Census Tract/Block

Note: This menu option is not available in the Cloud environment.

Census tracts are government-defined geographic boundaries used to facilitate processing the census. A list of census tract/blocks is available from the county in which the census tracts/blocks are located. You may enter this information manually or access census block/tract information from various vendors.

This setup procedure is optional. If you use census tract information for Targeted Marketing, InsertPlus, and/or market-penetration purposes, set up this file so that Circulation attaches the appropriate descriptions to each census tract/block and address in your database.

To set up valid census tracts and blocks:

• In character Circulation, select Census Tract/Block from the Address menu to display the Census Tract Setup screen.

  
• Select Add and complete the following fields.

  Field	Type	What to enter
  CENSUS TRACT	decimal (10)	Enter the census tract number.
  START DATE, END DATE	date	Enter the date range during which this census tract may be used (you may leave End Date blank).
  DESCRIPTION	open (30)	Enter a description for this census tract.
  NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	integer (6)	Enter the number of households in this census tract.

• Select Specifics, if desired, and enter census blocks for this census tract (see below).

• Select Accept to enter census tract and block information into the database.

• Set up more census tract/block information, or press F4 and select Exit to exit to the Setup menu.

Specifics, Census Block

Census tracts are broken down into smaller areas known as census blocks. Follow the procedure below if you choose to define census blocks for a particular census tract.

To set up valid census blocks:

• Select Specifics | Census Block from the Census Tract Setup screen.

  
• Select Add and complete the following fields.

  Field	Type	What to enter
  CENSUS TRACT	display	Circulation displays the Census Tract that you entered on the Census Tract Setup screen.
  CENSUS BLOCK	integer (3)	Enter the Census Block number.
  START DATE, END DATE	date	Enter the date range during which this census block may be used. Circulation displays the date range entered on the Census Tract Setup record, if available.

• Select Accept to enter the census block in the database.

• Set up more census blocks, or press F4 and select Exit to return to the Census Tract Setup screen.