Understanding the Demographics tab - centrusdesktop - 2024.01

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Demographics allows you to append valuable demographics to your own databases.

To use Demographics, you must either verify the populated fields, or populate them. See the following table for more information on the Demographics options.

Option Description

Define Input Fields

County Depending on your input data, this field auto populates and can be changed as needed.

Census Tract

Depending on your input data, this field auto populates and can be changed as needed.

Block Group

Depending on your input data, this field auto populates and can be changed as needed.

Block

Depending on your input data, this field auto populates and can be changed as needed.

ZIP

Depending on your input data, this field auto populates and can be changed as needed.

ZIP + 4

Depending on your input data, this field auto populates and can be changed as needed.

Processing Parameters

Process if Field is Blank

Allows you to process only those records with missing data in a particular field, which you specify using the drop-down list. This is useful for cleaning up a previously processed database.

This option is ignored, and the record is processed if any of the following critical match fields are missing or empty:

  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Location Code
  • Match Code

This option is ignored and the record is processed if any of the following critical match fields begins with an "E".

  • Location Code
  • Match Code
Note: This option is disabled when producing a CASS report— Centrus Desktop must process all records for CASS compliance.

Assign Outputs

Output Assignment

Associates address data elements with output field names. By default, the list of field names is the same as the input fields in the Define Input Fields section of the dialog box. You can assign address data elements to existing field names, or create new fields to receive the data.

Note: If you are using Z4 Change Processing, be sure to select the Z4ChangeResult address element in this dialog box.

By default, outputs are ordered alphabetically by field name. Click Output Assignment to view outputs ordered alphabetically by output assignment.

Available Demographics

To associate a data output with an output field:

  1. Select a field name.
  2. Select the desired data output.
  3. Click Assign.

The selected element appears in the Output Assignment column next to the field name to which it is assigned. An A icon appears before the output, signifying that the data is assigned to an output field.

To create a new field:

  1. Click the data output you wish to assign.
  2. Click New.
  3. When the New Field window opens, specify the name, type, width, and (if numeric) decimal places desired, or click OK to accept the default values.

The selected output appears in the Output Assignment column next to the field name to which it is assigned. A P or a C icon appears before the address element, signifying that the data is assigned to your new output field.

If the currently selected field is an input field, click Unassign to remove its output assignment. If the currently selected field is a new field, click Unassign to delete it.

You may unassign an output assignment from any tab. Listed below are the Available Demographics:

2010 Total Female Population

2010 Total Population

2010 Households

2010 Median Age

2010 Median Age Female

2010 Median Age Male

2010 Total Housing Units

2010 Families

2010 Average Household Size

2010 Aggregate Household ($000s)

2010 Owner Occupied Housing Units

2010 Median Household Income

2010 Median Family Income

2010 Median Housing Value

2010 Population in Group Quarters

2010 % White Population

2010 % Black Population

2010 % Asian/Pacific Islander Population

2010 % American Indian/Eskimo Population

2010 Total Households with Children under 18

2010 Total Households with Adults over 60

2010 Householder Age 15-24

2010 Householder Age 25-34

2010 Householder Age 35-44

2010 Householder Age 45-54

2010 Householder Age 55-64

2010 Householder Age 65-74

2010 Householder Age 75-84

2010 Householder Age 85+

Census 2010 Block Group

Census County Subdivision FIPS 55 Code

Place FIPS 55 Code

Census 2010 Block Group

NECTA

NECTA Name

Division

Division Name

Blank if Unmatched

Clears all output fields defined within the module if Centrus Desktop cannot match the record.