Highest Quintile - B19081005 - Mean Household Income of Quintiles - American Community Survey Tables: 2008 -- 2010 (3-Year Estimates) (ACS2010_3yr) - Survey ACS 2010 (3-Year Estimates)

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ACS 2010 (3-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2010 (3-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey Tables: 2008 -- 2010 (3-Year Estimates) (ACS2010_3yr)

Table:

B19081. Mean Household Income of Quintiles [6]

Universe: Households

Variable Details

B19081.	Mean Household Income of Quintiles
	Universe: Households
	B19081005Highest Quintile Percent base: None - percentages not computed Aggregation method: Quintile -- can not be aggregated -- No totals are displayed for this variable when multiple geographies are selected

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2008-2010 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2010 3-Year Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A. Supplemental Documentation -> 2010 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Income in the Past 12 Months -> Means of Household Income by Quintiles

Means of Household Income by Quintiles

Means of household income by quintiles are calculated by dividing aggregate household income in each quintile by the number of
households in each quintile (one-fifth of the total number of households). (For more information on aggregates, see "Aggregate Income." For more information on quintiles, see "Derived Measures.")