The Washtenaw County Department of Planning and Environment is a Michigan State Data Center/Business and Industry Data Center Program Affiliate. The Michigan State Data Center program’s mission is to provide easy and efficient access to U.S. Census Bureau data and information through a wide network of lead, coordinating and affiliate agencies throughout the state. The Michigan State Data Center and its Coordinating Agencies and Affiliates are official sources of demographic, economic, and social statistics produced by the Census Bureau.

For more information on data available within the department or data retrieval advice, email Terry Brinkman, or call (734) 222-6882 in the Department of Planning and Environment.

The following link community profiles developed from U.S. Census Bureau data by Planning and Environment staff: 

Community Profiles

For more data sources and data queries, the following sites are available:

• U.S. Census Bureau’s American Factfinder site , for general census data queries 
• Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) for regional development forecasts, current population estimates and residential building permits
• The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) provides demographic data on school districts.

Washtenaw County Department of Planning and Environment is also a member organization of the Southeast Michigan Census Council.