{"accessLevel": "public", "contactPoint": {"fn": "U.S. Census Bureau", "hasEmail": "mailto:census.ask@census.gov"}, "description": "Comprehensive access to American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates\nfor Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The ACS is the premier source for\ndetailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data about communities\nacross the United States.\n\nThis dataset provides API access to 20,000+ variables covering topics\nincluding:\n\n- Demographics (age, race, ethnicity, citizenship)\n- Economics (income, poverty, employment, industry, occupation)\n- Housing (tenure, value, costs, conditions, utilities)\n- Education (enrollment, attainment)\n- Transportation (commute mode, travel time, vehicle availability)\n- Health Insurance coverage\n- Veterans and military service\n- Disability status\n- Language spoken at home\n- Ancestry and place of birth\n- Computer and internet access\n\nThe ACS 5-Year Estimates combine 5 years of survey data to provide reliable\nestimates for small geographic areas. Data is updated annually (typically\nreleased in December). Census geography identifiers can be joined with\nPhiladelphia boundary files for spatial analysis.\n\nAvailable Geography Levels:\n- County (Philadelphia County aggregate)\n- Census Tract (408 tracts)\n- Block Group (1,816 block groups)\n- County Subdivision\n\nKey Variable Examples:\n- B01003_001E: Total Population\n- B19013_001E: Median Household Income\n- B17001_002E: Population Below Poverty Level\n- B15003_022E: Bachelor's Degree or Higher\n- B25077_001E: Median Home Value\n- B25064_001E: Median Gross Rent\n- B08301: Means of Transportation to Work (multiple variables)\n- B03002: Hispanic/Latino Origin by Race (multiple variables)\n- B27001: Health Insurance Coverage (multiple variables)\n\nThe API examples below use the 2024 (2020-2024) release. To access other\nyears, replace \"2024\" in the URL with the desired year (available annually\nfrom 2009 to 2024).\n\nFor complete variable lists and definitions, see the Census Variable Search\nTool below. No API key required for basic use, but free registration\nprovides higher rate limits.\n", "distribution": [{"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5.html", "format": "HTML", "mediaType": "text/html", "title": "ACS 5-Year Technical Documentation (2020-2024)"}, {"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5/variables.html", "format": "HTML", "mediaType": "text/html", "title": "ACS Census Variable Search Tool (2020-2024)"}, {"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E&for=block%20group:%2A&in=state:42&in=county:101&in=tract:%2A", "format": "API", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "ACS 5-Year Population (2020-2024) - Block Group Level"}, {"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E&for=county:101&in=state:42", "format": "API", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "ACS 5-Year Population (2020-2024) - Philadelphia County Level"}, {"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E&for=tract:%2A&in=state:42&in=county:101", "format": "API", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "ACS 5-Year Population (2020-2024) - Census Tract Level"}, {"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B03002_003E,B03002_004E,B03002_006E,B03002_012E&for=tract:%2A&in=state:42&in=county:101", "format": "API", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "Example - Demographics by Tract"}, {"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B08301_001E,B08301_002E,B08301_010E,B08301_019E,B08301_021E&for=tract:%2A&in=state:42&in=county:101", "format": "API", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "Example - Commute Patterns by Tract (2020-2024)"}, {"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E&for=tract:%2A&in=state:42&in=county:101", "format": "API", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "Example - Education Attainment by Tract (2020-2024)"}, {"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B19013_001E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B25077_001E&for=tract:%2A&in=state:42&in=county:101", "format": "API", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "Example - Economic Indicators by Tract"}, {"accessURL": "https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B25001_001E,B25002_002E,B25077_001E,B25064_001E,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E&for=tract:%2A&in=state:42&in=county:101", "format": "API", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "Example - Housing Characteristics by Tract"}, {"accessURL": "https://github.com/uscensusbureau/census-api-notebook", "format": "HTML", "mediaType": "text/html", "title": "Census API Examples (GitHub)"}, {"accessURL": "https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/acs-5year.html", "format": "HTML", "mediaType": "text/html", "title": "Census API User Guide"}, {"downloadURL": "https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/about.html", "format": "PDF", "mediaType": "application/pdf", "title": "What is the American Community Survey?"}], "identifier": "census-acs-philadelphia", "keyword": ["american community survey", "census", "demographics", "economy", "education", "education", "employment", "environment", "health", "housing", "human services", "income", "land records", "planning", "poverty", "real estate", "transportation", "transportation", "zoning"], "license": "https://opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-zero/", "modified": "2026-01-29", "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "U.S. Census Bureau"}, "title": "Census ACS 5-Year Estimates - Philadelphia"}