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: CTPP Urban Part I: Place of Residence
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NameCTPP Urban Part I: Place of Residence
DescriptionThe CTPP Urban Part I: By place of residence provides summary tables that describe persons, household and workers characteristics by place of residence. The tables are available for individual TAZs, as well as for Urbanized areas defined by the census bureau, and a total for the entire Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Records183,071
Fields2,508
First Year1990
Last Year1990
FrequencyNon-continuous
Latest Available Data1990
  
TermsDefinitions
Group QuartersCommunal housing, such as dormitories, military bases, prisons and nursing homes. Group quarters are distinct from households.
Metropolitan Statistical AreaAn MSA is a county or group of contiguous counties that contains at least one city with a population of 50,000 or more or a Census Bureau-defined urbanized area of at least 50,000 with a metropolitan population of at least 100,000. In addition to the county or counties that contain all or part of the main city or urbanized area, an MSA may contain other counties that are metropolitan in character and are economically and socially integrated with the main city.
PlaceDefined by the Census Bureau as having a population of 2,500 or more. Cities, towns, and villages are all places.
Place of ResidenceThe location at which Census respondents said they lived at the time the Census was taken. Household and economic characteristics are summarized by residence location.
Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ)Level of geographic detail used in most transportation planning applications to summarize socio-economic characteristics and travel data. TAZs vary in size depending on density and homogeneity of land uses, and are defined by local agencies.
Urbanized AreaDensely settled territory that contains 50,000 or more people.