Can I get census fields by geocoding using ArcGIS?

Question

I'm looking for fields like Tract, Block, Fips State, County, Place, MSA, CBSA, etc..

I want to do a batch job to process many addresses and get this data back per address.

Is this possible with ArcGIS?

Thank you.

MarkBockenhauer · Answer

Jerry,

I might be a good idea to contact your local Esri office to get the information that you are looking for.

Esri Offices Worldwide | Find the Esri Office that Serves You

They should be able to help.

Mark

JerryW · Answer

Hi Mark,

Thank you so much for your help.

I haven't purchased any of the software yet.

1. What software would I need to be able to do geocoding for thousands of addresses?

2. Do I need specific files per state to get all the census info I asked about plus other data?

My data covers the entire united states.

3. What format can my address file be in so I can do batch processing?

Thank you so much I appreciate all your help.  I'm trying to research ArcGIS as much as I can to get all my questions answered.  Can I send you a list of fields I need and see if they are all available through ArcGIS?

Thank you,

Jerry

MarkBockenhauer · Answer

Yes it is possible with ArcGIS.

Using ArcGIS Desktop you could:

1. create point features from your address data.

Geocoding a table of addresses in ArcMap—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

2. use a spatial join to pass desired polygon data attributes to the point data created from your address data.

Spatial Join—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

Mark