Socioeconomic & Demographics

PadStats provides ACS census demographics, FBI NIBRS crime statistics, and composite socioeconomic indices — all queryable by address, coordinates, or Census GEOID.

Endpoints

Endpoint	Description
GET /v1/census-data	ACS census variables by address or coordinates
POST /v1/census-data	Same, via JSON body
POST /v1/census-data/by-geoid	Census data by Census GEOID
GET /v1/crime-data	Crime incidents within a radius
POST /v1/crime-data	Same, via JSON body
GET /v1/socioeconomic-data	Composite socioeconomic indices
POST /v1/socioeconomic-data	Same, via JSON body
GET /v1/socioeconomic-data/by-geoid	Socioeconomic data by Census GEOID

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Census Data

Returns ACS (American Community Survey) variables at one or more geographic levels.

curl -X POST https://api.padstats.io/v1/census-data \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "address": "500 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701",
    "years": [2023],
    "geographies": ["block_group", "tract"]
  }'

Request fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
address / latitude + longitude	—	—	Location
years	int[]	[2023]	ACS data years (2019–2023)
geographies	string[]	["block_group"]	county, cousub, tract, block_group
census_keys	string[]	predefined set	Specific ACS variable codes; omit for the default set

Response structure

{
  "location_info": { ... },
  "census_geoids": {
    "state_fips": "48",
    "county_fips": "453",
    "cousub_fips": "24000",
    "tract_fips": "002100",
    "block_fips": "1",
    "geoid": "480450021001"
  },
  "acs_data": [
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "geography_level": "block_group",
      "name": "Block Group 1, Census Tract 21, Travis County, Texas",
      "variables": {
        "B01003_001E": {
          "category": "demographics",
          "subcategory": "population",
          "value_type": "total",
          "value": 1482
        },
        "B19013_001E": {
          "category": "economics",
          "subcategory": "income",
          "value_type": "currency",
          "value": 78500
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Common ACS variable groups

Table	Description
B01002	Median age by sex
B01003	Total population
B03002	Hispanic or Latino origin by race
B15003	Educational attainment (25+)
B19001	Household income distribution
B19013	Median household income
B19082	Gini index of income inequality
B25001	Total housing units
B25024	Units in structure
B25035	Median year structure built

Querying by GEOID

If you already have a Census GEOID (e.g., from a previous response), use the direct lookup:

{
  "geoid": "480453002100",
  "geography": "tract",
  "years": [2023]
}

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Crime Data

Returns crime incidents from FBI NIBRS reporting within a specified radius.

curl -X POST https://api.padstats.io/v1/crime-data \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "address": "500 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701",
    "radius_mi": 1.0,
    "start_date": "2024-01-01",
    "end_date": "2024-12-31",
    "include_crime_summary": true
  }'

Request fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
radius_mi	float	1.0	Search radius (max 6.0 miles)
start_date	string	—	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
end_date	string	—	End date (YYYY-MM-DD)
include_crime_summary	bool	true	Include aggregated summary statistics
include_crime_details	bool	false	Include extended fields: agency, victim_sex, victim_race, victim_age_group, offender_sex, offender_race, offender_age_group, crime_against, reference_id
offense_categories	string[]	all	Filter to specific NIBRS offense categories
sort_by	string	recency	recency or distance
limit	int	100	Max records returned (up to 1,000)
cursor	string	—	Pagination cursor from previous response

Response

{
  "query": {
    "latitude": 30.2672, "longitude": -97.7431,
    "radius_mi": 1.0
  },
  "summary": {
    "total": 87,
    "by_category": {
      "Theft": 34,
      "Assault": 18,
      "Burglary": 12,
      "Vehicle Theft": 9
    },
    "by_severity": {
      "minor": 10, "low": 28, "moderate": 31, "high": 15, "severe": 3
    }
  },
  "crime_instances": [
    {
      "id": 10482910,
      "datetime": "2024-11-14T22:35:00",
      "lat": 30.2680,
      "lon": -97.7418,
      "address": "500 Block of Congress Ave",
      "distance_mi": 0.08,
      "offense_code": "23H",
      "offense_category": "Theft",
      "offense_description": "Theft from vehicle",
      "crime_type": "property",
      "severity": "Moderate"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "count": 87,
    "truncated": false,
    "next_cursor": null,
    "compute_ms": 143
  }
}

Severity levels

Level	Description
Minor	Non-contact, low-impact offenses
Low	Property crimes with limited direct harm
Moderate	Property crimes or non-severe person crimes
High	Violent crimes or significant property damage
Severe	Homicide, sexual assault, armed robbery

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Socioeconomic Indices

Returns composite indices (0–100 scale) derived from ACS census data, compared against local, county, state, and national baselines.

curl -X POST https://api.padstats.io/v1/socioeconomic-data \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "address": "500 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701",
    "year": 2023,
    "geographies": ["tract", "county"],
    "include_grades": true
  }'

Request fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
year	int	2023	ACS data year (2019–2023)
geographies	string[]	["all"]	county, cousub, tract, block_group, all
include_grades	bool	false	Return letter grades (A–F) alongside numeric indices

Socioeconomic indices returned

Index	What it measures
Income & Employment	Median household income, employment rate
Education & Employment	Educational attainment, workforce participation
Diversity	Racial and ethnic diversity
Poverty	Poverty rate relative to comparison area
Age / Family	Age distribution, household composition

Natural hazard indices

The response also includes natural hazard indices at the same geographic levels:

Index	What it measures
Flood Risk	Composite FEMA flood exposure
Storm Surge	Coastal storm surge exposure
Fire Risk	USDA wildfire burn probability
Wind / Hurricane	Wind hazard exposure
Seismic Risk	Earthquake risk
Severe Weather	Tornado, hail, and severe storm exposure

Reading the indices

All indices are on a 0–100 scale relative to a comparison basis:

• 100 = best possible outcome for this index (e.g., lowest poverty, lowest flood risk)
• 0 = worst possible outcome
• The comparison basis is shown in each result: cousub (local), county, state, or country

When include_grades: true, letter grades (A through F) are attached to each index based on the same comparison.