Demographics and Employment

Overview

The demographics and employment table contains records for each person modeled as part of the synthetic population produced by Replica. Each record includes a set of attributes describing the person’s demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and the block-group assignment for their work, home, and school locations.

Population data is generated each season. Data is released twice a year and is available for download in CSV format.

Model inputs include the following products from the U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, TIGER/Line data, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics Data, and ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), the Census Transportation Planning Products Program (CTPP) as well as data from the National Center for Education Statistics, US Department of Education, building data and proprietary parcel data and points of interest data.

Sample Download

Click here to download a CSV sample of Replica's demographics and employment table.

Schema

Field Name	Content Type	Sample Value	Description
household_id	String	14102589208980400000	Unique identifier of a household.
person_id	String	14408018579505000000	Unique identifier of a person.
BLOCKGROUP	String	410050201001	The US Census Bureau-assigned FIPS code of the census block group containing the housing unit based on the decennial census 2010.
BLOCKGROUP_work	String	410050227021	The US Census Bureau-assigned FIPS code of the census block group containing the person's workplace (for employed persons only.)
BLOCKGROUP_school	String	410510063001	The US Census Bureau-assigned FIPS code of the census block group containing the person's school (for students only).
TRACT	String	41005020100	The US Census Bureau-assigned FIPS code of the census tract containing the housing unit.
TRACK_work	String	41005022702	The US Census Bureau-assigned FIPS code of the census tract containing the person's workplace (for employed persons only).
TRACT_school	String	41051006300	The US Census Bureau-assigned FIPS code of the census tract containing the person's school (for students only).
age_group*	String	18_24	Age range a person falls within. Value ranges include: • lte_4 • 5_14 • 15_17 • 18_24 • 25_34 • 35_64 • 65_plus
age	Integer	19	Age, in years old, assigned to the person.
sex	String	M	Sex assigned to the person, male (M) or female (F).
race	String	white	Race assigned to the person. Valid values include: • american_indian_alaska_native • asian • black_african_american • hawaiin_pacific • other_race_alone • two_or_more_races • white
ethnicity	String	not_hispanic_or_latino	Ethnicity of a person. Valid values include: • not_hispanic_or_latino • hispanic_or_latino
individual_income_group	String	0_20000	Range a person's annual income falls within. Value ranges include: • lte_0 • 0_20000 • 20000_40000 • 40000_80000 • 80000_100000 • 100000_plus
individual_income	Integer	7500	Total annual income of a person. Note: Some individuals have negative income levels. Negative income is typically associated with business or capital loss that’s subsequently allocated to the individual taxpayer. This comes from Census data.
employment	String	employed	Employment status of a person. Valid values include: • employed • notinlf • under_16 • unemployed
education*	String	k_12	Education level of a person. Valid values include: • advanced_degree • bachelors_degree • high_school • k_12 • no_school • some_college • under_3
school_grade_attending*	String	not_attending_school	Current grade level assigned to a person. Valid values include: • graduate • kindergarten • not_attending_school • school • undergraduate
industry*	String	naics51	Industry sector a person works within, reported in NAICS code. For a list of NAICS codes see: https://www.naics.com/search-naics-codes-by-industry.
household_role*	String	child	The role of the person in the household. Valid values include: • child • GQ • head_of_household • immobile_GQ • non_relative • relative • spouse
subfamily_number*	Integer	1	Number assigned to the subfamily that the person belongs to in a household.
subfamily_relationship*	String	parent_with_child	Relationship of a person within the subfamily. Valid values include: • child • husband/wife_no_children • husband/wife_with_children • parent_with_child • N/A
commute_mode	String	driving	Typical commute mode used by a person. Valid values include: • biking • carpool • driving • not_working • transit • walking • worked_from_home
tenure*	String	owner	Tenure of household. Valid values include: • owner • renter • GQ
migration*	String	same_house	Indicates mobility status (if the household has lived in the same unit 1 year ago). Valid values include: • N/A (Lived in house <1 year; Also applies to group quarters) • same_house (non-movers) • outside_us • within_us
household_size	String	3_person	Number of persons that make up the household. Valid values include: • 1_person • 1_person_group_quarters • 2_person • 3_person • 4_person • 5_person • 6_person • 7_plus_person
household_income_group*	String	125000_plus	Income range that the total income of the household falls within. Valid values include: • lte_10000 • 10000_40000 • 40000_75000 • 75000_125000 • 125000_plus
household_income	Integer	408500	Total income of the household.
family_structure*	String	married_couple	Household family structure. Valid values include: • family_single • GQ • living_alone • married_couple • nonfamily_single
vehicles	String	3_plus	Number of vehicles owned by a household. Valid values include: • zero • 1 • 2 • 3_plus • GQ
building_type*	String	mobile	Indicates the unit in the household’s structure. Valid values include: • mobile (mobile home, trailer, boat, RV, or van) • single_family (one-family home, attached or detached) • several_units (2-4 apartments) • multiple_units (5+ apartments) • GQ_structure (group quarters)
resident_type	String	core	Indicates whether or not the person is a resident of the region. Valid values include: • core: A resident of the core region. • donut: A resident of the surrounding counties who work or go to school in the core region. • visitor: A person who does not normally reside in the core or donut region who enters and/or exits the region via a ‘port of entry’ (airport, freeway crossing).
language*	String	english	Indicates the household language. Valid values include: • english • spanish • indo-european • asian-pacific • other • GQ_language
lat*	Float	37.434211	Latitude of the block group centroid representing the home location, reported in decimal degrees, WGS 84.
lng*	Float	-122.16801	Longitude of the block group centroid representing the home location, reported in decimal degrees, WGS 84.
lat_work*	Float	37.434211	Latitude of the block group centroid representing the work location, reported in decimal degrees, WGS 84 (for employed persons only).
lng_work*	Float	-122.16801	Longitude of the block group centroid representing the work location, reported in decimal degrees, WGS 84 (for employed persons only).
lat_school*	Float	37.434211	Latitude of the block group centroid representing the school location, reported in decimal degrees, WGS 84 (for students only).
lng_school*	Float	-122.16801	Longitude of the block group centroid representing the school location, reported in decimal degrees, WGS 84 (for students only).

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