HCT36A. Gross Rent (White Alone Householder) [24] - Summary File 3 (SF3) - Census 2000

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HCT36A. Gross Rent (White Alone Householder) [24]

Universe: Specified renter-occupied housing units with a householder who is White alone

Table Details

HCT36A.

Gross Rent (White Alone Householder)

Universe: Specified renter-occupied housing units with a householder who is White alone

Variable	Label
HCT036A001	Total
HCT036A002	With cash rent
HCT036A003	Less than $100
HCT036A004	$100 to $149
HCT036A005	$150 to $199
HCT036A006	$200 to $249
HCT036A007	$250 to $299
HCT036A008	$300 to $349
HCT036A009	$350 to $399
HCT036A010	$400 to $449
HCT036A011	$450 to $499
HCT036A012	$500 to $549
HCT036A013	$550 to $599
HCT036A014	$600 to $649
HCT036A015	$650 to $699
HCT036A016	$700 to $749
HCT036A017	$750 to $799
HCT036A018	$800 to $899
HCT036A019	$900 to $999
HCT036A020	$1,000 to $1,249
HCT036A021	$1,250 to $1,499
HCT036A022	$1,500 to $1,999
HCT036A023	$2,000 or more
HCT036A024	No cash rent

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 3: Technical Documentation, 2002.
	Summary File 3 Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics -> Housing Characteristics -> Gross Rent

Gross Rent

The data on gross rent were obtained from answers to long-form questionnaire Items 45a-d, which were asked on a sample basis. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated average monthly cost of utilities (electricity, gas, water and sewer) and fuels (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.) if these are paid by the renter (or paid for the renter by someone else). Gross rent is intended to eliminate differentials that result from varying practices with respect to the inclusion of utilities and fuels as part of the rental payment. The estimated costs of utilities and fuels are reported on an annual basis but are converted to monthly figures for the tabulations. Renter units occupied without payment of cash rent are shown separately as "No cash rent" in the tabulations.

Median gross rent

Median gross rent divides the gross rent distribution into two equal parts: one-half of the cases falling below the median gross rent and one-half above the median. Median gross rent is computed on the basis of a standard distribution (see the "Standard Distributions" section under "Derived Measures"). Median gross rent is rounded to the nearest whole dollar. (For more information on medians, see "Derived Measures".)

Aggregate gross rent

Aggregate gross rent is calculated by adding together all of the gross rents for occupied housing units in an area. Aggregate gross rent is subject to rounding, which means that all cells in a matrix are rounded to the nearest hundred dollars. (For more information, see "Aggregate" under "Derived Measures".)

Comparability

Data on gross rent have been collected since 1940 for renter-occupied housing units. In Census 2000, questionnaire Item 45c asked the annual costs for water and sewer in an effort to obtain all costs associated with water usage. In 1990, the question asked the yearly costs for water only.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer, U.S. Census Bureau; 2000 Census of Population and Housing, Summary File 3: Technical Documentation, 2002.
	Summary File 3 Technical Documentation -> Appendix B. Definitons of Subject Characteristics -> Population Characteristics -> Race -> White

White

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as "White" or report entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish.