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Did you know that while the population of the US increased by 119% from 1950 to 2020, the population of Connecticut increased by 81% in the same time period? The 2020 Census showed there were 3,605,944 million people living in Connecticut,
up from 1,995,263 in 1950. On April 1, the National Archives and Records Administration made public the population records from the 1950 Census available, and the Census Bureau introduced Fun Facts so you can explore the 1950 Census data.
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ACS Data Release
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a survey administered by the Census Bureau covering topics such as social, economic, housing, and demographic characteristics. We have created an online interface for you to explore 2020 ACS 5-year estimates by town, with topics such as income, education, housing, remote-working, and more! For each topic,
we explore trends over time by comparing data from 2010, 2015, and 2020.
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More Than Numbers: A Guide Towards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
In our mission to integrate more equitable data practice, The Equity in Data Community of Practice most recent session furthered that mission in the topic of demographic data collection. The presentation consisted of an overview of the guide and the best practices with examples.
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High-Level Analysis of the ACS 2020 Release: Income and Education Levels Increased, Remote Working Increased, Home Values Decreased
The American Community Survey (ACS) is administered by the United States Census Bureau on an ongoing basis, from January through December of every year. Although Covid-19 delayed the release of the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, the full set of data tables (covering the period from January 2016 through December 2020) was released on March 17, 2022.
In this blog post, we summarize important, high-level findings for the state of Connecticut.
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A list of tools to help you find town-level data: Looking For Town-Level Data? We've Got You Covered!
At CTData we democratize access to public data by developing many tools and reports to help agencies and data users across Connecticut understand their community. For many of these tools and reports, we disaggregate our analysis where possible — such as by geography, race/ethnicity, gender/sex, and age. We receive many questions about accessing
town-level data for various topics, below is a list of tools and reports that provide town data to help you find what you’re looking for.
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| Equity in Data: Community of Practice
Tuesday, April 19th | 11:30am - 1:00pm
The Equity in Data Community of Practice is a group of data users in Connecticut who are supporting one another as we work toward more equitable data practices. We focus on racial equity explicitly but not exclusively. In this month's topic, we will discuss disability and disability language.
The Equity in Data: Community of Practice meets once a month; below are our upcoming dates.
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| Data Academy: The Basics of Data Literacy
Thursday, May 19th | 10:00am - 12:00pm
Data is all around us. We hear about it in news stories, read about it in the paper, and try to learn from it to improve our work. Yet, with this data all around you, you still may feel overwhelmed when it is presented, and may not know how to increase your comfort using data.
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During the Basics of Data Literacy, you will learn how to evaluate whether the data you use or generate is of high-quality, how to evaluate the quality of data other people create, and how to understand more of the data that is being presented to you. You will be able to take when you leave the workshop to improve your own data work. You will
leave this workshop:
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| Welcome our newest team!
As the current Civic Tech Developer, Niq supports CT Data by developing and maintaining software, web applications, mapping tools, dashboards, and visualizations that make public data accessible. In her free time, she enjoys roller skating, hiking, and playing the bass guitar.
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