Median Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income - A18003_001 - Median Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in 2015 - Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2015 (1-Year Estimates) (SE) - Survey ACS 2015 (1-Year Estimates)

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ACS 2015 (1-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2015 (1-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2015 (1-Year Estimates) (SE)

Table:

A18003. Median Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in 2015 [1]

Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

Variable Details

A18003.

Median Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in 2015

Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

A18003_001Median Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed

Aggregation method:

Median, using bracket table: B25070, interpolation method: Pareto

Formula used to compute this variable:

Return_Value = ACS15:B25071001; if (ACS15:B25071001.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true

Variables used in the formula:
ACS15:B25071001	Renter-Occupied Housing Units Paying Cash Rent: Median Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
	2015 ACS 1-year and 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Housing Variables -> Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income -> Median Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income

Median Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income

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

Comparability

Data on gross rent as a percentage of household income in the 2013 American Community Survey should not be compared to Census 2000 gross rent as a percentage of household income data. For Census 2000, tables were not released for total renter-occupied units. The universe in Census 2000 was "specified renter-occupied housing units" whereas the universe in the ACS is "renter occupied housing units," thus comparisons cannot be made between these two data sets.