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Census / Google Maps Mashup

This page links to maps that combine U.S. Census Bureau information with Google Maps; the Mapeteria service allows you to map your own data.

These maps let you flip between a number of different, related, demographic maps.

Race and density: population density, percent White, Black, Latino, Asian, Hawai'ian/Pacific Islander, Native American
Age distribution: median age and age groups
Housing units: percent occupied, vacant, owner-occupied, rentals
Household composition: percent single men without kids, single women without kids, single men with kids, single women with kids, married couples with kids, married couples without kids

Other maps:

Total population density (min=0, max=10,000)
Male population percentage (min=40%, max=60%) -- find prisons and military bases
Female population percentage (min=40%, max=60%) -- find prisons and military bases
Average Household Size (min=1, max=4)
Average Family Size (min=1, max=4)

Households per family (min=1.5, max=2) -- find unrelated people living together
Blacks per housing unit (min=1.5, max=10) -- find prisons. Also see Blacks per housing unit with markers for California prisons (slow to load)
Percentage of population 18-22 (min=30%, max=60%) -- find universities

If you want to roll your own map, see the expert mode form.

If you want to combine this with your own data, try using the mapplet version

There are some strangenesses in the data.