Esri 2011/2016 Updated Demographics
Esri 2011/2016 Updated Demographics begins a new era in data development: retaining the best from our past while adapting to changes in source data. Built with evaluated and revised models, Esri 2011/2016 Updated Demographic Data is based on Census 2010 counts and in 2010 geography. 2010/2015 Esri Demographic Update
2011 Consumer Spending
This methodology white paper describes how Esri integrates data from the latest Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CEX)—the Diary Survey and the Interview Survey—from the Bureau of Labor Statistics with Tapestry Segmentation data to provide a comprehensive database about all consumer expenditures.
2011 Diversity Index
This white paper defines the U.S. Diversity Index and discusses the features of the Esri race and ethnic origin database that is supplemented by a diversity index.
2011 Tapestry Segmentation for Block Groups and ZIP+4s
This document describes how Esri uses the traditional statistical methodology of cluster analysis with the latest data mining techniques to create Tapestry Segmentation at smaller geographic levels.
2010 Retail MarketPlace
This document explains how Esri built the Retail MarketPlace database to provide a complete assessment of the retail marketplace including a measure of the difference between supply and demand by industry sector.
2011 Market Potential
This document explains how Esri calculates its Market Potential data by combining Esri's Tapestry Segmentation data with consumer survey data from the GfK MRI Doublebase.
2006/2011 Gulf Coast Updates
This white paper details how Esri's data development team created a new methodology to reveal the demographic changes in the Gulf Coast region from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.