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A Python wrapper for the US Census API.
Per conversation on UnitedStates, perhaps this API could include population projections. Here's an [unremarkable attempt](https://github.com/wilson428/projections) I made for a quick project a few weeks ago.
Geographic elements like zipcode aren't named in an obvious way. "zip code tabulation area" is an unwieldy way to reference zipcode.
I have extended the census class to implement methods for getting data on the the tracts, blockgroups, and blocks that intersect with a census incorporated place. https://github.com/datamade/census_area/blob/master/census_area/__init__.py This use's the...
If you request a variable that is not available at a specific geography, then the response return `null.` I think this should cause the query to raise a CensusException. Example:...
Hey, Potentially a minor issue, but reading through the [ACS5 documentation](http://api.census.gov/data/2014/acs5/examples.html) on census.gov, it doesn't look like zipcode is a supported geography, but zipcode tabulation area is.
I am getting an error when trying to pull ACS 5-year estimates for block groups for any year prior to 2013. Other geographies work fine. When I run the below...
- Added the year 2022 for ACS1 and ACS5 - Updated tests to reflect most recent year - Had to change legislative district, for some reason ACS data is not...
https://api.census.gov/data.json
The following works ```python tables = c.acs5.tables(year=2020) fields = c.acs5.fields(year=2020) ``` The following raises a json decode error from a 404 response ```python fields = c.acs5.fields(year=2020) ``` This is because...
I want to make a dataframe of each congressional district with median income per district. This census page has the relevant data: https://www.census.gov/mycd/ On this page you can look at...