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Population Density

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2010 Census, population density

Deprecated

Description to be updated

Description​

Population density from the 2010 census, reported by census block.

Layer Access in Earth Engine​

The javascript commands below can be used to access this layer within the Google Earth Engine Code Editor. A Google Earth Engine account is required.

// Import the layer data dictionary
var data = require('users/stormwaterheatmap/apps:data/public')

// To view data dictionary, print to the console:
print('Data:', data)

//Get this layer from the layer data dictionary:
var layer_name = data.rasters["Population Density"]

Viewing​

Individual objects contain all the info used in the stormwater heatmap. To add it to the map, add the layer object.

var display_image = layer_name.layer
Map.addLayer(display_image)

Analysis​

To get the raw image data for analysis, access the eeObject key.

var raw_image = layer_name.layer.eeObject
Map.addLayer(raw_image,{},'Population Density')

Layer Full-Extent Download​

Click the "download" link to initiate the download process. The data will download as a GeoTIFF file (the file size is listed beside the layer name) and a WGS 84 projection. The resolution is the finest available based on the source data.

Population Density (11.4 MB) download

Visualization​

Palette​

Colors
#FFC5D4
#FFB3D0
#EF98B6
#DE7C9C
#CC6184
#BB446C
#A82255
#672941

Minimum: 0 Population per ha

Maximum: 100 Population per ha

Source​

2010 US Census Blocks

https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2010/TGRSHP10SF1.pdf