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

Q: Can I get state income data using U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy and Windsurf?

Sure thing. Use the getincomebystate tool to pull median household income and poverty rates across all states in a single step. It's great for comparing whole-country trends.

Q: What educational data does this MCP Server handle with U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy and Windsurf?

It provides state educational attainment using geteducationbystate. This tool gives you the number of states that have a bachelor's degree or higher, which is key for understanding local workforce readiness.

Q: Does this MCP Server support county-level income analysis with U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy and Windsurf?

Yep. getincomebycounty is the tool you want. It pulls median household income and poverty data for specific counties, which is much more precise than state averages.

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Automated Economic Pattern Discovery

The `get_business_patterns` tool pulls data from County Business Patterns (CBP). You set a goal—say, finding where retail jobs are spiking—and Cascade figures out the steps. It gives you establishments, employees, and payroll counts by county, letting you spot local economic shifts fast.

State-Level Income and Poverty Analysis

Need a high-level view of American economies? Use `get_income_by_state`. This tool fetches median household income and poverty rates for every state. It’s perfect for initial market sizing or determining cost-of-living adjustments across regions.

Deep Dive into County Demographics

For real estate or business site selection, you need county granularity. The `get_income_by_county` tool returns median household income and poverty data for every county in a state. It lets your agent pinpoint economic disparity within specific metro areas.

Setup guide

Set up U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the U.S. Census Income — Median Income, Poverty & Economy tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "us-census-income-median-income-poverty-economy-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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

Cascade handles this automatically. Just tell your goal—like 'find low-payroll areas'—and it uses `get_business_patterns` to pull the County Business Patterns data for you.

Sure thing. Use the `get_income_by_state` tool to pull median household income and poverty rates across all states in a single step. It's great for comparing whole-country trends.

It provides state educational attainment using `get_education_by_state`. This tool gives you the number of states that have a bachelor's degree or higher, which is key for understanding local workforce readiness.

Yep. `get_income_by_county` is the tool you want. It pulls median household income and poverty data for specific counties, which is much more precise than state averages.

The server handles demographic and economic indicators, specifically median household income, poverty rates, business establishments, payroll counts, and educational attainment.

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