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How/where to match tidycensus variables with census bureau variables?

Problem I am given a long list of specific variable codes for the DP05 table - in the census bureau format. For instance: target_dp05_vars = c(perc_white = "HC03_VC53", perc_black = "HC03_VC55", perc_native = "HC03_VC56") Since tidycensus…
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How can I adjust tidycensus API calls with shiny app input and visualize the results?

I want to create a visualization app in Shiny that will make graphs based on data retrieved from the Census API (ACS 1 year). To expand the variable options available to users, I want the API call to be adjusted based on user input. Below I have…
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NonCensus Package in R

I am trying to utilize the noncensus package in R to join the data("zip_codes") which contains the county level fips code to get the data("counties") that has the actual county name. My data set contains the zip codes for 100's of observations and I…
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What are Benchmarking Best Practices for US Census Data

I’m working with a dataset that crosses 2020 with data from 2015-2022. What is the best practice for geocoding within a dataset that spans two census' and multiple ACS years. Should I be benchmarking to look at a single year snapshot for each ACS…
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Fail to get the exact female percentage from tidycensus

I use tidycensus to collect demographic data but it seems something wrong since I got 0 female percentage for the zipcode 39309, 87040 and 78712. I also have the same problem, getting some zero values for bachelor's degree percentage, age percentage…
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tigris::shift_geometry() "Error: crs not found: is it missing?"

I am trying to pull the USA map with Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico all in one area. I can pull the counties map fine, but when I use shift_geometry, then I get an error, "Error: crs not found: is it missing?" Below is my…
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Get the census data from block group based on specific addresses in R

Hello I have a problem extracting the census data from the block group in R. I have a bunch of specific addresses and I need to get the block group from these addresses and then extract corresponding census data, say the percentage of…
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predicting race from surname and party affiliation

I am trying to use the wru package to predict race based on surname and location for a sample of individuals in the US using their names and addresses. The documentation for the predict_race function can be found here. However, I am encountering an…
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Error when requesting geometry in get_acs(), tidycensus

get_acs() suddenly giving an error when requesting with geometry = TRUE. See error message below. First time getting this error, even though this code has run with no issues before. Any thoughts? Thanks my_vars <- c( total_pop = "B01003_001", …
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tidycensus population weighted interpolation: keep year identifier during interpolation

I am pulling a variety of census data for multiple years. I want to interpolate this data using pw_interpolate, but this process drops character variables which are identifying my years (census_data), sort of like this looks like this: census_data…
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County Dissimilarity Indices using R package "Segregation"

When I use the following code, the estimate (dissimilarity, D) is the same for all Counties (0.648). I'm wondering if it has to do with lack of geometry information, since I created the County_FIPS variable. Looking for suggestions on how to fix…
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Calculating MOE for derived proportion with tidycensus when MOE is NA

Using ACS 5 year county-level estimates. Seeking to calculate the proportion of the county population over age 65. my_variables <- c(total_pop = "B01003_001", male_65_66 = "B01001_020", male_66_69 = "B01001_021", …
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Problems combining geom_sf() and geom_point() in same plot: points do not appear

I have a set of points (ptns) identified by latitude and longitude that I wish to plot on a map of the US-county-boundaries. I'm using the tidycensus::county_laea, an "sf" object. Only one point appears on the map and regardless of the coordinates I…
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Unknown variable in ACS/Census API

I am trying to get census data for tenure status in various zip codes using R. I used the syntax that I used for all of my other API calls and copied the variable name exactly from the API key here:…
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I have an error in Tidycensus: Error: Your API call has errors

I am trying to extract some information on occupation from American Community Survey (ACS). But I am getting an error. How can I fix it? Error - Getting data from the 2016-2020 5-year ACS Loading ACS5 variables for 2020 from table B24010 and caching…
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