ZIP Demographics API

Overview

To use ZIP Demographics, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/zipdemographics

Example

How to call the ZIP Demographics API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/zipdemographics?zip=90210" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/zipdemographics?zip=90210', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/zipdemographics?zip=90210', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/zipdemographics?zip=90210", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "zip": "90210",
    "name": "ZCTA5 90210",
    "acsYear": 2022,
    "population": {
      "total": 21741,
      "male": 10234,
      "female": 11507,
      "medianAge": 45.3
    },
    "income": {
      "medianHousehold": 153891,
      "perCapita": 98234
    },
    "housing": {
      "medianHomeValue": 2875000,
      "medianRent": 3250,
      "totalUnits": 10234,
      "homeOwnershipRate": 63.2
    },
    "education": {
      "collegeEducatedPct": 72.4
    },
    "employment": {
      "laborForce": 11234,
      "unemploymentRate": 3.8
    },
    "race": {
      "white": {
        "count": 16892,
        "percent": 77.7
      },
      "asian": {
        "count": 2345,
        "percent": 10.8
      }
    },
    "formatted": {
      "medianHouseholdIncome": "$153,891",
      "perCapitaIncome": "$98,234",
      "medianHomeValue": "$2,875,000",
      "medianRent": "$3,250"
    }
  }
}

Authentication

The ZIP Demographics API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the ZIP Demographics API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the ZIP Demographics API:

Response

The ZIP Demographics API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <zip>90210</zip>
    <name>ZCTA5 90210</name>
    <acsYear>2022</acsYear>
    <population>
      <total>21741</total>
      <male>10234</male>
      <female>11507</female>
      <medianAge>45.3</medianAge>
    </population>
    <income>
      <medianHousehold>153891</medianHousehold>
      <perCapita>98234</perCapita>
    </income>
    <housing>
      <medianHomeValue>2875000</medianHomeValue>
      <medianRent>3250</medianRent>
      <totalUnits>10234</totalUnits>
      <homeOwnershipRate>63.2</homeOwnershipRate>
    </housing>
    <education>
      <collegeEducatedPct>72.4</collegeEducatedPct>
    </education>
    <employment>
      <laborForce>11234</laborForce>
      <unemploymentRate>3.8</unemploymentRate>
    </employment>
    <race>
      <white>
        <count>16892</count>
        <percent>77.7</percent>
      </white>
      <asian>
        <count>2345</count>
        <percent>10.8</percent>
      </asian>
    </race>
    <formatted>
      <medianHouseholdIncome>$153,891</medianHouseholdIncome>
      <perCapitaIncome>$98,234</perCapitaIncome>
      <medianHomeValue>$2,875,000</medianHomeValue>
      <medianRent>$3,250</medianRent>
    </formatted>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  zip: '90210'
  name: ZCTA5 90210
  acsYear: 2022
  population:
    total: 21741
    male: 10234
    female: 11507
    medianAge: 45.3
  income:
    medianHousehold: 153891
    perCapita: 98234
  housing:
    medianHomeValue: 2875000
    medianRent: 3250
    totalUnits: 10234
    homeOwnershipRate: 63.2
  education:
    collegeEducatedPct: 72.4
  employment:
    laborForce: 11234
    unemploymentRate: 3.8
  race:
    white:
      count: 16892
      percent: 77.7
    asian:
      count: 2345
      percent: 10.8
  formatted:
    medianHouseholdIncome: $153,891
    perCapitaIncome: $98,234
    medianHomeValue: $2,875,000
    medianRent: $3,250

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access ZIP Demographics through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the zip demographics data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  zipdemographics(
    input: {
      zip: "90210"
    }
  ) {
    zip
    name
    acsYear
    population {
      total
      male
      female
      medianAge
    }
    income {
      medianHousehold
      perCapita
    }
    housing {
      medianHomeValue
      medianRent
      totalUnits
      homeOwnershipRate
    }
    education {
      collegeEducatedPct
    }
    employment {
      laborForce
      unemploymentRate
    }
    race {
      white {
        count
        percent
      }
      asian {
        count
        percent
      }
    }
    formatted {
      medianHouseholdIncome
      perCapitaIncome
      medianHomeValue
      medianRent
    }
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The ZIP Demographics API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

ZIP Demographics requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The ZIP Demographics API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for ZIP Demographics

Official ZIP Demographics packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

ZIP Demographics works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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