Census 2000 Summary File 1 Product Profile
www.census.gov 1
a data products update from the U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Product Profile
2002
PRODPR/02-2
Issued September 2002
www.census.gov
America’s Communities Up Close
The census tells us much about America’s
communities – its people, its families, its
homes – and about how people live their lives.
It gives a statistical snapshot of the country as
a whole, for America’s cities and counties, or
its neighborhood areas (census tracts and
census blocks). If you want statistics about
your city or your neighborhood, the census is
the place to turn.
The Census Bureau has released Summary
File 1 (SF 1) – as the first of four summary files
with detailed statistics from Census 2000,
representing input for 281 million people
living in 105 million housing units.
SF 1 is one of the most popular files from the
census. It satisfies the needs of a wide variety
of users – planners looking at population
density in studies of services needed for
proposed housing developments; local
governments assessing the need for schools,
recreation centers, or convalescent centers; or
businesses trying to pick the most advanta-
geous locations for their franchises.
SF 1 at a Glance
• Key demographic and
housing data from
Census 2000
• Households and families
• Racial and ethnic diversity
• Complete U.S. coverage,
plus Puerto Rico
• Block and tract geography
• All 286 statistical tables
on the Web and on
CD-ROM and DVD
• Shortcuts to the data in
American FactFinder
• Powerful, easy-to-use
software on CD-ROM
and DVD
• Online tutorial to guide
you in using the DVD
SF 1 Based on Questions
Asked of Everyone
The SF 1 data are drawn from responses to
questions asked of everyone in Census 2000:
on age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin,
household relationship, and owner/renter
status. These questions were asked on both
the short form and the long form (the sample
questionnaire).
The three other summary files (SF 2,