6 Category 4: Rent

This category focuses on the demographics of each county, as it relates to renting within the county. Variable 4.1, median_rent, measures the median cost of rent per month within each county. This variable is taken from the variable code “B25064_001” from the United State Census in 2019. Variable 4.2, perc_rent, measures the percent of people who rent in the county. This variable was calculated by taking the number of renters in a county, B25003_003, and dividing that by the total population, B01003_001, before converting the value to a percentage.