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  • 1.  Net Worth/Wealth Variables in ACS or Census?

    Posted 02-19-2019 09:47 AM

    Hello,

    I am interested in searching for net worth variables (e.g. household net worth, assets, etc) by Census tract, block group, or block level. Are these accessible via AmericanFactFinder in either the American Community Survey or the decennial Census? If this data is not public, how could I go about accessing it?

    Thank you.



  • 2.  RE: Net Worth/Wealth Variables in ACS or Census?

    Posted 02-19-2019 10:21 AM
    www.census.gov/.../tables.html
    you mean like that?


  • 3.  RE: Net Worth/Wealth Variables in ACS or Census?

    Posted 02-19-2019 10:36 AM
    Yes, but the data tables for download there appear to be national averages. I'm interested in this data by Census tract.


  • 4.  RE: Net Worth/Wealth Variables in ACS or Census?

    Posted 02-19-2019 11:30 AM
    ah, I understand. well, depending on how much geography you are interested in, you could make a map similar to this one I just made and download the net worth data you are seeking off an arch GIS trial account. its simple but requires some foot work. sorry if this doesn't hit the mark

    www.arcgis.com/.../index.html


  • 5.  RE: Net Worth/Wealth Variables in ACS or Census?

    Posted 02-20-2019 09:27 AM
    That was a pretty awesome map you threw up there!! Thanks for that!! So I have to ask, any chance you would be willing to do that same map for a year pre-recession, e.g., 2008 or before? It sure would be helpful to me (my non-profit can't afford access to esri demographics). Figured it wouldn't hurt to ask ;)