ExtremeTech has an article about the gCensus site, which lets you select US Census tabular data using a web-based interface, and convert it into a Google Earth KML file. Examples include a plot of population density in the Berkeley, CA area:

and a plot showing racial segregation in Philadelphia:

Only data from Summary File 1 is currently available, but the site creator intends to add additional data later on.
Other posts in the Demographic Data series
- Plotting US Census Data In Google Earth
- Worldwide Digital Geographic Data From The FAO
- US Census Data (And More) Visualization In Google Earth
- Global One-Degree Gridded Economic And Climate Data
- Demographic Maps And Data From Social Explorer
- Interactive US Census Data Viewing In Google Earth With The GE-Census Explorer
- Demographic Data For Your Zipcode
- Historical Census Data From the National Historical Geographic Information System
- Free Neighborhood Boundary Shapefiles
- Some TIGER Data Finally Out In Shapefile Format
- Old TIGER Data Still Available
- Urban & Environmental Modeler’s Datakit
- Mapping Human DNA Diversity
- Quick Country Information With The World Gazetteer
- Plot Demographic Data In Map, Graph, And Tabular Format With PolicyMap
- Animated 3D Thematic Maps With Uuorld
- Create Your Own Gapminder Animated Charts


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