IntroductionThe US Census Bureau's definition of the American Community Survey (ACS) is "an ongoing survey that provides data annually and provides communities with the current information they need to plan investments and services [1] . All rights reserved. Used here for educational purposes only. "The American Community Survey was intended to provide the most recent demographic, economic, social and housing assessments over the years. The ACS is part of the US Census Bureau and each year saves some information that is approximately more than 40 different topics. The American Community Survey uses several types of documents for sample selection. A comprehensive list of residential addresses and group neighborhoods in the county, as well as the Master Address File (MAF), are used to select the sample. American Community Survey. The ACS questionnaires will be mailed to the sample addresses each month, and if any of these addresses have not returned the ACS questionnaires, a telephone interview will be available. An in-person interview will always be available from every three sample addresses. In some cases, for additional information on particular population groups or geographic areas, the ACS will provide a vehicle for data collection [2]. The American Community Survey collects information from individual households both online and on a paper form. After collections, they process the combined data into statistics such as reports, tables, and applications. This data is then uploaded to the various US Census Bureau websites. Hence, a variety of organizations such as civic and academic institutions or companies can use ACS data for different purposes. The American Community Survey tries to collect... half of the paper... the Pittsburgh border is visible on this map. The Allegheny River, Ohio River, and Monongahela River are clearly marked around this boundary. Some major highways and census tract are shown. Pittsburgh S: This PUMA map shows the south side of Pittsburgh and illustrates the same features as the north side of the city. Pittsburgh's southern border, rivers, highways and census tract are located on this map. Works Cited[1] "Census American Community Survey", Last modified: April 10, 2014, https://www.census.gov/acs/www/ [2] “About the American Community Survey”, last modified May 19, 2001, http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/initiati/acs.htm [3] “Census Public Use Microdata Areas,” last modified January 23, 2014, http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ puma.html [4]”Proximity One PUMA 2010” Last modified 2014http://proximityone.com/puma/puma2010pa.htm