Abstract:

The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing annual survey on a range of social, economic, demographic, and housing characteristics of the US population. For the purpose of our research study, we used the 5-year tabulations, which gave access to zipcode- and tract-level estimates of the variables.

Suggested Citation:

Jakabovics, Andrew. 2024. American Community Survey 5-year demographic data. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/J1W4NE12

Purpose:

Included in regression model as an explanatory variable to account for changes in market conditions over time and across geographies.

Data Parameters and Units:

Housing units (count), owner occupied (count, %), population by race and Hispanic origin (count, %), median household income by tenure (current $), distribution of household income by tenure (current $), % of population 65+, % population <18, % population with high school degree, % of population with college degree, % of families below the poverty line The headers are as follows Propertyzip – zip code Popyouth – youth population (under 18 years) Popelderly – elderly population (65 and over) Poptotal – total population Popwhite – White population Popblack – Black population Popaian- American Indian/ Alaskan Native population Popasian – Asian population Pophawaii – Hawaiian population Popother – Population with other race (not White; Black, American Indian/ Alaskan Native; Asian, or Hawaiian) Popmultirace – Population with multiple races Nhisp – Non-hispanic population Hisp – Hispanic population Pcthisp – Percent Hispanic Pctblack – Percent Black Pctwhite – Percent White Educhsged – Number of people with GED as highest level of educational attainment Educsomecoll – Number of people with some college as highest level of educational attainment Educassoc – Number of people with an associate’s degree as highest level of educational attainment Educba – Number of people with a bachelor’s degree as highest level of educational attainment Educadv – Number of people with an advanced degree as highest level of educational attainment Educhsgedpct – Percent of people with GED as highest level of educational attainment Educsomecollpct – Percent of people with some college as highest level of educational attainment Educassocpct – Number of people with an associate’s degree as highest level of educational attainment Educbapct – Number of people with a bachelor’s degree as highest level of educational attainment Educadvpct – Percent of people with an advanced degree as highest level of educational attainment Pctpverty – Percent of households below the poverty level Hsgstock – Total housing units Hsgocc – Total occupied housing units Hsgvac – Total vacant housing units Medianhhinc – Median household income Medianownerinc – Median household income for homeowners Medianrenterinc – Median household income for renters Hsgoo – Number of homes owned Hsgrented – Number of homes rented

Methods:

Extracted relevant tables at the tract/ZCTA level within the study counties from US Census (data.census.gov). Additional information regarding the details of the program can be found here https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs.

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