General Information & Data Sources
Census Bureau Data
Crime Statistics
Economic Data
Environmental Data
Housing Statistics
GIS Data & Maps
Property Tax Information
Transportation Data

• Index of Federal government agencies
  www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html#exec
• National Association of Counties
  www.naco.org/counties/counties/index.cfm
• List of NJ State government departments and agencies
  www.state.nj.us/infobank/orgphone.htm
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
  www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/01statab/stat-ab01.html

• Census Bureau home page
  www.census.gov/
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
  www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/01statab/stat-ab01.html
• American Fact Finder, for downloading results from Census 2000
  factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
• Annual Population Estimates
  eire.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
• Geography
  • Census Bureau Geographic Terms and Concepts
    www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/glossry2.html
  • Census 2000 Urban and Rural Classification
    www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua_2k.html
  • Definition of "urban"
    www.census.gov/population/censusdata/urdef.txt
  • Metropolitan area definitions
    www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metrodef.html
  • Central cities of metropolitan areas
    www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/cencty.txt

• New Jersey State Police.
  www.njsp.org/info/stats.html

• NJ Dept of Labor
  Labor Market Information (building permits, NJ employment and unemployment, labor force, etc.)
  www.wnjpin.state.nj.us/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmilist.htm#
• Urban Coordinating Council (municipalities targeted for State aid)
  njgeodata4.state.nj.us/website/ucc/viewer.htm?Title=NJ%20-%20UCC%20Boundary
• Economic Statistics Briefing Room
  www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  National and state statistics for labor force, employment and unemployment, wages, inflation, consumer spending, etc.
  www.bls.gov/
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
  www.bea.doc.gov/
• International Council of Shopping Centers
  www.icsc.org/cgi/frontpage?templatefile=front.html

• United States Environmental Protection Agency
  www.epa.gov/
• Natural Resources Conservation Service - National Resources Inventory (data on land use changes by state)
  www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/
• USGS water resources data
  waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis
• American Farmland Trust
  www.farmland.org/
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
  www.usda.gov/nass/
  • Census of Agriculture
    www.nass.usda.gov/census/

• NJ Dept. of Labor
  Building permits by county and municipality
  www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi18/index.html
• Guide to Affordable Housing in New Jersey (DCA)
  www.state.nj.us/dca/dhcr/guide.htm
• Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (Census Bureau)
  www.census.gov/hhes/www/hvs.html
• National Low Income Housing Coalition
  www.nlihc.org/
• National Association of Realtors
  Data on existing home prices by metropolitan area
  www.realtor.org/rodesign.nsf/pages/researchctr?OpenDocument
• National Association of Home Builders
  Economic and Housing Data by state and metropolitan area (housing starts, building permits, completions, new home sales and prices)
  www.nahb.org/category.aspx?sectionID=113

• NJ Spatial Data Clearinghouse
  njgeodata.state.nj.us/
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection GIS page
  www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/
  • i-Map interactive mapping
    www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/imapnj/imapnj.htm
• State Plan map products
  www.nj.gov/dca/osg/resources/maps.html
• New Jersey Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan
  www.state.nj.us/pinelands/cmp.htm
• Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (Rutgers)
  www.crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/lc/
• EPA Region 2 GIS database
  www.epa.gov/region02/gis/data.htm
• Census 2000 TIGER/Line Data
  www.esri.com/data/download/census2000_tigerline/index.html
• New Jersey Geological Survey Digital Geodata Archive
  www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/index.html
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics geospatial data (road and rail shapefiles, etc.)
  www.bts.gov/gis/ntatlas/

• Division of Local Government Services, NJ Department of Community Affairs.
  www.state.nj.us/dca/lgs/taxes/taxsmenu.htm

• Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT)
  www.bts.gov/
• Federal Highway Administration
  www.fhwa.dot.gov/
  • Highway Statistics Series (roadway mileages, vehicle registrations, licensed drivers, etc.)
    www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/index.htm
• American Public Transportation Association
  Public transportation ridership statistics
  www.apta.com/stats/
• Texas Transportation Institute's Urban Mobility Report (congestion data by metropolitan area)
  mobility.tamu.edu/
• Energy Information Administration (data on fuel prices)
  www.eia.doe.gov/
• 2002 National Household Travel Survey
  nhts.ornl.gov/2001/index.shtml
• NJDOT Transportation Data Development (data on traffic volumes)
  www.state.nj.us/transportation/count/index.html
• The Road Information Program
  Information on VMT, safety, and pavement and bridge conditions on Interstate highways)
  www.tripnet.org/