2 Populations

In this chapter we’ll cover:

• Working with geospatial data using sf, tigris, and leaflet
• Loading ACS and Decennial Census data using censusapi
• Spatial subsetting between different geographies of data
• Using Census data to understand migration patterns

Census data, despite its various limitations, is some of the best data researchers and practitioners typically have to understand who’s in our urban areas, and how they’re doing in their year-to-year lives. Understanding how to work with this data is critical and deserves a whole chapter in this curriculum (one Census dataset will flow over into the next chapter).