Data Dictionary: | ACS 2012 (1-Year Estimates) |
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Survey: ACS 2012 (1-Year Estimates)
Data Source: | U.S. Census Bureau |
Data set: American Community Survey 2012 (ACS12)
Table: | B19081. Mean Household Income of Quintiles [6] |
Universe: Universe: Households
Table Details
B19081. | Mean Household Income of Quintiles | ||||||||||||||
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Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey 2012 Summary File: Technical Documentation. |
ACS 2012-1yr Summary File: Technical Documentation -> Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation -> 2012 Subject Definitions -> Population Variables -> Income Type in the Past 12 Months -> 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.")