Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months -- Housing Units with a Mortgage - B25092002 - Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months - American Community Survey 2008 (ACS08) - Survey ACS 2008 (1-Year Estimates)

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ACS 2008 (1-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2008 (1-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey 2008 (ACS08)

Table:

B25092. Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months [3]

Universe: Owner-occupied housing units

Variable Details

B25092.	Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months
	Universe: Owner-occupied housing units
	B25092001Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months -- Total B25092002 Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months -- Housing Units with a Mortgage Percent base: None - percentages not computed Aggregation method: Median, using bracket table: B25091, interpolation method: Pareto

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2008 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2008-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income -> Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income

Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income

This measure divides the selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income distribution into two equal parts: one-half of the cases falling below the median selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income and one-half above the median. Median selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is computed on the basis of a standard distribution. (See the "Standard Distributions" section under "Derived Measures.") Median selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income is rounded to the nearest tenth. (For more information on medians, see "Derived Measures.")