Friday, 30 April 2010

Explore U.S. Government Data About Your Community

'This We Know' presents information the U.S. government collects about every community. By publishing this data in an easy to understand and consistent manner, they seek to empower citizens to act on what's known. Enter a location - for example New York - and this the information you get:

There are 31 Factories (within 5 mi.). 1,648,550 pounds of 30 Pollutants were released (within 5 mi.). Demographics: 418,005 people were Hispanic, 265,682 were African American, 144,368 were Asian, 835,298 were White, 727,990 were Male, and 809,205 were Female (in this town).

82,000 people are Unemployed, while 873,828 have jobs (in this county). There are 148,695 Home Owners and 589,949 Renters (in this town). 22 Bills have been introduced about this location by 12 Members of Congress since 1993.

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