I found this link interesting: you are where you live.
Basically, you give it your zipcode, and it describes the people who live your area. For example, using my zipcode I get these results from the PRIZM system:
   Winner’s Circle
   Executive Suites
   Young Influentials
   Suburban Sprawl
   Towns & Gowns
And I get these results from the Microvision 450 data set:
   A Good Step Forward
   University USA
   Middle Years
   Upper Crust
   Urban Up And Comers
Pretty interesting stuff (and pretty accurate based on my impressions of the community).