Census Data Sources
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American FactFinderBest choice for census data from 2000 on. Also good for figuring out current census geography (tracts etc.)
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National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)Best for census data from 1790-2000.
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IPUMS USACensus data on household characteristics 1790-2010
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County and City Data Book: City DataA vast range of city data from 1944-1977
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U.S. Census Bureau LibraryCensus reports
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Social ExplorerCan be used to create maps from census data, great for visualizing and exploring.
Most large cities have their own open data portal, which usually includes a wealth of information specific to the city. Try searching for "(city name) open data portal".
Academic Literature
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EconLitA database purely focused on economics articles.
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ProQuest One BusinessArticles pulled from a variety of fields that would be of interest to business researchers. This database includes many newspapers and other non-academic resources, so be sure to limit your results to scholarly.
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ScopusLarge general-purpose database- be sure to carefully construct your search and limit results to social sciences to avoid being overwhelmed.
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Google ScholarBest for following citation trails for articles you've already found.
Citation
I suggest you use a citation manager, like Zotero or Mendeley, to organize your references and create your bibliography. For more information on citations using certain styles, see the library's citation guide:
