County and City Extra 2012: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book, 20th Edition

When you want only one source of information about your city or county,
turn to County and City Extra

This trusted reference compiles information from many sources to provide all the key demographic and economic data for every state, county, metropolitan area, congressional district, and for all cities in the United States with a 2000 population of 25,000 or more. In one volume you can conveniently find data from 1980 to 2011 in easy-to-read tables. No other resource compiles this amount of detailed information into one place.

Subjects covered in County and City Extra include:
·population by age and race
·government finances
·income and poverty
·manufacturing, trade, and services
·crime
·housing
·education
·immigration and migration
·labor force and employment
·agriculture, land, and water
·residential construction
·health resources
·voting and elections

The main body of this volume contains five basic parts and covers the following areas:
Part A-states
Part B-counties
Part C-metropolitan areas
Part D-cities with a 2000 census population of 25,000 or more
Part E-congressional districts

In addition, this publication includes:
·figures and text in each section that highlight pertinent data and provide analysis
·ranking tables which present each geography type by various subjects including population, land area, population density, educational attainment, housing values, race, unemployment, and crime
·multiple color maps of the United States on various topics including median household income, poverty, voting, and race

Furthermore, this volume contains several appendixes which include:
·notes and explanations for further reference
·definitions of geographic concepts
·a listing of metropolitan and micropolitan areas and their component counties as of December 2009, with 2010 census populations
·a list of cities by county
·•maps showing congressional districts, counties, and selected places within each state