T169. Contract Rent [14] - Social Explorer Tables (SE) - Census 1960 Tracts Only Set

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T169. Contract Rent [14]

Universe: Renter-Occupied and Vacant-for-Rent Units Reporting Contract Rent

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T169.

Contract Rent

Universe: Renter-Occupied and Vacant-for-Rent Units Reporting Contract Rent

Variable	Label
T169_001	Total Units reporting contract rent (occupied and vacant-for-rent units):
T169_002	Less than $20
T169_003	$20 to $29
T169_004	$30 to $39
T169_005	$40 to $49
T169_006	$50 to $59
T169_007	$60 to $69
T169_008	$70 to $79
T169_009	$80 to $89
T169_010	$90 to $99
T169_011	$100 to $119
T169_012	$120 to $149
T169_013	$150 or more
T169_014	No cash rent

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Censuses of Population and Housing: 1960. Census Tracts. Final Report PHC(1)-11. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962.
	Census Tract Data, 1940-1970: Elizabeth Mullen Bogue File -> Census Tracts -> Housing Characteristics -> Contract rent

Contract rent

Contract rent is the rent agreed upon regardless of any furnishings, utilities, or services that may be include "Renter-occupied units" for which no cash rent was paid we excluded from the computation of the median. In rural territory rent data exclude rent for farm units.

In the 1950 tract report, contract rent was not published separately for renter-occupied units (except for nonwhite rented occupied units) but was shown in combination with vacant unit available for rent.