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Transform Communities with Data That Drives Impact

Our platform is a free, go-to data resource that empowers policymakers, local leaders, and community advocates with wealth data to inform smarter decisions and drive lasting change.

What Can You Do with Wealth Data?

Below are a few ways you can use our data to inform wealth-building solutions and guide local programs and policy development 

Inform Legislative Decisions

Access trusted insights to strengthen proposals, guide policy recommendations, and evaluate potential impacts on your communities.

Set Economic Benchmarks and Measure Progress

Compare wealth trends across regions or populations to identify opportunity gaps and track progress.

Plan Budgets and Allocate Resources

Use data on local and regional wealth trends to prioritize funding for housing, workforce development, small business growth, and other critical initiatives.

Conduct Needs Assessments

Identify community needs across demographics and geographies to design targeted interventions where they’ll make the greatest impact.

Discover Key Wealth Indicators for Communities in Your City

The Local Wealth Explorer is an interactive city map designed to help local leaders understand community needs and identify where targeted investments can make the greatest difference.

With over 45 datasets and 65 data visualizations, the Black Wealth Data Center is one of the most comprehensive repositories with key wealth data.

Identify Trends and Uncover Nuances Within Your Communities

Find local, state and national data visualizations, with insights on six key topics that impact wealth—assets and debt, business ownership, education, employment, and homeownership — as well as population demographics.

STATEWIDE, 2023

Median Total Assets for
Households.

NATIONWIDE AND STATEWIDE, 2023

Number of Employer Firms, by
Firm Receipt Amount.

COUNTY WIDE (2023)

Homeownership Rate

STATEWIDE, 2023

Median Total Assets for
Households.

NATIONWIDE, 2021

Number of Employees per 100
People by Industry.

NATIONWIDE, 2019-2021

STEM vs non- STEM Employment
Rates Among 25-34.

Wealth Data You Can Trust, Straight From the Source

All the data on our platform is monitored for quality and accuracy and controlled for direct cross-comparison. We visualize the story of wealth in the U.S. using the most recent available data across over a dozen highly respected and vetted sources, some of which include:

  • U.S. Census Business Formation Statistics (BFS)
  • Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF)
  • FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households
  • U.S. Census Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (HVS)
  • U.S. Department of Labor Inflation and Unemployment Data 
  • U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statics (NCES)

Dive in and Learn More

Getting the data you need to advance wealth-building solutions and opportunities in your city has never been easier.