General Data

U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey

Detailed social, economic, and demographic information. You can find information for all counties, places, and census tracts in the 5-year ACS files.

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Log Into North Carolina (LINC)

LINC is an interactive data retrieval service containing historical information for over 900 data items and a variety of geographic areas within the state. Topics include population, labor force, education, transportation, revenue, agriculture, vital statistics, energy and utilities, and other topics for a variety of geographic areas within the state. Most data are available for the state and all 100 counties. Some items are available for municipalities. Others, especially census data, may be retrieved for tracts and townships.

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UNC Dataverse

UNC Dataverse is hosted by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science and is a repository that allows members of the research community to archive and publish their own datasets.
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Data.gov

Data.gov is the US Government’s open data source that includes a range of datasets that can be used to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, create visualizations, and more.
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Housing Data

2024 North Carolina Housing Coalition County Profiles
North Carolina Housing Coalition

NC Housing Snapshot
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency

North Carolina Population and Housing Information
Office of State Budget and Management

Housing Needs by State, North Carolina
National Low Income Housing Coalition

NC REALTORS Housing Reports

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Research & Evaluation Reports
Housing First Charlotte-Mecklenburg

The State of the Nation’s Housing 2024
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

American Housing Survey
U.S. Census Bureau

The Gap Report 2024
National Low Income Housing Coalition

State of Homelessness: 2024 Edition
National Alliance to End Homelessness

Housing Finance Policy Center
Urban Institute

Increasing the Supply of New Affordable Housing Toolkit
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2023

Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis (CHMA) Reports
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Annual Homeless Assessment Reports
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Populations and Subpopulations Reports
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Datasets
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Data Guides and Other Resources

Data  Visualization Resources