append_geoid function

Retrieve GEOID from the Census Geocoder by address

Returns GEOID for 2020 geographies.

append_geoid(address, geoid_type = "block")

Arguments

• address: A tibble/data frame with (at a minimum, others can be present) either character columns street, city, and state OR numeric columns lat and lon. Lat/lon columns take priority.
• geoid_type: GEOID level to return, c('county', 'tract', 'block group', 'block'). Defaults to block.

Returns

the original tibble with GEOIDs appended as a new column called geoid.

Examples

## Not run:

airports <- dplyr::data_frame(
  street = "700 Catalina Dr", city = "Daytona Beach", state = "FL"
)
append_geoid(airports, 'tract')
## End(Not run)

Author(s)

Josie Kressner, josie@transportfoundry.com