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 2012 (ACS12) - Survey ACS 2012 (1-Year Estimates)

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ACS 2012 (1-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2012 (1-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: American Community Survey 2012 (ACS12)

Table:

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

Universe: 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: Universe: Owner-occupied housing units
	B25092001Universe: Owner-occupied housing units B25092002 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 2012 Summary File: Technical Documentation.
	ACS 2012-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2012 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 Appendix A.) 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.")

Comparability

Caution should be used when comparing selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income data between the American Community Survey and Census 2000. For Census 2000, tables for both total owner-occupied housing units and specified owner-occupied housing units were released, thus comparisons can be made only when comparing the same universes between the two data sets. Additionally, for Census 2000 tables with full distributions were released for total owner-occupied housing units but medians were not shown.