Census ACS Demographics

Population, income, poverty, education, housing, and commuting from the US Census ACS

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Quality & Safety

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Description quality
100%
Schema completeness
80%
Naming quality
100%
Poisoning risk
100%
Permission match
100%
Protocol compliance
100%

Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.

Context Cost

~1,393Tokens (tool definitions)
~1.2 KBTypical response size
Moderate attention impact (1.09% of 128k context)

This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.

Install

One-Click Install

Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "census": {
      "url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/census/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Remote endpoints

https://mcp.olyport.com/census/mcpstreamable-http

What it can do

Tool inventory

Tools (5)

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🟢get_county_demographics(state, county_fips, year)

Get demographic data for counties: population, median age, race, Hispanic origin, income, and poverty. Returns one record per county with total population, median age, racial breakdown (White, Black, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, Other, Two+), Hispanic/Latino percentage, median household income, and poverty rate. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA') or 2-digit FIPS code. county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County). Omit to get all counties in the state. year: ACS 5-year estimate year (default 2022). Data covers year-4 through year.

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "title": "State",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "county_fips": {
      "default": null,
      "title": "County Fips",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "year": {
      "default": 2022,
      "title": "Year",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "state"
  ],
  "title": "get_county_demographicsArguments"
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "title": "Result",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "result"
  ],
  "title": "get_county_demographicsOutput"
}
🟢get_county_economics(state, county_fips, year)

Get economic data for counties: income, poverty, home values, rent, and health insurance. Returns median household income, poverty rate, median home value, median gross rent, and health insurance coverage rates (insured vs uninsured). Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA') or 2-digit FIPS code. county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County). Omit to get all counties in the state. year: ACS 5-year estimate year (default 2022).

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "title": "State",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "county_fips": {
      "default": null,
      "title": "County Fips",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "year": {
      "default": 2022,
      "title": "Year",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "state"
  ],
  "title": "get_county_economicsArguments"
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "title": "Result",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "result"
  ],
  "title": "get_county_economicsOutput"
}
🟢get_county_education(state, county_fips, year)

Get educational attainment for counties (population 25+). Returns counts and percentages for: less than high school, high school diploma/GED, some college/associate degree, bachelor's degree, and graduate/professional degree. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA') or 2-digit FIPS code. county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County). Omit to get all counties in the state. year: ACS 5-year estimate year (default 2022).

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "title": "State",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "county_fips": {
      "default": null,
      "title": "County Fips",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "year": {
      "default": 2022,
      "title": "Year",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "state"
  ],
  "title": "get_county_educationArguments"
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "title": "Result",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "result"
  ],
  "title": "get_county_educationOutput"
}
🟢get_tract_data(state, county_fips, variables, year)

Get tract-level ACS data for any variables within a county. This is a flexible tool for querying any ACS 5-year estimate variables at the census tract level. Automatically batches requests if more than 50 variables are requested. Common variable examples: - B01001_001E: Total population - B19013_001E: Median household income - B17001_002E: Population below poverty level - B25077_001E: Median home value - B02001_002E-008E: Race breakdown Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA') or 2-digit FIPS code. county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County, WA). variables: Comma-separated ACS variable codes (e.g. 'B01001_001E,B19013_001E'). NAME is always included automatically. year: ACS 5-year estimate year (default 2022).

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "title": "State",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "county_fips": {
      "title": "County Fips",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "variables": {
      "title": "Variables",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "year": {
      "default": 2022,
      "title": "Year",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "state",
    "county_fips",
    "variables"
  ],
  "title": "get_tract_dataArguments"
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "title": "Result",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "result"
  ],
  "title": "get_tract_dataOutput"
}
🟢get_commuting_data(state, county_fips, year)

Get means of transportation to work data for counties. Returns worker counts and percentages for: drove alone, carpooled, public transit, walked, bicycle, taxi/motorcycle/other, and worked from home. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA') or 2-digit FIPS code. county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County). Omit to get all counties in the state. year: ACS 5-year estimate year (default 2022).

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "title": "State",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "county_fips": {
      "default": null,
      "title": "County Fips",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "year": {
      "default": 2022,
      "title": "Year",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "state"
  ],
  "title": "get_commuting_dataArguments"
}

Output Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "result": {
      "title": "Result",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "result"
  ],
  "title": "get_commuting_dataOutput"
}

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