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Item Allocation Rates 2019 through 2023 for United States

		Percent Allocated
Category	Item	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Overall	Overall housing allocation rate occupied and vacant housing units	5.0	5.0	5.2	5.2	4.7
Overall	Overall person allocation rate total population	13.5	13.4	13.5	12.3	10.6
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Vacancy status vacant housing units	7.2	7.1	5.5	13.8	3.9
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Vacancy duration vacant housing units	22.1	22.3	21.2	28.6	**
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Other vacancy status vacant housing units, other	10.3	10.3	8.7	19.9	**
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Tenure occupied housing units	2.2	2.2	2.2	1.9	1.4
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Units in structure occupied and vacant housing units	1.7	1.8	1.8	3.3	1.5
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Year moved in occupied housing units	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.1	3.0
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Month moved in occupied housing units into which households move in the last two years	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Year built occupied and vacant housing units	13.0	13.4	14.2	16.1	17.4
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Lot size occupied and vacant single family and mobile homes	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.3	3.9
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Agricultural sales occupied and vacant single family and mobile homes with lot size greater than or equal to 1 acre	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.3	3.7
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Business on property occupied and vacant single family and mobile homes	**	**	**	**	**
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Number of rooms occupied and vacant housing units	5.3	5.4	5.6	6.1	5.0
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Number of bedrooms occupied and vacant housing units	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.8	5.5
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Complete plumbing occupied and vacant housing units	**	**	**	**	**
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Complete kitchen occupied and vacant housing units	**	**	**	**	**
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Running water occupied and vacant housing units	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.7	2.5
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Flush toilet occupied and vacant housing units	**	**	**	**	**
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Bathtub or shower occupied and vacant housing units	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.9	2.7
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Sink with a faucet occupied and vacant housing units	3.1	3.2	3.3	4.0	2.7
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Stove or range occupied and vacant housing units	3.4	3.4	3.6	4.3	3.1
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Refrigerator occupied and vacant housing units	3.4	3.5	3.6	4.3	3.2
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Telephone occupied housing units	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.0
Housing: Physical Characteristics	Number of vehicles occupied housing units	2.1	2.1	2.1	1.9	1.4
Housing: Utilities	Heating fuel occupied housing units	3.8	3.7	3.6	3.1	3.3
Housing: Utilities	Monthly electricity cost occupied housing units	7.8	7.8	8.6	8.0	7.8
Housing: Utilities	Monthly gas cost occupied housing units	9.2	9.2	9.4	8.7	9.3
Housing: Utilities	Yearly water and sewer cost occupied housing units	9.5	9.5	9.8	8.2	8.2
Housing: Utilities	Yearly other fuel cost occupied housing units	7.3	7.1	7.0	5.5	7.0
Housing: Special Programs	Yearly food stamp recipiency - household occupied housing units	3.0	2.8	2.8	2.4	1.8
Housing: Mortgage Items	Yearly real estate taxes owner-occupied housing units	16.4	17.2	17.6	17.4	16.3
Housing: Mortgage Items	Yearly property insurance owner-occupied housing units	19.9	22.7	23.4	24.2	22.9
Housing: Mortgage Items	Mortgage status owner-occupied housing units	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.0	2.4
Housing: Mortgage Items	Monthly mortgage payment owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage	11.0	10.9	11.5	10.9	9.8
Housing: Mortgage Items	Mortgage payment incl. real estate taxes owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.2	5.6
Housing: Mortgage Items	Mortgage payment incl. insurance owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage	5.3	5.1	5.1	4.7	6.2
Housing: Mortgage Items	Second mortgage owner-occupied housing units	4.4	4.3	4.2	3.8	3.2
Housing: Mortgage Items	Home equity loan owner-occupied housing units	4.4	4.3	4.2	3.8	3.6
Housing: Mortgage Items	Other monthly mortgage payment(s) owner-occupied housing units with second mortgage or home equity loan	24.2	24.6	23.6	21.6	24.4
Housing: Other Financial Characteristics	Property value owner-occupied housing units and vacant housing units for sale	12.0	12.0	12.2	11.4	10.8
Housing: Other Financial Characteristics	Mobile Home Loan occupied mobile homes and other units	**	**	**	**	**
Housing: Other Financial Characteristics	Yearly mobile home costs occupied mobile homes and other units	23.3	23.1	22.7	20.6	21.6
Housing: Other Financial Characteristics	Monthly condominium fee owner-occupied housing units	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9
Housing: Other Financial Characteristics	Monthly rent occupied housing units rented for cash rent and vacant housing units for rent	11.2	10.9	10.8	11.0	11.0
Housing: Other Financial Characteristics	Meals included in rent occupied housing units rented for cash rent and vacant housing units for rent	3.7	3.6	3.3	3.7	2.3
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Desktop/laptop/notebook computer occupied housing units	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.6	1.3
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Handheld computer/smart mobile phone occupied housing units	**	**	**	**	**
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Tablet or other portable wireless computer occupied housing units	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.7	1.4
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Smartphone occupied housing units	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.7	1.4
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Other computer occupied housing units	2.2	2.1	2.1	1.8	1.6
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Household has internet access occupied housing units	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.7	2.7
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Dial-up internet service occupied housing units with internet access	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.1
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	DSL internet service occupied housing units with internet access	**	**	**	**	**
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Cable modem internet service occupied housing units with internet access	**	**	**	**	**
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Fiber-optic internet service occupied housing units with internet access	**	**	**	**	**
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Cellular data plan (formerly mobile broadband) occupied housing units with internet access	7.6	7.7	7.8	6.8	6.9
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Satellite internet service occupied housing units with internet access	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.1
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	High speed internet service occupied housing units with internet accesss	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.1
Housing: Computers and Internet Use	Some other internet service occupied housing units with internet access	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.2	3.1
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Race total population	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.7
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Hispanic origin total population	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	1.7
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Sex total population	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Age total population	1.4	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.7
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Relationship total household population	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.2
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Marital status total population 15 years and over	7.5	7.5	7.6	6.9	6.0
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Married past 12 months total population 15 years and over, except those never married	8.7	8.7	8.9	8.1	7.9
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Widowed past 12 months total population 15 years and over, except those never married	10.3	10.2	10.5	9.3	8.0
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Divorced past 12 months total population 15 years and over, except those never married	10.3	10.2	10.5	9.3	8.0
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Times married total population 15 years and over, except those never married	11.2	11.2	11.6	10.5	8.8
Population: Basic Demographics ¹	Year last married total population 15 years and over, except those never married	14.5	14.7	15.3	14.5	14.3
Population: Origin and Language ¹	Place of birth total population	12.4	12.3	12.6	11.8	10.3
Population: Origin and Language ¹	Citizenship total population	9.7	9.8	10.1	9.4	7.4
Population: Origin and Language ¹	Year of naturalization total population naturalized citizens	25.5	26.5	26.7	26.4	24.2
Population: Origin and Language ¹	Year of entry total population not born in US	23.1	23.6	24.2	23.9	21.6
Population: Origin and Language ¹	Speaks another language at home total population 5 years and over	11.0	11.0	11.1	10.0	8.0
Population: Origin and Language ¹	Language spoken total population 5 years and over who speak another language at home	13.8	13.6	13.7	12.9	9.8
Population: Origin and Language ¹	English ability total population 5 years and over who speak another language at home	12.5	12.4	12.6	12.0	8.8
Population: Education ¹	School enrollment total population 3 years and over	10.5	10.4	10.6	9.7	7.8
Population: Education ¹	Grade level attending total population 3 years and over enrolled	17.4	17.0	16.9	15.4	12.2
Population: Education ¹	Educational attainment total population 3 years and over	11.9	11.9	12.2	11.3	9.4
Population: Education ¹	Field of degree total population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher	17.1	17.1	17.2	20.9	14.3
Population: Mobility and Migration ¹	Mobility status total population 1 years and over	11.3	11.2	11.3	10.2	8.4
Population: Mobility and Migration ¹	Migration state/foreign country total population 1 years and over movers	21.8	21.4	21.0	20.1	16.1
Population: Mobility and Migration ¹	Migration county total population 1 years and over movers within US	22.9	22.6	22.3	21.4	17.4
Population: Mobility and Migration ¹	Migration minor civil division total population 1 years and over movers within US	22.3	22.0	21.8	20.4	17.0
Population: Mobility and Migration ¹	Migration place total population 1 years and over movers within US	23.3	22.9	22.6	21.7	17.8
Population: Health Insurance ¹	Health insurance thru employer/union total population	16.3	16.2	16.1	14.3	12.3
Population: Health Insurance ¹	Health insurance purchased directly total population	17.0	16.8	16.7	14.9	12.9
Population: Health Insurance ¹	Health insurance through Medicare total population	15.3	15.1	15.0	13.4	11.0
Population: Health Insurance ¹	Health insurance through Medicaid total population	18.1	17.9	17.8	15.9	14.0
Population: Health Insurance ¹	Health insurance through TRICARE total population	18.7	18.5	18.3	16.2	14.3
Population: Health Insurance ¹	Health insurance through VA total population	18.6	18.4	18.2	16.1	14.2
Population: Health Insurance ¹	Health ins. thru Indian Health Service total population	19.3	19.0	18.8	16.6	14.8
Population: Health Insurance ¹	Subsidized Marketplace Coverage total population	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.3	4.4
Population: Disability ¹	Visual or hearing difficulty ² total population 5 years and over	**	**	**	**	**
Population: Disability ¹	Visual difficulty ² total population	12.2	12.0	12.2	10.9	8.7
Population: Disability ¹	Hearing difficulty ² total population	11.9	11.7	11.9	10.7	8.5
Population: Disability ¹	Physical difficulty ² total population 5 years and over	12.1	11.9	12.1	10.8	8.7
Population: Disability ¹	Difficulty remembering ² total population 5 years and over	12.1	11.9	12.1	10.8	8.7
Population: Disability ¹	Difficulty dressing ² total population 5 years and over	12.1	12.0	12.2	10.9	8.8
Population: Disability ¹	Difficulty going out ² total population 16 years and over	11.3	11.2	11.4	10.2	8.3
Population: Disability ¹	Difficulty working at a job ² total population 16 years and over	**	**	**	**	**
Population: Grandparents and Fertility ¹	Grandchildren living in home noninstitutionalized population 30 years and over	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.4
Population: Grandparents and Fertility ¹	Responsibility for grandchildren noninstitutionalized population 30 years and over who are grandparents with grandchildren in the home	18.3	17.4	17.0	15.5	13.4
Population: Grandparents and Fertility ¹	Months responsible for grandchildren noninstitutionalized population 30 years and over who are grandparents with grandchildren in the home that have responsibility	19.1	18.6	17.8	16.9	14.6
Population: Grandparents and Fertility ¹	Fertility status female total population 15-50	12.7	12.5	12.6	11.6	9.2
Population: Military ¹	Veteran status total population 17 years and over	10.6	10.6	10.8	9.9	8.2
Population: Military ¹	Periods of military service total population 17 years and over on active duty now or previously	12.3	12.3	12.6	11.0	9.9
Population: Military ¹	Years of active duty total population 17 years and over on active duty now or previously	**	**	**	**	**
Population: Military ¹	Service-connected disability rating total population 17 years and over, except those who never served in the Armed Forces	8.9	8.9	9.1	8.1	6.9
Population: Military ¹	Service-connected disability rating value total population 17 years and over with a service-connected disability	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Population: Labor Force ¹	Employment status recode noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over	11.6	11.5	11.9	11.0	9.9
Population: Labor Force ¹	When last worked noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over	13.3	13.3	14.3	12.7	11.1
Population: Labor Force ¹	Weeks worked in the past 12 months noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over who worked in the past 12 months	17.3	17.3	18.0	15.5	13.1
Population: Labor Force ¹	Hours worked per week noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over who worked in the past 12 months	17.9	17.8	17.9	15.6	13.6
Population: Labor Force ¹	Place of work state/foreign country noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over at work last week	18.7	17.9	17.1	15.7	14.0
Population: Labor Force ¹	Place of work county noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over at work last week	19.1	18.4	17.6	16.3	14.6
Population: Labor Force ¹	Place of work minor civil division noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over at work last week	5.1	5.0	4.8	4.4	4.1
Population: Labor Force ¹	Place of work place noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over at work last week	19.6	18.9	18.1	16.8	15.2
Population: Journey to Work ¹	Transportation to work noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over at work last week	14.9	14.6	14.8	14.3	11.2
Population: Journey to Work ¹	Carpool size noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over at work last week who drive to work	17.5	17.0	17.1	16.1	12.8
Population: Journey to Work ¹	Time of departure noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over at work last week who don't work at home	28.7	28.4	28.7	26.6	22.3
Population: Journey to Work ¹	Commuting time noninstitutionalized population 16 years and over at work last week who don't work at home	21.7	21.5	21.9	20.4	16.4
Population: Industry and Occupation ¹	Class of worker total population 16 years and over who worked in the last 5 years	17.6	17.7	17.0	14.7	13.1
Population: Industry and Occupation ¹	Industry total population 16 years and over who worked in the last 5 years	18.8	18.6	18.5	16.2	14.4
Population: Industry and Occupation ¹	Occupation total population 16 years and over who worked in the last 5 years	19.8	19.7	19.7	17.1	15.1
Population: Income ¹	Wages/salary income total population 15 years and over	20.8	21.3	22.3	21.2	19.7
Population: Income ¹	Self-employment income total population 15 years and over	14.3	14.4	14.7	13.1	11.7
Population: Income ¹	Interest, dividends, etc. income total population 15 years and over	20.1	20.1	20.2	18.4	16.1
Population: Income ¹	Social security or railroad retirement total population 15 years and over	19.7	19.8	20.0	18.5	15.8
Population: Income ¹	Supplemental security income total population 15 years and over	18.1	18.1	18.2	16.0	14.0
Population: Income ¹	Public assistance total population 15 years and over	18.7	18.7	18.8	16.5	14.5
Population: Income ¹	Retirement income total population 15 years and over	19.6	19.6	19.7	17.8	15.3
Population: Income ¹	Other income total population 15 years and over	18.7	18.7	19.2	16.9	14.5
Population: Income ¹	Some or all income allocated total population 15 years and over	31.4	31.8	32.9	31.5	29.2

¹ The 2000-2005 rates are for the comparable universe excluding the group quarters population, since that population was added to the ACS in 2006.

² Major changes were made to the disability questions beginning with the 2008 ACS questionnaire. Comparisons of rates between years 2008 or later and years 2007 or earlier should not be made for these characteristics.

³ The effects of the pandemic on ACS activities in 2020 impacted the allocation rates. For more information, see the Analytic Report. Additionally for 2020, a small number of vacant housing unit addresses that had been originally coded as non-interviews were converted to vacant units through a modeling process in order to improve ACS estimates. For more information, see the user note.

^(X) Some instances where no response to this question was required were incorrectly tallied as allocations, overstating the true level of item allocation required. The incorrect rates have been removed.

** This item was not asked in this year.