Lowest Quintile - A14027_001 - Mean Household Income of Quintiles - Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates) (SE) - Survey ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates)

Data Dictionary:

ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates)

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Survey: ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates)

Data Source:

Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau

Data set: Social Explorer Tables: ACS 2016 (5-Year Estimates) (SE)

Table:

A14027. Mean Household Income of Quintiles [6]

Universe: Households

Variable Details

A14027.

Mean Household Income of Quintiles

Universe: Households

A14027_001Lowest Quintile

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed

Aggregation method:

Quintile -- can not be aggregated -- No totals are displayed for this variable when multiple geographies are selected

Formula used to compute this variable:

Return_Value = ACS16_5yr:B19081001

Variables used in the formula:
ACS16_5yr:B19081001	Households: Lowest Quintile

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; 2016 ACS 1-year and 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation.
	2016 ACS 1-year and 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2014 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Income Type in the Past 12 Months -> Means of Household Income by Quintiles

Means of Household Income by Quintiles

Means of household income by quintiles are calculated by dividing aggregate household income in each quintile by the number of households in each quintile (one-fifth of the total number of households). (For more information on aggregates, see "Aggregate Income." For more information on quintiles, see "Derived Measures.")