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Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 - (US Dollars)
County
Value
Aitkin
1,213
Anoka
1,568
Becker
1,338
Beltrami
1,236
Benton
1,381
Big Stone
1,024
Blue Earth
1,374
Brown
1,133
Carlton
1,341
Carver
1,987
Cass
1,220
Chippewa
1,076
Chisago
1,633
Clay
1,422
Clearwater
1,177
Cook
1,426
Cottonwood
964
Crow Wing
1,286
Dakota
1,700
Dodge
1,474
Douglas
1,399
Faribault
955
Fillmore
1,229
Freeborn
1,028
Goodhue
1,489
Grant
1,110
Hennepin
1,781
Houston
1,320
Hubbard
1,285
Isanti
1,467
Itasca
1,220
Jackson
1,059
Kanabec
1,311
Kandiyohi
1,303
Kittson
1,064
Koochiching
1,020
Lac qui Parle
984
Lake
1,228
Lake of the Woods
1,174
Le Sueur
1,475
Lincoln
1,100
Lyon
1,188
Mahnomen
1,088
Marshall
1,057
Martin
1,079
McLeod
1,288
Meeker
1,291
Mille Lacs
1,292
Morrison
1,254
Mower
1,143
Murray
1,089
Nicollet
1,376
Nobles
1,120
Norman
1,037
Olmsted
1,482
Otter Tail
1,254
Pennington
1,152
Pine
1,267
Pipestone
1,070
Polk
1,277
Pope
1,244
Ramsey
1,585
Red Lake
1,137
Redwood
1,040
Renville
1,117
Rice
1,538
Rock
1,120
Roseau
1,218
Scott
1,900
Sherburne
1,591
Sibley
1,241
St. Louis
1,221
Stearns
1,372
Steele
1,331
Stevens
1,165
Swift
1,006
Todd
1,179
Traverse
908
Wabasha
1,391
Wadena
1,073
Waseca
1,280
Washington
1,827
Watonwan
947
Wilkin
1,135
Winona
1,271
Wright
1,590
Yellow Medicine
1,094
Value for Minnesota (US Dollars): $1,547
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.
