Dear All,
Relatively new to the ACS but have managed to pull a few key variables I need at the zip code level from the API. One variable I have not been able to access, however, has been property tax payments --- the IPUMS variable PROPTX99. Can anyone point me to the API variable name or know this is available?
Many thanks in advance,
Jake
Hi Jake,
Best place to find these things is in the Table Shells file, available here: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2019/documentation/user_tools/ACS2019_Table_Shells.xlsxTable…
If you’re looking at PUMS data, I think you want TAXAMT. Here are the details from the PUMS data dictionary (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/tech_docs/pums/data_dict/PUMS_Data_Dictionary_2015-2019.txt)
TAXAMT Numeric 5 Property taxes (yearly real estate taxes, use ADJHSG to adjust TAXAMT to constant dollars) bbbbb .N/A (GQ/vacant/not owned or being bought) 0..22500 .$0 to $22500 (rounded and top-coded)