get_census_data {wru} | R Documentation |
get_census_data
returns county-, tract-, and block-level Census data
for specified state(s). Using this function to download Census data in advance
can save considerable time when running predict_race
and census_helper
.
get_census_data( key, states, age = FALSE, sex = FALSE, census.geo = "block", retry = 0 )
key |
A required character object containing a valid Census API key, which can be requested here. |
states |
which states to extract Census data for, e.g., |
age |
A |
sex |
A |
census.geo |
An optional character vector specifying what level of
geography to use to merge in U.S. Census 2010 geographic data. Currently
|
retry |
The number of retries at the census website if network interruption occurs. |
Output will be an object of class list
indexed by state.
Output will contain a subset of the following elements:
state
, age
, sex
,
county
, tract
, block
, and place
.
## Not run: get_census_data(key = "...", states = c("NJ", "NY"), age = TRUE, sex = FALSE)