# Income by ZIP Code (IRS Tax Data API) (`intuitive_ytterbium/irs-soi-zip-income`) Actor

Official IRS income statistics for any US ZIP code: number of returns, average income, income brackets, wages and retiree share. Look up a list of ZIPs or a whole state.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/intuitive_ytterbium/irs-soi-zip-income.md
- **Developed by:** [Dan W](https://apify.com/intuitive_ytterbium) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$10.00 / 1,000 zip income rows

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Income by ZIP Code (IRS Tax Data API)

Get official income statistics for any US ZIP code from the IRS Statistics of Income program: number of tax returns, average adjusted gross income, the income-bracket mix, wages and retiree share. Look up a list of ZIPs, or pull a whole state at once.

### Who uses this

- **Local businesses and franchise scouts** picking a trade area or a new location
- **Real-estate investors and agents** comparing neighborhoods
- **Marketers** building direct-mail or ad lists by income band
- **Analysts and AI agents** that need a clean income field for a ZIP

### Why this Actor

- **Official source:** the IRS's own ZIP code file (tax years 2020 to 2022), not modelled estimates.
- **One clean row per ZIP:** totals plus the share under $25k and over $100k, and the median income bracket.
- **Bracket mode:** set `mode` to `brackets` for one row per income band per ZIP.
- **Pay only for results.** No subscription, no proxy, no login.

### Input example

```json
{ "taxYear": "2022", "zipCodes": ["77459", "77002", "78701", "10001", "90210"], "mode": "summary" }
```

Leave `zipCodes` empty and set `states` (for example `["TX"]`) to pull every ZIP in a state.

### Output example

```json
{ "taxYear": 2022, "state": "CA", "zip": "90210", "returns": 9030, "avgAgi": 664871.87, "medianAgiBracket": "$100k–$200k", "wageEarners": 5780, "elderlyReturns": 3600, "shareOver100k": 0.5615, "shareUnder25k": 0.1894 }
```

### FAQ

**Is this household income?** It's income per tax return, which is close but not the same as household income. It's the most precise official figure published at ZIP level.
**How current is it?** Tax year 2022 is the latest ZIP release from the IRS. The Actor picks up new years when the IRS publishes them.
**Can I use it from ChatGPT or Claude?** Yes, it's also one of the tools in the Public Data MCP server.

### Data & legal

Public IRS data. No personal data. Not a credit decision tool, and not legal, financial or tax advice.

# Actor input Schema

## `taxYear` (type: `string`):

Tax year.

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

Leave empty and set states to pull a whole state (large).

## `states` (type: `array`):

States (2-letter).

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Output mode.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "taxYear": "2022",
  "mode": "summary"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("intuitive_ytterbium/irs-soi-zip-income").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("intuitive_ytterbium/irs-soi-zip-income").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call intuitive_ytterbium/irs-soi-zip-income --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,intuitive_ytterbium/irs-soi-zip-income"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/IDDVIT2ECbo8rCPzO/builds/JbWyHmVG5BQlBMxlf/openapi.json