Summary File 3 Data-Census 2000

Released August 6, 2002

Summary File 3 (SF 3) contains data on social, economic and housing characteristics compiled from a sample of approximately 19 million housing units (about 1 in 6 households) that received the Census 2000 long-form questionnaire (PDF - 627KB). Subject coverage includes the following subjects. (US Census Bureau site)


New Jersey State Data Center

Selected data highlights from Summary File 3 (SF3) New Jersey and Counties: (Microsoft Excel )

Data extracts for urban and rural population, income by race, poverty data by race, ancestry, place of birth of the foreign born, educational attainment by race, foreign born by race, language spoken by race, living arrangements by race, selected monthly owner costs by race, median gross rent by race, median value for specified owner occupied housing units.

Fifty-eight page profiles for New Jersey and Counties 

Detailed data profiles for various demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics for New Jersey and Counties.


US Census Bureau

Data: Access the complete Summary File Three data set in American FactFinder (US Census Bureau)

FTP Download: New Jersey (The FTP application is intended for experienced data users of census data, compressed spreadsheet/database software. For users who do not have experience with FTP we recommend the US Census Bureau's American FactFinder data access tool)

FTP Read me: MS Word | Text

Documentation: SF3 Technical Documentation (PDF)

Technical Note: Comparing SF 3 Estimates with Corresponding Values in SF 1 and SF 2


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