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Low income limit for family of eight
Definition: Low income is defined as 80% or less than the HUD area median family income. HUD income limits reflect adjustments for family size and for areas that have unusually high or low income-to-housing cost relationships.
Full Label: Low income limit for family of eight
Source dataset: HUD Area Median Family Income (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
Available Years VS. Geo-Types :
  Census Tract Zip Code Place Metropolitan Area County State Nation
1999-2005       • •    
2006-2007         •    
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Low income limit for family of eight(2007)
Top Ten Counties in USA
Rank Place see bottom ten
1   Marin County, CA $119,450
2   San Francisco County, CA $119,450
3   San Mateo County, CA $119,450
4   Santa Clara County, CA $112,050
5   Orange County, CA $91,500
6   Ventura County, CA $90,500
7   Nantucket County, MA $88,800
8   Alameda County, CA $87,450
9   Contra Costa County, CA $87,450
10   Middlesex County, MA $87,350
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Dataset
HUD Area Median Family Income (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
Description: Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) calculates median family incomes and income limits for metropolitan areas and non-metropolitan counties using the Fair Market Rent area defini¬tions, which generally follow OMB metropolitan area boundaries. HUD also calculates median family incomes for each state. Median family income estimates for metropolitan counties are not developed separately, but rather represent the estimates for the entire metropolitan area of which they are part. HUD uses the Decennial Census to set base income levels, and then updates them with data from the Current Population Survey, the American Community Survey (ACS), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. HUD then makes adjustments for family size and for areas that have unusually high or low income-to-housing cost relationships. As a caution, HUD re-benchmarked the estimates in 2003 with 2000 Census data, resulting in an unusual number of changes from the previous year. The 2007 estimates are the first to be based on local area 2005 ACS surveys for places of 65,000 or more. Since the ACS is known to provide generally lower estimates of incomes than the 2000 Census, the 2007 HAMFI limits reflect that difference and cannot be accurately compared to HAMFI limits from 2006 and earlier. For more information on HAMFI, visit http://www.huduser.org/datasets/il.html.
Originator: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Publication Date: May 31, 2007
Time Period of Content: December 31, 2006 to December 30, 2007
Bounds:
West
East
North
South
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