Review: Community Demographics Report site

Title: Community Demographics Report
Format: Website
Website: http://map.nazarene.org

Interactive site allowing research on demographics of communities in the continental US.

PROS
Fairly extensive reporting.
Allows download into MS Excel sheets for offline research.
Freely available to anyone.

CONS
Only covers the continental USA.
Most stats only available for communities with existing Nazarene churches.
Demographic data based on 2000 census, so it is a bit dated, but still useful.

SUMMARY
This site allows research of demographics in communities with Nazarene churches in the continental USA. The research is based on the 2000 Census, so some of it may be a bit outdated. However, the data is still useful and can show some significant trends, especially when combined with other sources, such as state census data (usually conducted every 10 years at mid-decade). The controls are a little awkward. For a churchplanter looking for data in a new area this is useless, but for a pastor looking in the area of an existing Nazarene church it can be a goldmine.

I give this one a 6 out of 10.


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