El Centro College Housing, Vacancies & Homeownership in Alabama and the US Discussion

Go to www.census.gov

To the right of the website, look for U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators – click on All Economic Indicators;

Scroll down and click on Homeownership Rate;

Housing Vacancies & Homeownership will pop up;

Scroll down to Annual Statistics: 2019 (in box on Latest Releases);

Choose 2 tables from Tables 1-5a and Tables 14-15. Carefully examine and understand the data presented in the two Tables you have chosen.

1. What is a census? How often is data taken for the US Census? (2 pts)
2. Which Tables did you open? Explicitly provide the Table #s and Titles. Thoroughly explain why you were interested in these Tables? (2 pts)
3. For EACH table, discuss 2 important points you learned. Discuss thoroughly. (6 pts)
4. Assume that you are currently a homeowner, what did the Tables (you chose in #2) tell you? (5 pts)
5. Assume that you are currently NOT a homeowner, what did the Tables (you chose in #2) tell you? (5 pts)