ACS Housing Tenure and Affordability Data Collection

**Overview**
This dataset collection provides a curated set of American Community Survey (ACS) tables focused on housing tenure and affordability across U.S. geographies. It enables insights into owner vs. renter dynamics, income-related housing patterns, and cost burdens faced by both renters and homeowners. By combining tenure distribution with affordability metrics, this collection offers a comprehensive view of housing access and economic stress indicators in the United States.

**Use cases**
- Analyze shifts in homeownership and rental rates across states, MSAs, and the nation.
- Assess affordability challenges by income level and tenure status.
- Support housing policy design with data-backed indicators of rent burden and homeowner costs.
- Compare cost burdens for renters vs. owners across demographic groups or geographic regions.

**Product details**
- Datasets represented include:
`B25003`, `B25007`, `B25011`, `B25064`, `B25070`, `B25091`, and `B25119`.

- Sample fields include:
`Estimate_Total`, `Estimate_Total_Renter_occupied`, `Median_Gross_Rent`,
`Gross_Rent_as_Percentage_of_Household_Income`, `Owner_Costs_as_Percent_of_Income`.

**Additional Insights**
These datasets are sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and can be enriched by integrating additional demographic and geographic dimensions. For deeper analysis, consider linking these tables with housing vacancy data or income inequality measures.
Relevant documentation:
- [Census.gov](https://www.census.gov/)
- [ACS API Variables by Table](https://api.census.gov/data.html)

**USAFacts References**
This collection powers the USAFacts [Housing and Affodability Guide](https://usafacts.org/guides/housing-affordability/)

**Disclaimer**
*This listing utilizes data curated and made accessible by USAFacts, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that provides government data as a free public service. While the data originates from official government sources and has been processed to be machine-readable by USAacts, the insights, interface, and AI model delivering responses are powered by Databricks. USAFacts does not control the model’s outputs or user experience and is not responsible for the accuracy or interpretation of answers generated by 3rd parties or AI.*