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Shovels provides resident data features including demographic information compiled from multiple sources.

Available Data Features

Demographics

  • Gender
  • Age range
  • Income range

Additional Consumer Attributes

  • Number of kids
  • Grandparent in household
  • Net worth
  • And more

Data Sources

Shovels’ resident data comes from multiple non-LinkedIn sources. We assemble data about individuals via common linkages between:
  • Person’s name
  • Workplace
  • Personal address
  • Business or personal contact information

Data Compilation Process

Our process uses consensus and observation date methodology to select the most likely and current data points for each individual.

Consensus Validation

We require 3+ different data signals to confirm data linkages, with reliability ensured through exhaustive validation methods and confirmation from actual usage.

Conformation

This process ensures data within the “Consensus” realm not only represents frequent occurrences but also adheres to proper formatting and data standards.
The data includes both directly observed information and modeled/probabilistic data.

Accessing Resident Data

Via API

To access resident contact information, pass the address_id from a permit object into the residents endpoint:
GET /v2/addresses/{address_id}/residents
This returns contact info like name, phone, and email for occupants associated with the address.

Via EDL

EDL customers have access to:
  • PERSONAL_EMAILS - Personal email addresses
  • BUSINESS_EMAIL - Business email addresses
  • HOMEOWNER field - Filter for HOMEOWNER = Y

Using Demographics for Homeowner Analysis

You can use available features like:
  • Income range
  • Children present
  • Net worth
To identify trends that could help determine homeownership likelihood at certain demographic levels.