A demography myth that won't die

The State Data Center and Census Information Center networks co-hosted this webinar on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 to give an overview of the data available on IPUMS and give some examples of how members of our networks are using it. A recording of the webinar can be found below or at this YouTube link on the Texas Demographic Center’s page. 2025 Webinar Slides_IPUMS and Linking Historical DataDownload Speakers: David Van Riper, Director of Spatial Analysis at the Minnesota Population Center, presented first with an overview of the the types of data available on IPUMS, with specific details about the time series and crosswalks of Census data that are available as part of IPUMS NHGIS. Matthew Ruther, Director of the Urban Studies Institute at the University of Louisville and Lead of the Kentucky State Data Center, gave a presentation about using full-count Census data and IPUMS’s Multigenerational Longitudinal Panel (MLP) to study urban change. Jeff Howison, Senior Research Analyst in the Minnesota State Demographic Center and Lead of the Minnesota State Data Center, used IPUMS data to study demographic trends in Minnesota homeownership. We were unable to feature his work in this webinar due to time constraints, but we will highlight his work in a future webinar. If you have a topic that you’d like to share or see covered in one of these webinars, reach out to Monica Cruz (monica.cruz@utsa.edu) or Doug White (douglas.white@lsus.edu). We’d love to hear from you!

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