This interactive data tool allows users to create customized tables using pre-defined topics and column characteristics. The AHS Table Creator includes housing statistics for 2011 and later years. Previously released AHS data (publications and summary tables) are still available on the data page of the AHS website.

Data Tool

American Housing Survey Table Creator

The AHS Table Creator gives you the ability to create customized tables from the American Housing Survey without having to use the Public Use File (microdata).

Other Resources

AHS Table Creator Release Notes

Release notes for the AHS Table Creator include revision to data, known errata, and other information about the data available through the tool.

Video

Using the American Housing Survey (AHS) Table Creator

February 21, 2019

This tutorial provides a brief overview of the AHS and the Table Creator interface, as well as several demonstrations on how to create tables.

American Housing Survey Table Creator Help Guide

Learn more about the tool's features, rounding, suppression, margins of error, and more.

Information about how to contact the US Census Bureau for the AHS survey respondent and data user.

Table Creator Geographies

2015 and Later

Starting in 2015, the AHS metro area definitions match the official OMB delineations. From 2015 onwards, AHS metros match CBSA definitions of that year by the same name. For more information, refer to the Metropolitan and Micropolitan page.

1985 to 2013

For more on differences in metro area definitions from 1985 to 2013, see Metropolitan Area Histories and Geography, Public Use File: 1985- 2013.

Crosswalk between 2013 and 2015

Due to changes in geographic boundaries, use caution when comparing 2015 metro estimates to prior years. Please see Summary of the Differences between the 2015 and 2013 AHS Metro Areas for more information.

Confidentiality

The U.S. Census Bureau reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied to this release. CBDRB-FY22-359.

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