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State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) - Other Data

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State of the Cities Data Systems (SOCDS) - Other Data


The SOCDS provides data for individual Metropolitan Areas, Central Cities, and Suburbs. Within the SOCDS, the only dataset that is being actively updated is the Building Permits Database.

These dataset are no longer updated.

For detailed demographic and economic characteristics of the population see:
Data From Census and ACS

For the latest available unemployment rates see:
Current Employment Statistics for City Residents

For information on Jobs, Business Establishments, and Average Pay since the 1990s see:
Special City Extracts from County Business Patterns

For data on violent and property crime rates collected by the FBI see:
FBI Crime Data

For State of the Cities Data Systems: HMDA Data, see:
HMDA Data

For information on city and suburban government finances see:
Urban Public Finance Data

For information on Principal Cities see:
Principal Cities Reporting



For information on local building permits see:
Building Permits Database