build_acs: Build Data from the Decennial Census

In censable: Making Census Data More Usable

Build Data from the Decennial Census

Description

Creates a dataset, using the decennial census information, with the standard variables used for redistricting. Creates a stable base for getting data from censusapi for common calls in redistricting.

#' # Output columns are:

• GEOID: Geographic Identifier

• NAME: Name of County

• pop: total population

• pop_white: total population, Non-Hispanic White

• pop_black: total population, Non-Hispanic Black

• pop_hisp: total population, Hispanic

• pop_aian: total population, Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native

• pop_asian: total population, Non-Hispanic Asian

• pop_nhpi: total population, Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

• pop_other: total population, Non-Hispanic Other

• pop_two: total population, Non-Hispanic Two Plus Races

• vap: voting age population

• vap_white: voting age population, Non-Hispanic White

• vap_black: voting age population, Non-Hispanic Black

• vap_hisp: voting age population, Hispanic

• vap_aian: voting age population, Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native

• vap_asian: voting age population, Non-Hispanic Asian

• vap_nhpi: voting age population, Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander

• vap_other: voting age population, Non-Hispanic Other

• vap_two: voting age population, Non-Hispanic Two Plus Races

• geometry: sf geometry

Arguments for geography are not checked, so will error if invalid. This is by design to avoid blocking usage that could become valid.

Currently valid options for geography:

• 'state'

• 'county'

• 'tract'

• 'block group'

• 'block'

• 'county subdivision'

• 'zcta'

• 'congressional district'

• 'state legislative district (upper chamber)'

• 'state legislative district (lower chamber)'

• 'school district (unified)'

• 'school district (elementary)'

• 'school district (secondary)'

Usage

build_acs(
  geography,
  state,
  county = NULL,
  geometry = TRUE,
  year = 2020,
  survey = "acs5",
  groups = "all"
)

mem_build_acs(
  geography,
  state,
  county = NULL,
  geometry = TRUE,
  year = 2020,
  survey = "acs5",
  groups = "all"
)

Arguments

geography	Required. The geography level to use.
state	Required. Two letter state postal code.
county	Optional. Name of county. If not provided, returns blocks for the entire state.
geometry	Defaults to TRUE. Whether to return the geometry or not.
year	year, must be 2000, 2010, or 2020 (after August 2021)
survey	whether the get estimates from the 5-year ('acs5'), 3-year ('acs3'), or 1-year ('acs1') survey. Default is 'acs5'.
groups	defaults to 'all', which gets pop and vap. If 'pop', only gets pop. If 'vap', only gets vap. Any other strings default to 'all'.

Value

tibble with observations for each observation of the geography in the state or county. Data includes up to 3 sets of columns for each race or ethnicity category: population (pop), voting age population (vap), and citizen voting age population (cvap)

Examples

## Not run: 
# uses the Census API
tb <- build_acs(geography = 'tract', state = 'NY', county = 'Rockland', geometry = TRUE)

## End(Not run)

censable documentation built on Nov. 20, 2022, 1:06 a.m.