Texas Population Density 3D Visualization

Explore the population distribution across Texas using interactive 3D visualizations based on 2020 Census data. Discover urban centers, rural areas, and population patterns in an immersive 3D environment.

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About This Project

2020 Census Data

Uses official US Census Bureau data with 668,757 census blocks covering all of Texas.

3D Visualization

Interactive 3D bars represent population density with height and color encoding.

Population Analysis

Total population of 29.1 million people across Texas with detailed block-level data.

Interactive Visualizations

3D Population Density Bars

Interactive 3D visualization with 11,228 sampled census blocks. Height and color represent population density.

2D Population Map

Basic 3D Scatter

Data & Methodology

Data Sources

  • 2020 Decennial Census (DECENNIALDHC2020.P1-Data.csv)
  • 2024 TIGER/Line Shapefiles (tl_2024_48_tabblock20.shp)
  • US Census Bureau official data

Processing

  • Python with GeoPandas & Plotly
  • Spatial join and aggregation
  • 3D bar generation with lighting

Key Statistics

29.1M

Total Population

668K

Census Blocks

449K

Populated Blocks

7,576

Max Block Population

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