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Buena Vista University

SCWK 255 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II

This research guide will assist you in compiling information for the community analysis assignment in this course.

Census data

This page lets you easily compare towns (over 5000 population), counties, and states all over the U.S.  It includes income and poverty statistics, housing information and educational attainment as well as the more common population counts.  In this screen shot,  educational levels in five Iowa cities are shown.

census data from five Iowa communities