Census Designated Places are helpful in filtering your data by place and creating standard geographical metrics for benchmarking. Learn more here!
What is a CDP?
Census Designated Places (CDP) are boundaries representing closely settled, unincorporated communities that are locally recognized and identified by name.
Does this only include incorporated cities?
No! While incorporated places (ie cities, towns, villages) have legally defined boundaries, unincorporated places are not statistically defined or operated by a functional governing structure. Since 2022, Census Designated Places can be updated to include those locally recognized and identified unincorporated places as well.
For example, if a local government wanted to include an unincorporated area that includes many industrial warehouses or a college that is located outside the statistical city limits, it may be added during the annual survey. They may also be added by special request by the local government so data from that location would be included in any community housing, economy, or other census data.
How does this show up in ZDOS™?
The filters in your ZDOS™ will include census-designated cities, which may include incorporated and unincorporated boundaries that are listed within the census-designated places.
Why is this important?
At Zartico, these CDPs are a critical component of being able to provide common standard filters and benchmarks to all Zartico partners and the destination leadership industry.
To learn more about Census Designated Places, visit https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/bas/information/cdp.html