Change log — November 2024

Detailed information about what has changed for Esri Demographics and ArcGIS Places data for the November 2024 release is provided below.

Advanced Demographics

The following Advanced Demographics changes have been implemented:

Country	Changed content
Canada	The Esri Advanced Demographics dataset for Canada, sourced from data supplied by Environics Analytics, has been updated to vintage 2024. Updates include 23 new attributes; 116 attributes no longer available. See the Release notes for more information. ArcGIS Places Business Listings data - Canada—Vintage June 2024. Census Plus—Vintage 2021. Daytime Population—Vintage 2024. Demographic Statistics—Vintage 2024; 20 new attributes; 41 attributes no longer available. Note: Note that family structure and number of children variables were removed (for example, Census Families by Family Structure with 1 child, Census Families by Family Structure with 2 children, and so on) from the Census Families by Family Structure and Census Family Households by Family Structure categories because of changes to 2021 Census data. Demographic Statistics and Trends—Vintage 2024; 14 new attributes. Household Spending—Vintage 2024. Market Segmentation (PRIZM)—Vintage 2024. Shopping Centres—Vintage 2024.
India	The Esri Advanced Demographics dataset for India, sourced from data supplied by Esri India, has been updated with a new Geography level, Wards, new projected population estimates, and one new attribute: Total Projected Population GHSL (Global Human Settlement Layer).
Netherlands	In November 2024, Esri discontinued the Advanced Demographics dataset sourced from data supplied by 4orange for the Netherlands. For this region, the Esri Standard Demographics dataset sourced from data supplied by Michael Bauer Research GmbH remains available.
Puerto Rico	School District Boundaries—A school district boundary from TIGER 2023 was added for Puerto Rico. However, as Puerto Rico has one school district, it does not appear in the geographic scale in ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App. See School District geographic boundaries and the Esri 2024 U.S. Demographics Release Notes (PDF) for more information.
United States	Esri 2024 U.S. Demographics are available for 14 geographic levels including all standard Census geographic levels (states, counties, census tracts, and block groups) as well as Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), Designated Market Areas (DMAs), Congressional Districts (CDs), Places, County Subdivisions (CSDs), School Districts, and residential ZIP codes. School District Boundaries—Geographic boundaries for School Districts have been added for the United States, including Elementary, Secondary, and Unified School Districts. School districts are geographic areas designated by local and state officials to organize and manage public education. In many parts of the country, school districts align with place or county boundaries. See the Esri 2024 U.S. Demographics Release Notes (PDF) for more information. For more information about school district boundaries, see the United States Census Bureau Updated School District Boundaries Technical Documentation on the U.S. Census website. There are four types of school districts, sourced from the TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) system maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau, in part for the purpose of helping the Department of Education properly allocate Title 1 funding. The latest school district boundaries used with ArcGIS Location Data are from TIGER 2023, which contains information for districts that were in operation as of January 1, 2023. Districts are categorized based on the grade ranges for which the district is financially responsible. These may or may not be the same as the grade ranges that a school district operates: Unified school districts provide education to children of all school ages. In general, if an area is covered by a unified school district, no elementary or secondary district exists. Secondary school districts are generally responsible for high school levels, but some are responsible for grades 6–8 as well. Elementary school districts are responsible for school children starting in kindergarten or pre-kindergarten. Generally, if an elementary school district exists in an area, there may or may not be a secondary school district. GEOIDs for school districts have a length of 7: the first two characters represent the state FIPS code, as school districts do not cross state boundaries; the remaining five characters are the school district local education agency code. Esri Urbanicity Type data—a land-based classification system that designates every U.S. Census block into one of 10 urbanicity categories. See the Esri 2024 U.S. Demographics Release Notes (PDF) for more information. Esri Business Summary—Data vintage is updated to June 2024. There are 14 new NAICS-based business summary sub-categories. Refer to the Esri U.S. Business Summaries section in the 2024 Business Locations and U.S. Business Summary data Esri Methodology Statement (ArcGIS StoryMaps) or (PDF) for details. Traffic Counts—Data vintage is updated to Q3 2024. View the Esri 2024 U.S. Demographics Release Notes (PDF) for more information.

Standard Demographics

The following Standard Demographics datasets for Europe, Oceania and South America, sourced with data provided by Michael Bauer Research GmbH, have been updated by Esri:

Country	Changed content
European Cross-border Data (beta)	This is a new dataset from Esri that includes comparable attributes for 39 countries sourced from data supplied by Michael Bauer Research GmbH. The following information has been updated for these countries relevant to this dataset only: Vintage 2023. Settlement points have been updated from 2017 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. 2023 Consumer Spending shows high deviation due to elevated inflation in almost all countries in this dataset and significant post-pandemic volatility. For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Household numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero. The following European countries are included in this dataset: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, and United Kingdom. See the Release notes for details.
Argentina	Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Persons 2023). Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. New geography level: Statistical Area. Geography level no longer available: Localities. Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 11 Education (2021). 2024 Purchasing Power and Consumer Spending projections show a significant upward trend due to inflation. Unemployed Persons data shows a decline due to post-pandemic economic recovery. Age and Gender data are reported separately, not in combination. Unemployed Persons data is based on per-capita values of the respective Departamentos; Education data is based on the distribution of the respective Departamentos. For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Household numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero. See the Release notes for details.
Australia	Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Persons 2023). New geography level: Subregions. Geography level no longer available: Local Government Areas. Note: You will see this geography level in the Local geography name. Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024); 1 Households (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 10 Education (2021); 1 Households (2021); 1 Marital Status (2021). 2024 Purchasing Power and Consumer Spending projections show an upward trend due to inflation. Unemployed Persons data shows a decline due to post-pandemic economic recovery. For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Household numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Bolivia	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024); 4 Marital Status (2024). See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Brazil	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. New geography levels: Statistical Areas Level 2 and Statistical Areas Level 1. Geography levels no longer available: Districts, Subdistricts; Sectors. Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 6 Education (2021). The new Census data shows a 3.4% national population decrease compared to former estimates—this is included in the 2024 projection. 2024 Purchasing Power projections show an upward trend due to inflation and economic growth. 2024 Consumer Spending projections show an upward trend due to inflation. Education is based on the distribution of the respective Municipios. For reasons of data privacy, in areas with few regional inhabitants, all data except Population and Household numbers are anonymized. In these areas, variables simultaneously referring to currency and population are based on the national average; all other variables are set to zero. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Chile	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. New geography level: Municipalities. Geography level no longer available: Communes. 2024 Purchasing Power projections show an upward trend due to high inflation. 2024 Consumer Spending projections show an upward trend due to high inflation and increased consumer spending. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Colombia	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024); 5 Households (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 12 Education (2021); 1 Marital Status (2021). 2024 Purchasing Power projections show an upward trend due to high inflation. 2024 Consumer Spending projections show an upward trend due to high inflation and increased consumer spending. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Ecuador	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. Census data showed a 2.8% population decrease compared to former estimates. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Fiji	Vintage 2024. New geography level: Regions. Geography level no longer available: Divisions. Note: You will see this geography level in the Local geography name. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
French Guiana	Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Persons 2023) New geography levels: Districts and Municipalities. Geography levels no longer available: Arrondissements and Communes. Note: You will see these geography levels in the Local geography name. Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2021); 1 Households (2021; 1 Marital Status (2021). Unemployed Persons data shows a decline due to post-pandemic economic recovery. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
French Polynesia	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. New geography levels: Regions and Municipalities. Geography levels no longer available: Administrative Subdivisions and Communes. Note: You will see Communes in the Local geography name. Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024); 4 Marital Status (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 11 Education (2021). 2024 Purchasing Power projections show a downward trend due to a revision of official macroeconomic input data. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Guyana	Vintage 2024. 2024 Purchasing Power projections show a significant upward trend due to extremely high recent economic growth. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
New Caledonia	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 10 Education (2021); 1 Households (2021); 1 Marital Status (2021). 2024 Census data showed a 1.1% population decrease compared to former estimates. 2024 Purchasing Power projections show a downward trend due to a revision of official macroeconomic input data. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
New Zealand	Vintage 2024. New geography levels: Districts, Statistical Areas Level 2, and Statistical Areas Level 3. Geography levels no longer available: Territorial Authorities and Statistical Areas. Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 14 Education (2021); 1 Households (2021), 1 Marital Status (2021). 2024 Purchasing Power and Consumer Spending projections show an upward trend due to inflation. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Paraguay	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. Number of new attributes: 6 Education (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 17 Education (2021); 1 Households (2021). New input data from official statistics led to deviations in the Age groups. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Papua New Guinea	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Peru	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. New geography level: Departments. Geography level no longer available: Regions. Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 12 Education (2021); 1 Marital Status (2021). See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Uruguay	Vintage 2024 (Unemployed Persons 2023). Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 15 Education (2021). 2024 Population projections show a 1.5% decrease based on data from Instituto Nacional de Estadística, UN. 2024 Consumer Spending projections show an upward trend due to inflation. Unemployed Persons data shows a decline due to post-pandemic economic recovery. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.
Venezuela	Vintage 2024. Settlement points have been updated from 2019 Esri raster-based points to the 2023 European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) raster points, which could result in changes to previously run values in some trade areas. Number of new attributes available: 6 Education (2024). Number of attributes no longer available: 8 Education (2021); 1 Households (2021); 1 Marital Status (2021). 2024 Purchasing Power projections show a significant upward trend due to high inflation. See the Release notes (PDF) for details.

ArcGIS Places data

The following ArcGIS Places data changes have been implemented:

ArcGIS Places topic	Content change
Data Axle	Vintage June 2024. Updated the Attributes table with information about ArcGIS Pro. Sales volume and employee count estimates in this release will reflect Data Axle’s updated, AI-powered business models released in June 2024. Users are likely to note shifts in these numbers relative to prior releases, as well as expanded coverage of records with sales volume estimates.
Esri India	Vintage May 2024.
Foursquare	Vintage August 2024.
SafeGraph	Vintage August 2024.