The CDXZipStream ACS data feeds for state, county, ZIP code (ZCTA), place, BSA (Core-Based Statistical Area) and Tract have been updated with the latest data releases from the U.S. Census Bureau. These data are from the American Community Survey, which surveys about 1 out of every 38 households every year. These feeds are available in the CDXZipStream Premium ACS version. Data are aggregated over the years 2016 through 2020.
The demographic areas covered in all ACS feeds are: age, population, household size, household income, individual earnings, race and ethnicity, educational attainment, school enrollment, housing value and rent, mortgage status, and marital status. For a full listing of all data fields included in the feeds, please download the CDXZipStream Data Feeds and Definitions file here.
Please note that the main CDXZipStream data tabe has not yet been updated with 2020 Census data because the zip code geography is not yet available from the US Census.The US Census does not yet have a specific date for this other than it will be in 2022.
If you already own CDXZipStream ACS Premium and have an active data maintenance contract, select the "Account" option on the CDXZipStream Excel menu and click on "Check for Available Database Updates". Then select the option to update your premium database.
For users without an active account you can update your data feeds by logging into your on-line account on CDXTech.com. Under "My Account", then "Product Management", select "Buy Data Update" and then purchase the Premium Maintenance contract. If you don't have the correct CDXZipStream version select "Upgrade License" in the account area and select the option to upgrade to the ACS version. The latest data will automatically be included with your purchase.
One feature many may not be aware of is that CDXZipStream can be configured to use postal code databases for other countries as a substitute for the default US zip code database. All of the CDXZipStream built-in functions which use the local zip code database (such as CDXZipCode, CDXDistance and CDXRadius) will be able to access this data.
We support 21 additional countries such as Australia, Mexico, India and Western European countries such as France. These databases are free can be obtained at the following
download link. They are installed using the “Update Manually” function on the CDXZipStream “Account” function in Excel. You must have CDXZipStream version 5.1 or later installed. Registered users can get access to this feature by installing the current
CDXZipStream demo installation file.
The Bing and Here geocoding and routing functions are not impacted by this change and can continued to be used for worldwide location data. The full Canadian database continues to be a standard optional add-on to the US database.
For more information on this new feature please check out the following video.