DataFerret is a tool that mines and extracts data from 4 main types of data:

• MicroData
• Aggreagate or Summarized Data
• Longitudinal Datasets
• Time Series Datasets

This tool is very easy to use and may be helpful to user of PUMS data.  The program has the ability to export custom tables in a number of different formats and has the ability to create maps.

Check out the following links to get some more background information on the DataFerret and how to make use of this tool:

• QuickTour
• Tutorials
• Users’ Guide
• Get Data – Run the Ferrett! (Federated Electronic Research, Review, Extraction, and Tabulation Tool)

Here is a sample map of Average Income by PUMA’s in Connecticut, no GIS needed.

ACS 2005-2009 PUMS Data for Average Income