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One-stop Census Profiles Of 23 'Living Cities'

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Elena Sheridan
20 November 2003 - 10:00am

New "one-stop" guides to key indicators and comparative rankings from Census 2000 are now available for 23 of the nation's largest cities in the Living Cities network.

"As a part of the Living Cities Census Project, the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy has produced 23 databooks, one for each of the cities in which Living Cities focuses its investments. The databooks provide local leaders with a "one-stop" guide to Census 2000 by assembling key information in an accessible format.The databooks place each of the 23 cities in a national context and provide comparative rankings on all the key indicators in the census."

Full Story: Living Cities Databook Series
Source: The Brookings Institution, October 14, 2005
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