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Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 - (US Dollars)
County
Value
Adams
1,161
Barnes
1,072
Benson
1,016
Billings
1,217
Bottineau
1,283
Bowman
1,108
Burke
1,170
Burleigh
1,567
Cass
1,496
Cavalier
1,064
Dickey
1,058
Divide
1,278
Dunn
1,312
Eddy
977
Emmons
1,111
Foster
1,117
Golden Valley
938
Grand Forks
1,387
Grant
904
Griggs
1,089
Hettinger
1,072
Kidder
1,038
LaMoure
1,073
Logan
892
McHenry
1,185
McIntosh
923
McKenzie
1,275
McLean
1,150
Mercer
1,263
Morton
1,399
Mountrail
1,330
Nelson
980
Oliver
1,399
Pembina
967
Pierce
1,144
Ramsey
1,190
Ransom
1,099
Renville
1,185
Richland
1,132
Rolette
977
Sargent
1,101
Sheridan
942
Sioux
1,082
Slope
1,135
Stark
1,504
Steele
780
Stutsman
1,232
Towner
866
Traill
1,171
Walsh
982
Ward
1,420
Wells
1,112
Williams
1,647
Value for North Dakota (US Dollars): $1,389
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.
