How to Use the U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

Q: Does U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy support county-level analysis with OpenAI Agents SDK?

Yes. You can get detailed insights using getincomebycounty. This function provides median household income and poverty metrics for individual counties within any state you specify.

Q: Can the OpenAI Agents SDK get business patterns data using U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy?

Absolutely. By calling getbusinesspatterns, your agent can pull definitive datasets on establishments, employees, and payroll activity directly from County Business Patterns (CBP).

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Map local economic activity by county.

The `get_business_patterns` tool pulls data from the County Business Patterns (CBP). This lets you see exactly how many establishments, employees, and payroll dollars are in specific counties. You can pinpoint where business concentration is happening across a state or region.

Determine educational levels for all states.

Need to factor education into your analysis? Use `get_education_by_state` to get the highest level of educational attainment—specifically, bachelor's degree or higher—for every state. This data point is critical when predicting income trends.

Find median income and poverty by county.

The `get_income_by_county` tool gives you the median household income and poverty rates for every single county in a given state. This level of detail is invaluable whether you're doing real estate site selection or mapping economic disparity.

Analyze state-level income metrics.

To get a high-level view, call `get_income_by_state`. It returns the median household income and poverty rates for all states. This helps you quickly compare market opportunities or assess cost-of-living adjustments across entire regions.

Setup guide

Set up U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+ installed
openai-agents package (pip install openai-agents)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents to install the OpenAI Agents SDK. The MCP integration is built-in — no extra dependencies needed.
2

Connect via SSE transport

Use MCPServerSse with your Vinkius endpoint URL. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. The SDK auto-discovers all U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy tools at runtime.
3

Create your Agent

Pass the MCP to Agent(mcp_servers=[server]). The agent receives U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy tools as native definitions — JSON schemas resolve automatically.
4

Run the agent

Call Runner.run(agent, prompt) to execute. The agent invokes the appropriate U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy tools and returns structured results. Copy the full example on the right to get started.

agent.py

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerSse

async def main():
    async with MCPServerSse(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as server:
        agent = Agent(
            name="U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy Agent",
            instructions="You have access to U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy tools.",
            mcp_servers=[server],
        )
        result = await Runner.run(agent, "List recent transactions")
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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Common questions about U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

You tell your agent what you need—say, 'Show me the poverty rate in Texas.' The MCP Server handles the lookup using `get_income_by_state` and returns precise data directly to your agent for action.

Yes. You can get detailed insights using `get_income_by_county`. This function provides median household income and poverty metrics for individual counties within any state you specify.

The MCP Server provides stable access to authoritative Census and CBP datasets. Since your agents auto-discover all available tools, you know exactly what economic metrics they can pull without manual configuration.

This server works with aggregate demographic and economic statistics, specifically median household income and poverty rates. It doesn't handle private or personally identifiable information.

Absolutely. By calling `get_business_patterns`, your agent can pull definitive datasets on establishments, employees, and payroll activity directly from County Business Patterns (CBP).

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