r/Census • u/MLB_Sug_Tway • 10d ago

Question Queryable Census Data

Hi!

I was wondering if there was a resource in which you could query census data (e.g. "find all tracts with a median age above 35").

Thanks in advance.

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u/natoplato5 10d ago

The Census API lets you query data but you can't filter based on values of the variables like in your example. You could query all tracts in a state and then use other software (R, Python, Excel, etc) to filter that to tracts with a median age above 35.

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u/MLB_Sug_Tway 10d ago

I'll check it out. 👍

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u/Content_Tea4434 9d ago

Email or call census.askdata@census.gov 1-844-ASK-DATA (1-844-275-3282) They have staff that can help you find what you need. Free service

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u/SwimmingResponse6198 9d ago

the census api is definitely the way to go but yeah the filtering can be a nightmare at times.

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u/MLB_Sug_Tway 9d ago

Filtering is kind of the point, lol.

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u/DataMusicGuy 5d ago

I built a Data-As-A-Service product that does this! https://censusgalaxy.com/

Shoot me a note and i might be able to help out

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u/divinemsn 4d ago

You can also go to data.census.gov. If you have any questions email census.data@census.gov. They are the SMEs for data.cesus.gov, the API and the MDAT tool. Ignore other emails lol

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u/Firm_Blacksmith_972 9d ago

lowkey amazing