More Census Maps from the Program on Applied Demographics

Cornell's Program on Applied Demographics has a great resource for maps (in some cases down to the tract level) in the Census 2010 Atlas application. If you go to the link above you can find the Atlas on the left side of the page:

When you click that link you end up here:

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Note several things...first, each check box is a map. You can see them by either the economic region, the county/subdivisions, or by a specified city.

To see a map, simple click on the box under the geographic level you'd like to see mapped out. You end up with a map like the following, which shows population density.

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To get back to the index page either use your back button or click the index tab at the top left. 

 There are a ton of maps here so take a look around and check the ones for the city of Utica as well!

Population Projections: The Program on Applied Demographics at Cornell

I get a fair number of requests from people for population projections. Unfortunately, while we do occasionally dabble in these, the efforts we make remain unofficial. The State of New York, which has provided such things in the past, also doesn't have any "official" population projections. At present, the best place to probably look for this type of data is through the Program on Applied Demographics (PAD) at Cornell University.

PAD offers a variety of excellent data services and analysis, and works closely with both the Census Bureau and the NYS Census Data Affiliate Network. One of the things that they offer are population projections for every county in New York. The most recent version of their projections run through the year 2040, and offer breakdowns by age groupings, by sex, and by sex by age groupings.

Below are the two counties' population pyramids - basically a graphic representation of their population age distributions broken out by sex. The initial one in each series reflects the most recent census data from 2010. The successive pyramids are from PAD's projections for the years 2020, 2030 and 2040. Clicking on each will enlarge it to make it easier to see.

Herkimer and Oneida County Population Pyramids (click each to enlarge)

Herkimer County 2010 Census	Herkimer County 2020 Projection	Herkimer County 2030 Projection	Herkimer County Projection
Oneida County 2010 Census	Oneida County 2020 Projection	Oneida County 2030 Projection	Oneida County 2040 Projection

To see the actual data associated with each of these pyramids, be sure to visit the PAD population projection page.

NYS County Profiles from Cornell Now Available

The Cornell Program on Applied Demographics (PAD), in coordination with the Community and Regional Development Institute, has released statewide County Profiles.. These profiles provide a rather in-depth look at each county in New York, covering wide ranging topics from age and sex of the population, to the languages spoken at home, poverty levels, education, agricultural characteristics, and local climate.  Each county profile contains data, as well as thematic maps to help in understanding some of the nuances of the information. Below are two samples of the types of data presentation contained through the profiles.

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To see the entire profile for either Herkimer or Oneida Counties, click the appropriate link below to view the pdf file.

Herkimer County Cornell PAD Profile

Oneida County Cornell PAD Profile

Urbanized Areas and Density in New York State

The Program on Applied Demographics (PAD) brings skills in demographics, economics, statistics, data gathering and data analysis together to provide a variety of organizations with data, information and advice. PAD works closely with the New York State Department of Economic Development, the U.S. Census Bureau and other organizations to assist them in their activities.


In an effort to help policy makers see their present (and past) urbanized area, and get a feel for the density of the population in those areas, PAD created a series of maps that do just that ! They are located in a pdf file on the Applied Demographics website.