USP 142A: Urban Challenges: Homelessness in San Diego: Find Data

Recommended starting place for Census data. Includes data from the 1790-most recent decennial Census and the American Community Survey, with a user-friendly interface. Allows the creation of maps & statistical tables. Census Tract boundaries are available back to 1940.

Data from the decennial Census and the American Community Survey about households, education, income, home ownership, business, and more. Mostly data from 2000- , though they are adding additional data.

HUD reports to Congress on nationwide estimates of homelessness, including information about the demographic characteristics of homeless persons, service use patterns, and the capacity to house homeless persons. Includes HUD Population/Subpopulation reports, Housing Inventory Count reports, Point-in-Time (PIT) and Housing Inventory Count (HIC) data files, and System Performance data files.

From the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

Comprehensive annual collection of statistics from all U.S. government agencies and select international and state statistics. Continues the publication previously published by the Census Bureau; those volumes, back to 1878, are freely available online.

Variety of local reports, dating from 2012- .

via Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality, September 2018

Fairly text-heavy, but provides guidance on finding and using Census data.

There are a LOT of links on this guide, which might be a little overwhelming. I would recommend starting with the "find data by topic" tab - especially the entries for people, public opinion, San Diego & California, and urban planning & housing.

Publication from the Census Bureau.

Find GIS data by Topic, Type, Source, or Geographic Location. There are a LOT of links, but you may find something of interest.

One of the best sites to get GIS data for San Diego. Almost 100 free GIS data layers available for public download. Majority of these, including historical dates, are available through the Geisel Library Data & GIS Lab with improved metadata.

Self-desribed: "SimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data." This is a for-sale GIS-like software product. GIS data (formerly known as SimplyMap).

This is another avenue to obtain GIS data while working with ArcGIS. The ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World is the foremost collection of geographic information from around the globe. It includes maps, apps, and data layers to support your work globally and locally.

Datasets related to homelessness, for San Diego, Los Angeles, and a few national links.