10:990 CP-3-1
Ancestry of the Population in the United States [ C 3.223/10:990 CP-3-2 ]
Persons of Hispanic Origin in the United States [ C 3.223/10:990 CP-3-3]
Education in the United States [ C 3.223/10: 990 CP-3-4]
Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States [ C 3.223/10:990 CP-3-5 ]
Characteristics of the Black Population [ 3.223/10:990 CP-3-6 ]
Characteristics of American Indians by Tribe and Language (2 pts) [C 3.223/10:990 CP-3-7]
Detailed Occupation and Other Characteristics From the EEO File for the United States
Detailed Ancestry Groups for States [C 3.223/12:990 CP-S-1-2]
Census of Population and Housing:
Summary Population and Housing Characteristics [C 3.223/18:990 CPH-1-]
Population and Housing Unit Counts [C 3.223/5:990 CPH-2-]
Population and Housing Characteristics for Census Tracts and Block Numbering Areas [C 3.223/11:990 CPH-3-]
Population and Housing Characteristics for Congressional Districts of the 103rd Congress [C 3.223/20:990 CPH-4-]
Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics [ C 3.223/23:990 CPH-5-]
Selected Publications, Census of Housing:
General Housing Characteristics [C 3.224/3:990 CH-1-]
Detailed Housing Characteristics [C 3.224/3:990 CH-2-]
Metropolitan Housing Characteristics [C 3.224/4-2:990]
Residential Finance [C 3.224/13:990 CH-4-1]
Data Files
Public Law 94-171 data [C 3.281:] - also available online
Summary Tape File (STF) 1A [ C 3.282:990/] - also available online
STF 1B [ C 3.282/3:CD 90-1 B-] - also available online
STF STF1C [ C 3.282:990-1 C] - also available online
STF 1D [C 3.282/4:104-2]
STF 3A [C 3. 282/ 2 :Cd 90- 3a-] - also available online
STF 3B [ C 3.282/2:CD 90-3 B-] - also available online
STF 3C [C 3. 282/ 2 :Cd 90- 3c- ] - also available online
STF 3D [C 3.282/4:104-2]
Subject Summary Tape File Documentation from Census Bureau
Subject Summary Tape File (SSTF) 1 - Foreign Born Population of the United States
SSTF 2: Ancestry of the population in the United States [ 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 02]
SSTF 3: Persons of Hispanic Origins in the United States
SSTF 4: Characteristics of adults with work disabilities, mobility limitations, or self-care limitations [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 04]
SSTF 5: Characteristics of the Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States [C 3.286:CD 90-SSTF 05]
SSTF 6: Education
SSTF 7: Metropolitan housing characteristics [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 07 ]
SSTF 8: Housing of the elderly [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 08]
SSTF 9: Housing characteristics of new units [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 09]
SSTF 10: Housing characteristics of mobile homes [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 10]
SSTF 12: Employment Status, Work Experience, and Veteran Status
SSTF 13: Characteristics of American Indians by tribe and language [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 13]
SSTF 14: Occupation and industry : industry by occupation alphabetical index [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 14]
SSTF 15: Geographic mobility in the United States [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 15]
SSTF 16: Fertility [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 16 ]
SSTF 17: Poverty areas in the United States [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 17]
SSTF 18: Housing characteristics of condominium housing [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 18]
SSTF 19: The older population of the United States [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 19]
SSTF 20: Journey to work in the United States [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 20]
SSTF 21: Characteristics of the Black population of the United States [C 3.286:CD 90 SSTF 21]
SSTF 22: Earnings by Occupation and Education
Special Tabulations:
The Comprehensive housing affordability strategy (CHAS) database [C 3.275:H 81/CD/CORR-2]
Equal employment opportunity file [C 3.283:CD 90-EEO-]
Special tabulation on aging [C 3.281/2:CD-90-AOA ]
County-to-county migration flow files [C 3.284:CD 90-MIG-]
