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Data Dictionary: ACS 2019 (5-Year Estimates)
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Data Source: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau
Universe: Owner-occupied housing units
Variable Details
A10037. Median Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months (Dollars) and Mortgage Status
Universe: Owner-occupied housing units
A10037_002 Housing Units with a Mortgage
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed
Aggregation method:
Median, using bracket table: B25091, interpolation method: Pareto
Formula used to compute this variable:
Return_Value = ACS19_5yr:B25092002; if (ACS19_5yr:B25092002.IsNull) Return_Value.IsNull = true
Variables used in the formula:
ACS19_5yr:B25092002
Total: Housing Units With A Mortgage
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2019 ACS 1-year and 2015-2019 ACS 5-year Data Releases : Technical Documentation.
  2019 ACS 1-year and 2015-2019 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> 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 "Median 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

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.