United States “Cost of Home Ownership as % of Income” Map

Here I have mapped the cost of owning a home as % of household income (taken from the 2000 Census). This is calculated by dividing the median cost of owning a home by the household income for a given area. If you would like to see a more detailed version go to Social Explorer and choose “Housing” from the second drop down then “Median Owner Costs: % of Income” and select the magnifying glass to zoom in on a specific county.

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[tags]income distribution, income map, housing market, housing cost[/tags]

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Tagged as: Choropleth Map, CIA, Housing, United States, US Census

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1 Ramses Abasiri: Give it a few more years of Republican rule and we’ll be getting “Income as a % of cost of home ownership” map overlays instead…

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2 Joel: Great idea, but given the huge housing bubble we’ve seen since 2000 I’m sure the data is a lot different now.