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Population Files
Date File Description Windows Excel® 
Spreadsheet
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3/21/2001
PL 94-171 redistricting data. Go
to our Census 2000 data page.
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 1/5/2001 First Census 2000 data release, state totals for apportionment of the House of Representatives. FirstResults.xls (57k)  N/A  FirstResults.pdf (9k) 
  1990 Census Count and Census Bureau Estimates, July 1, 1990 to July 1, 1999.
mcd9099.xls(455k) 
mcd9099.zip 167k ) 
mcd9099.csv (56k)  mcd9099.pdf(131k) mcd9099Change.pdf(77k) 
  Massachusetts summary of income characteristics in 1989. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A. topical2.xls (150k)  topical2.csv (62k)  topical2.pdf (65k) 
  Massachusetts educational attainment in 1990. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A. topical3.xls (134k)  topical3.csv (42k)  topical3.pdf (51k) 
  Massachusetts educational attainment by race and Hispanic origin in 1990. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A. topical4.xls (203k)  topical4.csv (41k)  topical4.pdf (42k) 
  Massachusetts poverty status in 1989 of families by type and by presence of children. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A. topical5.xls (200k)  topical5.csv (39 k)  topical5.pdf (57k) 
  Massachusetts poverty status in 1989 of families by type and by race or Hispanic origin of family head. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A. topical6.xls (223k)  topical6.csv (43k)  topical6.pdf (44k) 
  Massachusetts poverty status of persons in 1989 by race and Hispanic origin. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A. topical7.xls (90k)  topical7.csv (40k)  topical7.pdf (50k) 
  Massachusetts poverty status of persons in 1989, under 18 yrs, 65 yrs and over. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A. topical8.xls (112k)  topical8.csv (43k)  topical8.pdf (43k) 
  Massachusetts employment status by sex, 16 yrs and over in 1990. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A. topical9.xls (113k)  topical9.csv (49k)  topical9.pdf (48k) 
  Massachusetts employment by occupation, employed persons 16 yrs and over in 1990. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A. topic10.xls (81k)  topic10.csv (38k)  topic10.pdf (45k) 
  Massachusetts age distribution in 1990. State, counties, cities,and  towns. 1990 U.S. Census STF-1. rpt91-9.xls (154k)  rpt91-9.csv (42k)  rpt91-9.pdf (44k) 
  Massachusetts under 18 and over 18 population by sex in 1990. For cities, towns, counties and Massachusetts. 1990 U.S. Census STF-1. age18.xls (119k)  age18.csv (21k)  age18.pdf (34k) 
  Race and Hispanic Origin in 1990:   Massachusetts Cities, Towns, and Counties Ranked by Percent Minority (1) and by Total Persons (2). rankmin.xls (387k)  rankmin1.csv (51k) 
rankmin2.csv (51k) 
rankmin1.pdf (73k) 
rankmin2.pdf (72k) 
  Urban & Rural Territory, Population, and Housing Units in 1990:  Massachusetts Counties, Cities, and Towns.   Includes land area, population density, and percent of population in rural territory as well as population & housing units for Massachusetts Urbanized Areas.   1990 U.S. Census, STF1B. urbrur.xls (235k)  urbrur.csv (46k)  urbrur.pdf (68k) 
Housing Files
Date File Description Windows Excel 
Spreadsheet
Comma Delimited Text Adobe Acrobat PDF® 
01/28/2003 Latest year-to-date building permit data from the Census Bureau (268 of the 351 cities and towns). Call for metro totals. (December 2002) For doc or other info. ytd2002_12.xls(558k) 
ytd2002_12.zip(149k) 
ytd2002_12.csv(51k)  ytd2002_12.pdf(108k) 
 10/10/2002 Annual summary of building permit data from the Census Bureau. (1995-2001) For doc or other info.
ann95-98.xls(700k) 
ann1999.xls(345k) 
ann2000.xls(546k) 
ann2001.xls(560k)
ann95.csv(37k) 
ann96.csv(37k) 
ann97.csv(37k) 
ann98.csv(37k) 
ann95.pdf(83k) 
ann96.pdf(91k) 
ann97.pdf(67k) 
ann98.pdf(75k) 
ann1999.pdf(236k) 
ann2000.pdf(333k)
ann2001.pdf(164k)
  Massachusetts median value of owner-occupied housing units by census tract in 1980 (condo/non-condo). 1980 U.S. Census STF-2A medval80.xls (359k)  medval80.csv (53k) 
medval80.pdf (50k) 
  Massachusetts median value of owner-occupied housing units by census tract in 1990. 1990 U.S. Census STF-1A medval90.xls (340k)  medval90.csv (45k) 
medval90.pdf (44k) 
  Massachusetts housing characteristics: occupancy status, median value/rent in 1990. State, counties, cities,and  towns. 1990 U.S. Census STF-1 rpt91-10.xls (146k)  rpt91-10.csv (37k)  rpt91-10.pdf (45k) 
  Massachusetts housing characteristics: plumbing, water, sewer, yr. built, phone, and heating in 1990. Cities, towns, and selected other areas(1990 MSA's). 1990 U.S. Census STF-3A topic11.xls (83k)  topic11.csv (42k)  topic11.pdf (47k) 
  Massachusetts living arrangements in 1990. State, counties, cities,and  towns. 1990 U.S. Census STF-1 rpt91-11.xls (118k)  rpt91-11.csv (30k)  rpt91-11.pdf (48k) 
General Profiles or Reports
Date File Description Windows Excel 
Spreadsheet
Comma Delimited Text Adobe Acrobat PDF® 
  2000 Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR), extract for Massachusetts.    
 03/26/2003 Latest Boston area Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). U.S. Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, up to annual 2002.
cpiubos.xls (108k) 
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cpiubos.pdf (9k) 
  Massachusetts summary of population and housing in 1990. State, counties, cities,and  towns. 1990 U.S. Census STF-1 (complete count data).
rpt91-8.xls (179k) 
rpt91-8.csv (37k) 
rpt91-8.pdf (40k) 
  Equal employment Opportunity (EEO) Report for the Boston, MA PMSA as defined in 1990.  1990 U.S. Census Special EEO File. N/A N/A bosteeo.pdf (184k) 
  Massachusetts 12-page state profile from the 1980 Census Summary Tape File 3 (sample data)  Description. N/A N/A pf80.pdf (35k) 
  Massachusetts 30-page state profile from the 1990 Census Summary Tape File 3 (sample data)  Description. N/A N/A pf90.pdf (80k) 
  Massachusetts 73-page state profile from the 1990 Census Summary Tape File 4 (sample data)  Description. N/A N/A profstf4.pdf (297k) 
08/04/2003
MISER's CD-ROM library catalog. What we currently have in our CD collection. N/A N/A cdlist.pdf (44k) 
  Massachusetts 1990 census tract/town indices with 1990 population. Use this to find out what tract(s) are in each town. Sorted by county, then town. N/A N/A trndxalf.pdf (68k) 
  Massachusetts 1990 census tract/town indices with 1990 population. Use this to find out what town(s) a tract is in. Sorted by county, then tract.
trndxnum.xls (235k) 
N/A trndxnum.pdf (69k) 
  Code list for Massachusetts counties, cities and towns. Shows FIPS county code and 3-digit Census MCD code for each city and town. Sorted alphabetically by town name.
mcdalph.xls (40k) 
N/A mcdalph.pdf (12k) 
  Code list for Massachusetts counties, cities and towns. Shows FIPS county code and 3-digit Census MCD code for each city and town. Sorted by county, then by city or town name. mcdnum.xls(30k) 
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mcdnum.pdf(11k) 
  Codes for and correspondence between New England metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and Massachusetts minor civil divisions (MCDs) or cities and towns.  Includes both the MSA definitions in effect at the time of the 1990 Census and the latest definitions (1993).
msacodes.xls (200k) 
N/A New England metropolitan area names, FIPS codes, and reference data. nemsa.pdf (6k)
This page updated January 19, 2004

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