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What's New: Esri Demographics (October 2023)

By Choni Brinkley

Long-awaited offerings ideal for retail, real estate, and global data users will be available this October from Esri Demographics. With new and updated data for the US and data from 75 countries, the release will be available through the ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service, ArcGIS Business Analyst web app, and demographic maps in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.

Featured data will include the following:

  • New Esri Retail Demand by Industry (Retail Demand) dataset and report.
  • Extended Time Series data for households, housing units and population from 2010.
  • Additional 2020 US Census data from the recently released Demographics and Housing Characteristics (DHC). (Highlights: Updates to report templates and updated DHC data for Puerto Rico added to existing American Community Survey (ACS) data in a single hierarchy.)

Click here to access the Release Notes.

Impacts on US data users

Retail Demand data allows users to determine the demand for a specific good from a specific industry. Users can anticipate spending based on where a population will spend. This information can help establish pricing, inventory, or overall need.

Looking for more details about Retail Demand data? Read the new blog from Esri’s data development team.

How to access Retail Demand data in the Business Analyst web app

Business Analyst web app steps to open the data browser
Steps to open Retail Demand by Industry: 1) Click 'Color-coded maps 'after you create your site. 2) Click 'Browse all variables' to open the Business Analyst web app data browser.
Business Analyst web app data browser access Retail Demand by Industry.
3) Scroll to the 2nd page of the BA Web App data browser and click 'Retail Demand'
Demographic variables within Retail Demand
4) Select among popular variables OR click 'Retail Demand by NAICS' to choose your own variable(s).

Time Series data helps users evaluate how a population has changed over time. The data will feature expanded Time Series for population, households, and housing units. Annual counts from 2010 through 2023 will be available.

  • Are you a sophisticated data user who wants to learn more? Read the new blog on Time Series data from Esri’s data development team.

New Time Series data variables and Time Series Profile report in the Business Analyst web app

New Time Series data for households, housing units and population
New 'Time Series' data variables for households, housing units and population.
New Time Series report in Business Analyst web app
New data from 2010 in 'Time Series' Profile report.

DHC data helps users explore the composition, distribution, and living conditions of a particular area or group of people. With the new 2020 US Census data, users will be able to access 1,400 variables such as:

  • Detailed age by gender and race
  • Relationship and household type
  • Group quarters
  • Housing by size
  • Housing by tenure

With this data users can explore who lives where and why, and the different factors that have influenced housing shifts over time.

  • Looking for more details about DHC data? Read the new blog on accessing 2020 US Census data from DHC in Business Analyst from Esri’s data development team.

Are you a Business Analyst user? Read about the October 2023 release in a new blog from the Business Analyst web app team.

Impacts on global data users

Canada

Advanced Demographics for Canada

  • Updated to 2023 demographic data
  • New census data and geography
  • Data source: Environics Analytics

France

Advanced Demographics for France

  • Updated to 2023 demographic data
  • Significant changes to variable names
  • Data source: Esri France

Mexico

Advanced Demographics for Mexico

  • Settlement Points updated with more accurate data for custom polygons
  • Data available in both Spanish and English
  • Data source: INEGI

New Zealand

Advanced Demographics for New Zealand

  • New
  • 2018 demographic data
  • Data source: NZ Stats

Spain

Advanced Demographics for Spain

  • Updated to 2022 demographic data
  • Data source: AIS Group

North America
Standard Demographics for 25 countries in North America:
Anguilla, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, US Virgin Islands.

  • Updated to 2022 demographic data
  • Data source: Michael Bauer Research

Africa
Standard Demographics for 46 countries in Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

  • Updated to 2023 demographic data
  • Data source: Michael Bauer Research

Visit the Esri Demographics Documentation page to learn more about global data offerings.

 

 

Get Started with Esri Demographics

ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Pro:

  • Use Enrich Layer to append location-based data to points, lines, or areas.

ArcGIS Business Analyst:

ArcGIS Platform:

  • Enhance workflows and apps with the ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service—Enrich data with additional location-based information about people and places in a specific area.

Reports and Data:

 

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