diff --git a/R/demo-crowding.R b/R/demo-crowding.R
index 6cfc1b6..2a007e8 100644
--- a/R/demo-crowding.R
+++ b/R/demo-crowding.R
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #' }
 demo_crowding <- function(area, areatype, crowding, race, include_metadata=FALSE) {
   req <- create_request("demographics")
-
+  
   resp <- req %>%
     req_url_query(
       stateFIPS = fips_scp(area),
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ demo_crowding <- function(area, areatype, crowding, race, include_metadata=FALSE
     req_perform()
   
   resp <- process_resp(resp, "demographics", include_metadata)
-
+  
   if (include_metadata == TRUE) {
     resp$data <- resp$data %>%
       setNames(c(
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ demo_crowding <- function(area, areatype, crowding, race, include_metadata=FALSE
         "Rank"
       )) %>%
       mutate(across(c("Percent", "Households"), \(x) as.numeric(x)))
-    return(resp)
   } else {
     resp %>%
       setNames(c(
@@ -92,4 +91,5 @@ demo_crowding <- function(area, areatype, crowding, race, include_metadata=FALSE
       )) %>%
       mutate(across(c("Percent", "Households"), \(x) as.numeric(x)))
   }
+  resp <- process_metadata(resp)
 }
diff --git a/R/process_metadata.R b/R/process_metadata.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1106ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/process_metadata.R
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+process_metadata <- function(resp) {
+  resp_data <- resp$data
+  resp_metadata <- resp$metadata
+  
+  resp_df <- resp_data %>% as_tibble()
+  
+  class(resp_df) <- c("my_tbl", class(resp_df))
+  
+  attr(resp_df, "metadata") <- resp_metadata
+  
+  print.my_tbl <- function(x) {
+    cat("Metadata:", "\n")
+    for (i in seq_along(attr(x, "metadata"))) {
+      cat(names(attr(x, "metadata"))[i], attr(x, "metadata")[[i]], "\n")
+    }
+    NextMethod(x)
+    invisible(x)
+  }
+  print.my_tbl(resp_df)
+}