The following lists the contents of census table types offered:
| Table Type | Year | Contents |
| DP1 | 2000 | Profile of General Demographic Characteristics |
| DP1 | 1990 | General Population and Housing Characteristics |
| DP2 | 2000 | Profile of Selected Social Characteristics |
| DP2 | 1990 | Social Characteristics |
| DP3 | 2000 | Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics |
| DP3 | 1990 | Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics |
| DP4 | 2000 | Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics |
| DP4 | 1990 | Income and Poverty Status in 1989 |
| DP5 | 1990 | Housing Characteristics (1990 only) |
Please note that some census areas available in 2000 were not available in 1990.
(The following is excerpted the US Census Bureau's metadata for Census 2000 Summary File 3.)
Description: Summary File 3 presents in-depth population and housing data collected on a sample basis from the Census 2000 long form questionnaire, as well as the topics from the short form 100-percent data (age, race, sex, Hispanic or Latino origin, tenure [whether a housing unit is owner- or renter-occupied], and vacancy status). It includes population totals for ancestry groups. It also includes selected characteristics for a limited number of race and Hispanic or Latino categories.
Data content: This file presents data from the population and housing long form, also known as the "Sample Data" because they are obtained from questions asked of a sample (generally 1-in-6) of persons and housing units. Data are provided on the following Census 2000 subjects not previously released in Summary Files 1 and 2:
| Population | Housing |
| Ability to speak English | Heating Fuel |
| Ancestry | Bedrooms |
| Citizenship status | Kitchen facilities |
| Class of worker | Mortgage status |
| Disability | Plumbing |
| Farm Residence | Real estate taxes |
| Educational attainment | Rooms |
| Employment status | Selected monthly owner costs (utilities, insurance, fuel costs) |
| Grandparents as caregivers | Telephone service |
| Income in 1999 | Units in structure |
| Industry | Value of home or monthly rent paid |
| Journey to work (commuting) | Vehicles available |
| Language spoken at home | Year moved into residence |
| Marital status | Year structure built |
| Migration | |
| Occupation | |
| Place of birth | |
| Place of work | |
| Poverty status in 1999 | |
| School enrollment | |
| Veteran status | |
| Work status in 1999 | |
| Year of entry |
Subjects listed below are included in Summary File 3 tables and are previously released subjects covered in Summary Files 1 and 2:
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