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An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know (cid:0)    BACK TO TOPICS PAGE [/ACS/WWW/ABOUT/WHY-WE-ASK-EACH-QUES… We ask questions about the use and cost of common utilities, any applicable condominium and mobile home fees, taxes, insurance, mortgages and home loans to produce statistics about selected monthly owner costs. Federal agencies use these data to analyze whether adequate housing is affordable for residents and to provide and fund housing assistance programs. These statistics also help enforce laws, regulations, and policies against discrimination in government programs and in society. Your privacy concerns We use your confidential survey answers to create statistics like those in the results below and in the full tables that contain all the data—no one is able to figure out your survey answers from the statistics we produce. The Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements. Individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcement entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, including companies, other federal agencies, and law enforcement. Questions as they appear on the form We ask seven questions that cover the cost of utilities, condominium fees, taxes, insurance, mortgages, and home loans to create a profile of a community's housing costs. (cid:0)    VIEW QUESTIONS Results from these questions We compile the results from these questions to provide communities with important statistics to provide adequate housing, plan community development, and ensure equal opportunity. You can see some of these published statistics here for the nation, state and your community. United States Owner-occupied Housing Units without a Mortgage 38.8 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP04] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Housing Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP04] Owner-occupied Housing Units with a Mortgage 61.2 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP04] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Housing Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP04] Housing units with no second mortgage and no home equity loan 44,306,731 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25081] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables: B25081 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25081] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No Housing costs for owners data help communities: Provide Adequate Housing We ask about housing costs and household income (the combined income of everyone in the household) to help communities understand whether housing is affordable for residents. When housing is not sufficient or not affordable, housing cost data can help communities: Enroll eligible households in programs designed to assist them. Qualify for grants from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), and other programs. Plan Community Development Knowing how housing costs change over time can help communities: Understand changes in local housing markets. Identify opportunities to improve tax, assistance, and zoning policies. Ensure Equal Opportunity We ask about the housing costs of people who own homes in the community in combination with age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, disability status, and other data about the household residents, to help the government and communities enforce laws, such as the 1968 Fair Housing Act, designed to eliminate discrimination in housing. History of housing costs for owners questions Cost of utilities, taxes, and mortgage costs originated with the 1940 Census, insurance costs originated with the 1980 Census, while condominium and mobile homes fees originated with the 1990 Census. They transferred to the ACS in 2005 when it replaced the decennial census long form. [https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No