Analyzing US Census Data in Python

About This Course

In various fields such as marketing, public health, and civic engagement, data scientists must work with demographic and socioeconomic data. Government census agencies offer a wealth of high-quality datasets; however, the complexity of various variables and administrative geographies can make data exploration challenging. This course introduces you to the Decennial Census and the annual American Community Survey, guiding you on how to locate data regarding household income, commuting patterns, race, family structures, and other relevant topics. You will learn to use Python to access this data via the Census API across various geographical scales, manipulate the data using pandas, and derive new insights, including segregation measures. Additionally, you will explore the mapping capabilities of geopandas.