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
Find all 1990 census publications in the Library.
Key publications:
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Census of Population: |
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General Population Characteristics |
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Social and Economic Characteristics |
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The Foreign-Born Population in the United States |
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Ancestry of the Population in the United States |
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Persons of Hispanic Origin in the United States |
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Education in the United States |
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Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States |
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Characteristics of the Black Population |
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Characteristics of American Indians by Tribe and Language (2 pts) |
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Detailed Occupation and Other Characteristics From the EEO File for the United States |
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Detailed Ancestry Groups for States |
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Census of Population and Housing: |
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Summary Population and Housing Characteristics |
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Population and Housing Unit Counts |
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Population and Housing Characteristics for Census Tracts and Block Numbering Areas |
n/a (except for Virgin Islands) |
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Population and Housing Characteristics for Congressional Districts of the 103rd Congress |
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Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics |
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Census of Housing: |
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General Housing Characteristics |
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Detailed Housing Characteristics |
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Metropolitan Housing Characteristics |
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Residential Finance |
Original electronic files released:
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Online access |
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Summary Tape Files |
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Public Law 94-171 data. |
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STF1A |
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STF1B |
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STF1C |
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STF 1D |
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STF 3A |
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STF 3B |
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STF 3C |
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STF 3D |
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Subject Summary Tape Files (SSTFs) |
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SSTF 1: Foreign Born Population of the United States |
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SSTF 2: Ancestry of the population in the United States |
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SSTF 3: Persons of Hispanic Origins in the United States |
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SSTF 4: Characteristics of adults with work disabilities, mobility limitations, or self-care limitations |
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SSTF 5: Characteristics of the Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States |
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SSTF 6: Education |
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SSTF 7: Metropolitan housing characteristics |
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SSTF 8: Housing of the elderly |
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SSTF 9: Housing characteristics of new units |
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SSTF 10: Housing characteristics of mobile homes |
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SSTF 12: Employment Status, Work Experience, and Veteran Status |
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SSTF 13: Characteristics of American Indians by tribe and language |
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SSTF 14: Occupation and industry : industry by occupation alphabetical index |
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SSTF 15: Geographic mobility in the United States |
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SSTF 16: Fertility |
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SSTF 17: Poverty areas in the United States |
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SSTF 18: Housing characteristics of condominium housing |
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SSTF 19: The older population of the United States |
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SSTF 20: Journey to work in the United States |
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SSTF 21: Characteristics of the Black population of the United States |
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SSTF 22: Earnings by Occupation and Education |
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Special Tabulations |
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The Comprehensive housing affordability strategy (CHAS) database |
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Equal employment opportunity file |
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Special tabulation on aging |
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County-to-county migration flow files |
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