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This dataset combines a variety of data relevant to housing costs and housing needs, particularly for extremely low–income renters.
The file includes a tab with the data, listed by metropolitan area, as well as a tab with a data dictionary. Data sources vary and are listed in the data dictionary.
Data and Resources
These fields are compatible with DCAT, an RDF vocabulary designed to facilitate interoperability between data catalogs published on the Web.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Modified | 2024-04-10 |
| Release Date | 2024-04-08 |
| Identifier | c5ffb992-ea5c-4b8e-af24-947308bb6381 |
| License | |
| Contact Name | Urban Institute |
| Contact Email | |
| Public Access Level | Public |
These fields are specific to Urban Institute.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Geographic Level | |
| Units of Observation | |
| Original Data Source | National Low Income Housing Coalition, NHGIS (IPUMS NHGIS, University of Minnesota, www.nhgis.org), US Census, HUD |
| Urban Publications | |
| Citation Requirements | Urban Institute. 2024. Housing Needs by Metropolitan Area. Accessible from https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/housing-needs-metropolitan-area. Data originally sourced from National Low Income Housing Coalition, NHGIS (IPUMS NHGIS, University of Minnesota, www.nhgis.org), US Census, HUD, developed at the Urban Institute, and made available under the ODC-BY 1.0 Attribution License. |