The Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

U.S. population issues, trends, and statistics, in graphics and text, are presented in an easy-to-use format. Topics include marriage and family, population estimates and projections, education, race and ethnicity, income and poverty, migration, foreign-born population, children, older population, fertility, labor force and employment, and mortality.

Provides profiles of U.S. cities with population, income, race, education, and housing statistics.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Provides information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.

Provides market, lifestyle, demographic, and behavioral information for counties and Designated Market Areas (DMA).

Provides free content on the basic principles of marketing and advertising in clear, concise tutorials. It also provides numerous Web resources for advertising, selling, promotion, research, and more in concise information areas for easy browsing.

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Business Edition is built primarily for small business owners who need key data for their business plan or to better understand their potential market. It presents data for a single type of business and geography at a time. Regional Analyst Edition is built for chambers of commerce and regional planning staff who need a broad portrait of the people and businesses in their service area. It presents data for all sectors of the economy and for a user-defined region made up of one or more areas.