U.S Demographic Maps

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Decided to make some maps of U.S demographics (like the U.K ones). I'm mainly making maps showing data that it isn't easy to find maps of.
Generally speaking for maps showing data for the whole U.S I'll use congressional districts and for maps showing data for just one state I'll use county maps; this isn't to say I won't do the reverse sometimes though.

Maps finished

*% employed in manufacturing by congressional district

Maps being worked on

*none

Maps about to be started

*none

[Filuwaúrdjan]

[Beet]

This is amazing work Al.

Though... another problem with maps. Some of the CD's around the cities are so small you can't see them

[dazzleman]

Al, I'm confused.  How can you define unemployment in a sector, such as manufacturing?  Is that simply based on the number of people under layoff from area factories?  How do you define the number of workers that belong to the manufacturing sector?

[jimrtex]

Al, I'm confused.  How can you define unemployment in a sector, such as manufacturing?  Is that simply based on the number of people under layoff from area factories?  How do you define the number of workers that belong to the manufacturing sector?

I'm sure that his figure is sector of the economy that the persons who are employeed are employed in (manufacturing, service, government, agriculture, mining, forestry, fishery).  It might include the unemployed based on their last employment.

[minionofmidas]

1) Rust Belt
2) Appalachia
3) Northeast and Northwest
...that much is pretty much as expected. There are a no. of surprises though. Wichita anyone?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Though... another problem with maps. Some of the CD's around the cities are so small you can't see them

Hmm... gives me an idea

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Huge aviation industry. But yes, it does stick out like a sore thumb doesn't it?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

[J-Mann]

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Huge aviation industry. But yes, it does stick out like a sore thumb doesn't it?

Yes, big in aviation and right in the line of fire of the I-135 corridor that will be growing rapidly in population in the next few years.

[jimrtex]

1) Rust Belt
2) Appalachia
3) Northeast and Northwest
...that much is pretty much as expected. There are a no. of surprises though. Wichita anyone?

Cessna and Boeing (though Cessna is now owned by Boeing, IIRC).

Incidentally, the Wichita city government's homepage "A Page From Wichita History" recalls when Lloyd Stearman split off from partners Walter Beech and Clyde Cessna to form his own company which later became part of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation which eventually formed Boeing and United Airlines.  Boeing Wichita has 12 million square feet of covered space, making it the largest single site aerospace manufacturing center in the world.

Wichita Kansas

[Beet]

Thanks Al

It's interesting to see NYC much lighter than the others.

[??????????]

For the amount of warehousing we have around here I'm suprised that the manufacturing %'s are so low.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

For the amount of warehousing we have around here I'm suprised that the manufacturing %'s are so low.

Warehousing isn't included in manufacturing employment; it's grouped together with transportation and utilities.
I've just looked up Plant City on the American Factfinder thing, and 13.1% of the workforce was employed in manufacturing as of the last census. That's compared with 7.3% for Florida as a whole.

[??????????]

For the amount of warehousing we have around here I'm suprised that the manufacturing %'s are so low.

Warehousing isn't included in manufacturing employment; it's grouped together with transportation and utilities.
I've just looked up Plant City on the American Factfinder thing, and 13.1% of the workforce was employed in manufacturing as of the last census. That's compared with 7.3% for Florida as a whole.

What are the %'s for Polk County. Specifically, Lakeland, FL. I know thats probably higher then even Plant City. We have 4 major companies in lakeland that employee almost 30k people.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

What are the %'s for Polk County. Specifically, Lakeland, FL. I know thats probably higher then even Plant City. We have 4 major companies in lakeland that employee almost 30k people.

9% in Polk and about 8% in Lakeland. So either the companies are new and weren't in the area at the time of the last census or most of the workforce commutes from outside the area.

[??????????]

What are the %'s for Polk County. Specifically, Lakeland, FL. I know thats probably higher then even Plant City. We have 4 major companies in lakeland that employee almost 30k people.

9% in Polk and about 8% in Lakeland. So either the companies are new and weren't in the area at the time of the last census or most of the workforce commutes from outside the area.

Option 2.

Oh, BTW, where is a link to this site you check out. And you said warehousing is under transportation? Thx again Al.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Option 2.

It all makes sense now

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factfinder.census.gov

"Transportation and warehousing, and utilities"

[nclib]

factfinder.census.gov

"Transportation and warehousing, and utilities"

I don't see the link from factfinder.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

factfinder.census.gov

"Transportation and warehousing, and utilities"

I don't see the link from factfinder.

Type in the name of a place into the search box and you get a link to a load of factsheets

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Bump

Will do more of these; and might try uploading some stuff to the AtlasWiki.