Research Guides: Communication: Data & Statistics

SLU Databases

PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
PolicyMap is a multi-disciplinary interactive online mapping and visualization tool that provides access to data, including, demographic, spending, housing, quality of life, economy, health....more.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista is a statistics portal that integrates data on media, business, politics, education, technology and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets on over 80,000 topics from 18,000 sources...more.
Sage Data This link opens in a new window
Formerly DataPlanet. Search across federal, state, local, and privately collected statistics from banking to Zillow real estate data...more.
ICPSR This link opens in a new window
Repository of social science data sets for research and instruction. Disciplines represented include political science, sociology, economics, history, education, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, and law….more.

Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. They conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.

Census Data Overview Research Guide
An in-depth library research guide for locating census information on communities and neighborhoods.