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Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 - (US Dollars)
County
Value
Adams
1,088
Allen
1,098
Ashland
1,056
Ashtabula
1,084
Athens
1,159
Auglaize
1,165
Belmont
973
Brown
1,153
Butler
1,414
Carroll
1,129
Champaign
1,161
Clark
1,075
Clermont
1,376
Clinton
1,154
Columbiana
1,000
Coshocton
958
Crawford
966
Cuyahoga
1,313
Darke
1,057
Defiance
1,097
Delaware
2,066
Erie
1,184
Fairfield
1,428
Fayette
1,061
Franklin
1,449
Fulton
1,181
Gallia
1,084
Geauga
1,624
Greene
1,423
Guernsey
1,020
Hamilton
1,381
Hancock
1,184
Hardin
997
Harrison
929
Henry
1,134
Highland
1,053
Hocking
1,133
Holmes
1,231
Huron
1,090
Jackson
1,024
Jefferson
966
Knox
1,172
Lake
1,308
Lawrence
1,051
Licking
1,355
Logan
1,119
Lorain
1,301
Lucas
1,210
Madison
1,339
Mahoning
1,069
Marion
1,040
Medina
1,494
Meigs
987
Mercer
1,138
Miami
1,174
Monroe
881
Montgomery
1,202
Morgan
981
Morrow
1,211
Muskingum
1,068
Noble
947
Ottawa
1,217
Paulding
975
Perry
1,054
Pickaway
1,314
Pike
1,071
Portage
1,323
Preble
1,093
Putnam
1,201
Richland
1,055
Ross
1,139
Sandusky
1,049
Scioto
1,100
Seneca
987
Shelby
1,163
Stark
1,146
Summit
1,245
Trumbull
1,028
Tuscarawas
1,093
Union
1,584
Van Wert
958
Vinton
1,029
Warren
1,629
Washington
1,089
Wayne
1,190
Williams
977
Wood
1,375
Wyandot
1,095
Value for Ohio (US Dollars): $1,269
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.
