Man pages for higherX4Racine/hercacstables
Work with American Community Survey Tables through the US Census API

api_key_is_setCheck if the local environment contains an expected constant...
api_key_setupGuide a new user at setting up a Census API key
api_key_valueGet the current value of the local Census API key
build_api_urlCreate an API call to send to api.census.gov
build_api_variableVectorized Creation of Census ACS Variables
build_for_geographiesUse the 'for' geography to specify the level that you are...
build_info_urlGet the URL for JSON glossary about one table of ACS data
build_in_geographiesCreate the part of a Census API query that describes...
build_query_parametersCreate the query part of a call to the Census's data API
DECENNIAL_POPULATION_FIELDSVariables from the Decennial censuses
EDUCATIONAL_ATTAINMENT_LEVELSCensus labels for different levels of educational achievement
fetch_dataDownload a set of data from the US Census API
fetch_decennial_pops_by_raceGet decennial census estimates of per-block populations by...
fetch_json_as_listMake a call to the Census API and convert the JSON response...
fetch_metadata_tableFetch glossary about a specific ACS data set from the Census...
GEOGRAPHY_HIERARCHY_METADATAGeographic levels of organization for data from the US Census...
GLOSSARY_OF_AGE_AND_SEXThe fundamental demographics of age and sex from table...
GLOSSARY_OF_CHILDREN_IN_POVERTYCategorize ACS variables about children living in poverty and...
GLOSSARY_OF_CHILDREN_PER_FAMILYCategorize ACS variables about children per family
GLOSSARY_OF_EDUCATIONAL_ATTAINMENTCensus variables for different levels of educational...
GLOSSARY_OF_EMPLOYMENT_STATUSFactor values associated with specific rows within...
GLOSSARY_OF_FAMILIES_WITH_CHILDRENCategorize ACS variables counting families by number of...
GLOSSARY_OF_STANDARD_OF_LIVINGCategorize ACS variables about income : poverty level ratios...
hercacstablesTools for parsing ACS data tables
hercacstables-packagehercacstables: Work with American Community Survey Tables...
hoist_table_glossaryHoist details about a Census data group from a list of...
json_list_to_frameConvert a list of json objects from the census into a data...
latest_acs_metadataDownload glossary about the most recent versions of the 1-...
METADATA_FOR_ACS_GEOGRAPHIESDetails about levels of geographic detail in the most recent...
METADATA_FOR_ACS_GROUPSDetails about the groups in the most recent American...
METADATA_FOR_ACS_VARIABLESDetails about variables in the most recent American Community...
most_recent_vintageQuery the Census API for the most recent release year of a...
pivot_and_separateTake a wide-formatted response from the Census API and...
RACE_ETHNICITY_SUBTABLESRace and ethnicity codes and labels used by the U.S. Census...
search_in_columnsSearch for terms in a glossary in case-insensitive ways
subtract_parts_from_wholeComputes a remainder values from measures of some subgroups...
the_year_right_nowToday's year in the Gregorian calendar.
TYPES_OF_RACE_OR_ETHNICITYFor selected tables, an alphabetic suffix follows to indicate...
TYPES_OF_SUBJECTA code for the broad subject that a Census table covers.
TYPES_OF_TABLEA Census table's ID always starts with an alphanumeric code...
TYPES_OF_VARIABLEACS data contain variables ending in 1- or 2-letter codes.
unpack_group_detailsPull apart the lists of details for one group of ACS data
higherX4Racine/hercacstables documentation built on Jan. 15, 2025, 9:58 p.m.