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Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 - (US Dollars)
County
Value
Adams
1,621
Alamosa
1,090
Arapahoe
1,740
Archuleta
1,344
Baca
953
Bent
976
Boulder
1,955
Broomfield
1,947
Chaffee
1,535
Cheyenne
1,099
Clear Creek
1,778
Conejos
936
Costilla
916
Crowley
932
Custer
1,428
Delta
1,233
Denver
1,707
Dolores
921
Douglas
2,195
Eagle
2,139
El Paso
1,554
Elbert
2,124
Fremont
1,153
Garfield
1,756
Gilpin
1,609
Grand
1,470
Gunnison
1,539
Hinsdale
1,283
Huerfano
1,138
Jackson
1,316
Jefferson
1,803
Kiowa
881
Kit Carson
1,177
La Plata
1,694
Lake
1,371
Larimer
1,675
Las Animas
1,165
Lincoln
1,153
Logan
1,132
Mesa
1,302
Mineral
1,552
Moffat
1,285
Montezuma
1,276
Montrose
1,270
Morgan
1,313
Otero
1,036
Ouray
1,833
Park
1,537
Phillips
1,135
Pitkin
1,931
Prowers
1,082
Pueblo
1,225
Rio Blanco
1,276
Rio Grande
1,204
Routt
1,990
Saguache
989
San Juan
1,455
San Miguel
2,067
Sedgwick
883
Summit
1,925
Teller
1,491
Washington
1,201
Weld
1,578
Yuma
1,320
Value for Colorado (US Dollars): $1,681
Data item: Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) and Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS), 5-Year Estimates. The PRCS is part of the Census Bureau's ACS, customized for Puerto Rico. Both Surveys are updated every year.
Definition
Selected monthly owner costs are the sum of payments for mortgages, deeds of trust, contracts to purchase, or similar debts on the property (including payments for the first mortgage, second mortgages, home equity loans, and other junior mortgages); real estate taxes; fire, hazard, and flood insurance on the property; utilities (electricity, gas, and water and sewer); and fuels (oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc.). It also includes, where appropriate, the monthly condominium fee for condominiums and mobile home costs (installment loan payments, personal property taxes, site rent, registration fees, and license fees). Selected monthly owner costs were tabulated for all owner-occupied units, and usually are shown separately for units "with a mortgage" and for units "without a mortgage. For the complete definition, go to ACS subject definitions "Selected Monthly Owner Costs."
Source and Accuracy
This Fact is based on data collected in the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) conducted annually by the U.S. Census Bureau. A sample of over 3.5 million housing unit addresses is interviewed each year over a 12 month period. This Fact (estimate) is based on five years of ACS and PRCS sample data and describes the average value of person, household and housing unit characteristics over this period of collection.
Statistics from all surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error. Sampling error is the uncertainty between an estimate based on a sample and the corresponding value that would be obtained if the estimate were based on the entire population (as from a census). Measures of sampling error are provided in the form of margins of error for all estimates included with ACS and PRCS published products. The Census Bureau recommends that data users incorporate this information into their analyses, as sampling error in survey estimates could impact the conclusions drawn from the results. The data for each geographic area are presented together with margins of error at Using margins of error. A more detailed explanation of margins of error and a demonstration of how to use them is provided below.
For more information on sampling and estimation methodology, confidentiality, and sampling and nonsampling errors, please see the Multiyear Accuracy (US) and the Multiyear Accuracy (Puerto Rico) documents at "Documentation - Accuracy of the data."
Margin of Error
As mentioned above, ACS estimates are based on a sample and are subject to sampling error. The margin of error measures the degree of uncertainty caused by sampling error. The margin of error is used with an ACS estimate to construct a confidence interval about the estimate. The interval is formed by adding the margin of error to the estimate (the upper bound) and subtracting the margin of error from the estimate (the lower bound). It is expected with 90 percent confidence that the interval will contain the full population value of the estimate. The following example is for demonstrating purposes only. Suppose the ACS reported that the percentage of people in a state who were 25 years and older with a bachelor's degree was 21.3 percent and that the margin of error associated with this estimate was 0.7 percent. By adding and subtracting the margin of error from the estimate, we calculate the 90-percent confidence interval for this estimate:
Therefore, we can be 90 percent confident that the percent of the population 25 years and older having a bachelor's degree in a state falls somewhere between 20.6 percent and 22.0 percent.
