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Use U.S. Census Bureau with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access the definitive source for U.S. residential real estate data. Extract median home values, median gross rent, ownership vs. renting rates, and vacancy data

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Complete set · 5 capabilities

The complete U.S. Census Bureau capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with U.S. Census Bureau.

Capability set01 / 02

01-03

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 5 available through U.S. Census Bureau.

  1. 01

    Get state profile

    One query = complete state intelligence. Get a comprehensive socioeconomic profile for a state. population, income, housing, demographics

  2. 02

    Get county profile

    Get a comprehensive profile for a specific county

  3. 03

    Get housing by county

    Essential for real estate investors, developers, and market researchers. Get housing data for all counties in a state. values, rent, ownership

Capability set02 / 02

04-05

2 capabilities in this set.

Part of 5 available through U.S. Census Bureau.

  1. 04

    Get housing by state

    Renter-occupied, and vacant units for every state. The #1 dataset for real estate market analysis. Get housing data for all states. home values, rent, ownership rates, vacancies

  2. 05

    Query census

    Specify ACS variables (e.g., B01003_001E for population), geography (state:, county:, place:*), optional in-clause for filtering, year, and dataset path. See api.census.gov/data.html for all available datasets and variables. Run a custom Census API query. any dataset, variables, and geography

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857ms average. Fast in production.

U.S. Census Bureau is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 992ms
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Fastest day
648ms
Slowest day
992ms
14-day trend
Slowing+21%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 5 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of U.S. Census Bureau, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with U.S. Census Bureau. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

U.S. Census Bureau Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_i7DTnBmtjBlpU0661iEoy0K4kLQOYtF4mMKEEYrZ/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — U.S. Census Bureau capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "us-census-housing-home-values-rent-real-estate-data-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_i7DTnBmtjBlpU0661iEoy0K4kLQOYtF4mMKEEYrZ/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions U.S. Census Bureau owners ask.

  • 01

    How are median home values calculated?

    The ACS asks respondents to estimate how much their property (house and lot, mobile home and lot, or condominium unit) would sell for if it were for sale. The median represents the middle value.

  • 02

    Does 'Value' mean assessment or market value?

    It reflects an estimated market value by the owner, not assessed tax value or recent sales price.

  • 03

    What does Gross Rent include?

    Gross rent includes the contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, and water and sewer) and fuels.

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