This page contains links to internet sites that have information about economic and demographic processes in the Houston Gulf Coast region and beyond. Both regional sites and state and national sites with regional data are included on this page. General Data Repositories

Fedstats (Gateway to Federal Statistical Sites)


Census and Population

 U.S. Bureau of the Census
U.S. Bureau of the Census 
2010 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary Files
 American Community Survey/Census Supplementary Survey
Texas State Data Center
Census Transportation Planning Package


Business, Economic Activity and Labor

U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Labor
2007 Economic Census
 American Petroleum Institute, Energy Professional Site
Baker/Hughes Rig Count
Econdata.net -- Internet Gateway to Economic Datasets
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Greater Houston Partnership
Texas Workforce Commission
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
University of Houston Institute for Regional Forecasting
The White House - Economy 
The City of Houston - Demographic Data 
Moody's Analytics - Economic & Consumer Credit Analytics 

Oil and Gas Industry
American Petroleum Institute 
Oil & Gas Journal Online Research Center
Oil & Gas Journal Statistics
World Oil
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 
IPAA America's Oil and Gas Producers 
Rigzone 
Oil and Gas Industry Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries 
 
Health and Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics
St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities - CHIS
Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas Department of State Health Services
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Wonder - Centers for Disease Control, Vital Statistics Retrieval Tool


Education

National Center for Educational Statistics
University of Houston-Downtown Educational Statistics
Texas Higher Education Data
 Texas Education Agency School Data


State and Regional Government

City of Houston
 Harris County
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce
Katy Area Chamber of Commerce
Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce
Houston Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce
Greater West Houston Demographic and Development Information
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Legislative Budget Board
Texas Legislative Council - Redistricting Information and More
Texas Online - State of Texas Internet Gateway
Window on State Government - Finances & Economy 


Public Policy Research Centers

Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice University
Institute for Urban Research at Rice University
Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University
Center for Public Policy Priorities (Austin) - Texas Kids Count and More
University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy


Geographic Information Systems

ESRI, Inc.
National Atlas of the United States
Texas Natural Resources Information System
Atlas of Rural and Small Town America


Associations

Applied Geographic Specialty Group
Southern Demographic Association
Population Association of America
Association of American Geographers
National Association for Business Economics
The Houston Economics Club

Immigration
Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2011
Illegal Alien Resident Population Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 20102010 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
U.S. Naturalizations: 2010Refugees and Asylees: 2010Place of Birth of the Foreign-Born Population: 2009Year of Entry of the Foreign-Born Population: 2009Naturalization Rates among IRCA Immigrants: A 2009 UpdateU.S. Hispanic Country of Origin Counts for Nation, Top 30 Metropolitan AreasU.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-DecadeHispanics Account for More than Half of Nation's Growth in Past Decade
The 2010 Congressional Reapportionment and Latinos
Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010
Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2010
Nonimmigrant Admissions to the United States: 2010
2010 Census Shows America's Diversity