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Data Dictionary: ACS 2015 (5-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
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 in 2015
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_5yr:B25071001; if (ACS15_5yr:B25071001.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true
Variables used in the formula:
ACS15_5yr: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.