Library Research Service

Community Analysis Survey Form

This page is meant to allow you to complete a Community Analysis Scan Form for your public library. After you have filled in the fields, click on the "Print View" button to view a printable copy of your results. Use your browser's print functionality to actually print the report. Note: If you want to save your results, you will need to print them. This page will not save them for you, and once you navigate away from this page they will be lost.

The resources linked to on this page were last updated April 2025. Let us know about any links that aren't working or if there are better resources for us to direct people to use.


  2. Sources for most recent data

    Colorado Population and Demography - Division of Local Government

    Census data and projections on a wide variety of population and demographic data.

    Library Research Service, Colorado Public Library Annual Report

    Jurisdictions and Legal Service Area populations dashboard, 2023

    Projected Population Sources

    Colorado county and state population data projections from the Division of Local Government.

  3. How many of the people living in your community are:

    Age Number

  4. How many of each household type in your community?

  5. How many people speak a language other than English at home in your community?

  6. State the number of people in your community by race and Hispanic origin.

  7. List the number of people in your community (25 and older) with the following educational levels.

  10. Census Bureau Data Explorer

    User friendly Census data search tool.

  11. What are the three largest employers in your community?

    United States Chambers of Commerce Information by State

    Lists Chambers for each city with address and telephone numbers to find out the largest employers in your community.

  12. What are the three major industries and how many people do they employ?

    Census Bureau County Business Patterns

    Use the most recent County Business Patterns (CBP) tables to search by state, county, or place for major industries in the area.

    State Demography Ofice

    List of jobs by sector; searchable by county

  13. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Provides local area unemployment statistics at the state level and for major metropolitan areas.
  15. How many are there of each of the following?

    Google search

    Try a Google search for the various categories. Adjust the map size to reflect the boundaries you are interested in.

  16. What other libraries are in your community? List them and who they serve.

    American Library Directory

    Perform an advanced search to find other libraries in your community. (Requires free account.)

  17. List the number of public and private schools in your community.

    School types Public Private
    Preschools
    Elementary
    Middle/jr. high schools
    High schools
    Vocational/technical
    Community colleges
    Colleges/universities

    National Center for Education Statistics

    Search this site for public schools, PK-12.

    Search this site by zip code and public and private colleges and universities.

  18. Colorado Department of Education Pupil Membership

    Look for the "Home Based Education Trend Data" spreadsheet.

  19. List the number of medical care organizations in your community.

    Google search

    Try a Google search for "medical your town name". Adjust the Google map size to reflect the boundaries you are interested in.
  20. List the number of social service providers in your community.

    Google search

    Try a Google search for "social services your town name". Adjust the Google map size to reflect the boundaries you are interested in.
  21. Estimate the number and types of the following organizations in your community.

    Local Chambers of Commerce websites

    Try looking on the Chamber of Commerce website for your city or town.

  22. If there are government offices in your community, list them and the type of services they provide.