Filtering based on demographics

[Oladimeji Sonibare]

Greetings, All,

I'm working on my first investment property, and, from what I've gathered from BP, the first step is to identify my market. Part of that includes assessing the demographics of the city/state I'd like to invest in, but I can't seem to find accurate/up-to-date information about demographics anywhere.

How do I screen cities for wage growth, crime, median income, etc.? Which sites can I trust?

I've been doing quick google searches until now, but I want to be as accurate as possible. A lot of sites have conflicting information. Any help would be greatly appreciated.