Resources
Data Guides
produced by the cooper center
A Guide to Understanding Demographic and Workforce Data
Understanding Data in the Context of State and Local Policymaking
Census Bureau Data
American Community Survey
Includes links to guides for understanding and using ACS data
Census Data
Includes 2010, 2000 and historical data
Virginia Cartographic Boundaries
Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles website
Virginia Block-Level Population Data
Census Shapefile with 2010 Census Population Counts
Virginia Population Estimates
Population Projections
produced by the cooper center (as of 2012)
Population Projections for 2020, 2030 and 2040 for Virginia, its 134 localities and 22 Planning District Commissions, and total population projections for large towns are available here.
Note: To cite material on the Demographics website, use this format:
Author name(s), Title. Date Published. Demographics & Workforce Group, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia. Date accessed <www.coopercenter.org/demographics>.