Creating a list of Business or Non-profits
- Find and open DemographicsNow from the list of Pepperdine Libraries' databases
- In the right hand corner, select a geographic location (this can be a city, county, state, or a distance radius of an address)
- Once you have selected a location, proceed to the tab People and Companies
- Use the dropdown to identify the type of entity you wish to make a list of within your selected geographic location (i.e. Businesses or Nonprofits)
- Use the limiters on the left-hand side to screen for specific types of companies or nonprofits
- Once you have selected your screening criteria click search
- A list of companies will be created that meet your criteria, if any exist within the area
- Select the companies you wish to see a little about and click "Details"
- Go back by clicking on the results tab, and from the list select the companies that most interest you for your project and click "View on Map"
Map functions
- See where you list of companies appear on the map
- Use the map function to add variables to create a quintile of sections on the map of the area
Demographics
- Click on the Demographics tab and use the dropdowns to find demographic breakdowns of the area
- There are three report types: Comparison, Rank, and Summary
- Each will have a list of different reports within them that you can choose from to learn more about the breakdown within your selected geographic location
