Demographics | Planetizen Courses

Knowing the social makeup of a community can be crucial to making informed, equitable policy decisions. The study of demographics uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other sources to gain a deeper understanding of how people of different ages, ethnicities, and abilities experience urban spaces and interact with the built environment and public space. Learn how to access, interpret, and manipulate demographic data to boost your planning practice.

Demographics Courses

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Methods for Neighborhood Scale Revitalization

68 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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United States Census 2020: Introduction

Chris Williamson

74 Mins

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Introduction to Culture and Placemaking

63 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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United States Census 2020: Using FactFinder and the American Community Survey

Chris Williamson

79 Mins

AICP CM

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The Theory and Practice of Culture and Placemaking

71 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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United States Census 2020: All About Census 2020

Chris Williamson

85 Mins

AICP CM

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Equitable Transit Oriented Development

57 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Measuring Neighborhood Segregation and Diversity

56 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
CNU-A

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Suburban Remix: Creating the Next Generation of Urban Places

63 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Working With Cross-Cultural Differences

71 Mins

CIP
AICP CM

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Just Suburbs: The New Frontier for Equity and Inclusion

56 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Planning for Racial Equity

55 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Crime and Urban Planning in the United States

51 Mins

AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Working with Census.gov 1: Background and Geography

Chris Williamson

77 Mins

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Women and Cities: Gender Equity, Past and Present

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

54 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

The I-5 in Portland, Oregon.

Roadways for People, Part 1

Lynn Peterson, Elizabeth Doerr

79 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Working with Census.gov 2: Topics, Programs, Products

Chris Williamson

75 Mins

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Women and Cities 3: Gender Equity in Private Life

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

54 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM

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Working with Census.gov 3: Interacting with the Data

Chris Williamson

65 Mins

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Women and Cities 4: Gender Equity in the Public Sphere

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

55 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Working with Census.gov 4: Quality, Interpreting and Examples

Chris Williamson

64 Mins

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Women and Cities 5: The Feminist Future City

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

59 Mins

CIP
AIA CES
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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Introductory Population Analysis with Excel

50 Mins

SACPLAN CPD

Top Demographics Instructors

Chris Williamson

Chris Williamson has spent 40 years in academia, public and private sector planning, and environmental analysis.

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

Katrina is a lecturer, researcher, and advocate for heart-centered cities. Her work focuses on human behavior...

David Dixon

David is well known for helping create new, mixed-use urban districts (in both cities and suburbs)...

Annalise Fonza

Dr. Annalise Fonza is a Lecturer in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning at the...

Elizabeth Doerr

Elizabeth Doerr is a writer with expertise and awareness around social and racial justice issues and...

Lynn Peterson

Lynn Peterson is a nationally recognized transportation and land use integration expert.

Qian He

Dr. Qian He is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Maryland, College Park and...

John Hersey

John is a planner with two decades of experience critically evaluating and advancing transit-oriented development as...

Jason Neville

Jason is an experienced urban planner, redevelopment professional, and affordable housing developer.

Lance Freeman

Lance Freeman is a Professor in the Urban Planning Program at Columbia University in New York...

Kevin Lo

Kevin Lo is an Associate Professor at the University of San Francisco School of Management in...

Emily Talen

Emily Talen is Professor of Urbanism at the University of Chicago. Her research is devoted to...

William Riggs

William (Billy) Riggs, Ph.D., AICP, LEED AP is a nationally recognized professor, consultant, and strategist.

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All Demographics Courses

Equitable Transit Oriented Development

Instructor: John Hersey

Equitable transit oriented development (eTOD) prioritizes inclusive community development in multi-modal regional growth.

4.38

57 Mins

CIP

AIA CES

AICP CM

SACPLAN CPD

Measuring Neighborhood Segregation and Diversity

Instructor: Emily Talen

This course reviews the various ways to measure both segregation and diversity at the neighborhood scale.

4.17

56 Mins

AIA CES

AICP CM

CNU-A