Census ACS Demographics
Connects Claude to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates through OlyPort's streamable HTTP transport. Exposes demographic and economic data at county and census tract levels, including population counts, household income, poverty rates, educational attainment, housing characteristics, and commuting patterns. Useful when you need ground truth demographics for a specific geography, whether you're analyzing market opportunities, understanding community profiles, or contextualizing local policy questions. Part of OlyPort's 38-server federal data suite with a free tier of 100 calls per day.
- tools
- 5
- transport
- HTTP
- last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
Install
From registry metadata$ npx add-mcp https://mcp.olyport.com/census/mcp --name censusRun in your terminal. add-mcp asks which agents to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more). Add -g to install it for every project.
Review the command, arguments and environment values before installing. MCP servers run with your local permissions.
Other ways
Claude Code
$ claude mcp add --transport http census https://mcp.olyport.com/census/mcpRun in your terminal. Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
Tools
Verified live · 5 toolsVerified live against the running server on Nov 6, 2026.
get_county_demographicsGet 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 perce...3 params
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 perce...
county_fipsstringstate*stringyearintegerget_county_economicsGet 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...3 params
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...
county_fipsstringstate*stringyearintegerget_county_educationGet 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. 'W...3 params
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. 'W...
county_fipsstringstate*stringyearintegerget_tract_dataGet 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...4 params
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...
county_fips*stringstate*stringvariables*stringyearintegerget_commuting_dataGet 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...3 params
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...
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- Nov 6, 2026
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