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Facts For You: Home and Community

  • American Housing Survey – Find out facts about where Americans live. How many homes are there? How big are the homes? How do Americans fuel their homes -- answers to these and much more.
  • Economic and Demographic Facts for Your County – Find the most frequently requested census data all in a single table for each state and county in the United States.
  • Environmental Maps of Any Neighborhood in the U.S. – Get a map of your neighborhood and map information on population, air pollution, abandoned industrial facilities, chemical releases and other environmental information.
  • Flood Hazard Maps for Homeowners – Determine the flood risk you face by obtaining a copy of your floodmap, learning how to read it and requesting a map change to FEMA if you think one is warranted.
  • Homeowners' Resources – How to buy, maintain and renovate your home.
  • House Price Index – The House Price Index shows changes in the value of single-family homes in the U.S. as a whole, in various regions of the country and in the individual states and the District of Columbia.
  • Housing Data from the U.S. Census – Find data from the American Housing Survey and other surveys, regarding home ownership, affordability, vacancy rates, market absorption of apartments and more.
  • How Many Americans Own Homes? – Reports on home ownership in America by state and region, ethnic group and gender.
  • Monthly Mortgage Interest Rates – Get the latest mortgage interest rates from the Federal Housing Finance Board.
  • New Housing Starts
    (.PDF | requires Adobe Acrobat Reader ) – Find the latest information on new housing starts and building permits issued nationally, and in your state and region.
  • Population, Demographic and Economic Data for Counties and Cities – Want to know the top 40 U.S. cities by population or all U.S. counties with over 1 million people? Find these and more detailed data from the U.S. Census Bureau's County and City Data Book 2007.
  • State of the Cities – Get the latest facts on 114 cities: population, crime, high tech jobs, etc. Online version of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's State of the Cities report.
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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: February 29, 2008