A template decides which sections and tables a profile contains. Pick one in step 2 of Create a profile, under What kind of report?. Each template shows a short description and its number of sections.
Templates follow the documents planners are asked to produce. For example:
- Existing Conditions: baseline population, income, employment, and housing conditions, for any planning document.
- HUD Consolidated Plan: housing needs and market analysis, aligned to the HUD Consolidated Plan sections.
- Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: a regional economic profile for a CEDS, the strategy the Economic Development Administration (EDA) asks regions to write, including the distress eligibility screen.
We keep adding templates, so check the list in Studio for the latest ones.
Every template starts with What stands out, a ranked list of findings. See Existing Conditions Signals Overview. Most tables use the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates from the Census Bureau, which combine five years of survey answers so that even small areas have reliable numbers. Templates also use other federal sources for their topic, such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Every table names its source.
Start from scratch
Click Start from scratch to create an empty profile for your study area, then add sections and tables yourself. See Add data to a profile.
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