BlockAtlas – a very detailed interactive map of US Population Density
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The US Census publishes block-by-block population & housing data[1], and I couldn't find an online map of this, so I built one. It also includes lots (10k+) of other indicators published from the Census' annual survey, aggregated to larger levels.Some queries that should work:- A zip code (should be fastest, shows block-by-block population density)- An address (block-level population density within the surrounding zip code)- A demographic/population/housing indicator (e.g. "$500k+ homes", "percent of people who drive to work" - shows US States and you can double-click to see more detail)- A comparison between two indicators (e.g. "median income vs homeownership rate") - this shows two maps w
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