Census data that works the way you write code.

# Census Bureau API
# What variable is B01003_001E? Who knows.

curl "https://api.census.gov/data/2022/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E&for=county:031&in=state:17&key=YOUR_CENSUS_API_KEY"

# Response (array of arrays, no field names):
[
  ["NAME","B01003_001E","state","county"],
  ["Cook County, Illinois","5173146","17","031"]
]

# PrairieCloud API
# Variable names you can read at 2am.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_PC_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.prairiecloud.io/v1/data\
?variables=sex_and_age_total_population\
&geo=county:17031&vintage=2022"

# Response (JSON, named fields, MOE included):
{
  "data": {
    "county:17031": {
      "name": "Cook County, Illinois",
      "variables": {
        "sex_and_age_total_population": {
          "estimate": 5173146,
          "margin_of_error": null
        }
      }
    }
  }
}