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| Variable Name and Values | Start Column | Length | Data Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| State FIPS code | 1 | 2 | numeric |
| County FIPS code | 3 | 3 | numeric |
| Tract (2020 geographies) | 6 | 6 | numeric |
| Year (2018, 2019, 2020, ...2022) |
12 | 4 | numeric |
| Reserved for future use | 16 | 14 | character |
| Median household income (in tens) | 30 | 5 | numeric |
| Median gross rent | 35 | 5 | numeric |
| Median home value (in hundreds) | 40 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons with less than high school education (2 implied decimal places) |
45 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons with high school only education (2 implied decimal places) |
50 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons with more than high school education (2 implied decimal places) |
55 | 5 | numeric |
| Education index (1 implied decimal place) |
60 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons below 150% poverty | 65 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent unemployed | 70 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent working class | 75 | 5 | numeric |
| Yost - U.S.-based index (3 implied decimal places, raw value had 10.000 added to it to make it a positive number) | 80 | 5 | numeric |
| Yost - State-based index (3 implied decimal places, raw value had 10.000 added to it to make it a positive number) | 85 | 5 | numeric |
| Yost - U.S.-based quintile 1 (lowest SES) - 5 (highest SES) |
90 | 1 | numeric |
| Yost - State-based quintile 1 (lowest SES) - 5 (highest SES) |
91 | 1 | numeric |
| Percent of persons below poverty All races (2 implied decimal places) |
92 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons below poverty White alone (2 implied decimal places) |
97 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons below poverty Black or African American alone (2 implied decimal places) |
102 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons below poverty American Indian and Alaska Native alone (2 implied decimal places) |
107 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons below poverty Asian alone + Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (2 implied decimal places) |
112 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons below poverty Some other race alone + two or more races (2 implied decimal places) |
117 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons below poverty White alone, not Hispanic or Latino (2 implied decimal places) |
122 | 5 | numeric |
| Percent of persons below poverty Hispanic or Latino (2 implied decimal places) |
127 | 5 | numeric |
| 2020 RUCA-based categorization A 4 categories 1 = Urban 2 = Large rural 3 = Small rural 4 = Isolated rural |
132 | 1 | numeric |
| 2020 RUCA-based categorization C 2 categories 1 = Urban 2 = Rural |
133 | 1 | numeric |
| 2020 Census-based Urban Rural Indicator Codes (URIC) categorization A 4 categories 1 = All urban 2 = Mostly urban 3 = Mostly rural 4 = All Rural |
134 | 1 | numeric |
| 2020 Census-based Urban Rural Indicator Codes (URIC) categorization B 3 categories 1 = Urban 2 = Mixed 3 = Rural |
135 | 1 | numeric |
| 2020 Census-based Urban Rural Indicator Codes (URIC) categorization C 2 categories 1 = Urban 2 = Rural |
136 | 1 | numeric |
| Woods & Poole Tract Population Vintage 2024 (4 implied decimal places) |
137 | 10 | numeric |
| Blank | 147 | 11 | character |
| NAACCR poverty indicator 1 = 0.00% - 4.99% 2 = 5.00% - 9.99% 3 = 10.00% - 19.99% 4 = 20.00% or more 9 = Percent poverty not calculated. |
158 | 1 | numeric |
| CDC Subcounty 5k Geography (Currently not available) | 159 | 11 | character |
| CDC Subcounty 20k Geography (Currently not available) | 170 | 11 | character |
| CDC Subcounty 50k Geography (Currently not available) | 181 | 11 | character |
| Persistent Poverty (Official ERS Measure: September 2025 edition; Persistent Poverty, 2017–21: poverty rate >= 20.0 percent in 1990, 2000, 2007–11, and 2017–21. May not match previously published versions due to changes in geographic normalization procedures and application of reliability criteria.) 0 = Not persistent poverty census tract 1 = Persistent poverty census tract 2 = Not available |
192 | 1 | numeric |
| SVI: Socioeconomic Status – U.S. based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
193 | 5 | numeric |
| SVI: Household Characteristics – U.S. based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
198 | 5 | numeric |
| SVI: Racial & Ethnic Minority Status – U.S. based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
203 | 5 | numeric |
| SVI: Housing Type & Transportation – U.S. based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
208 | 5 | numeric |
| SVI Overall – U.S. based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
213 | 5 | Numeric |
| SVI: Socioeconomic Status – State based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
218 | 5 | numeric |
| SVI: Household Characteristics – State based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
223 | 5 | numeric |
| SVI: Racial & Ethnic Minority Status – State based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
228 | 5 | numeric |
| SVI: Housing Type & Transportation – State based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
233 | 5 | numeric |
| SVI Overall – State based, 2022 (4 implied decimal places) |
238 | 5 | numeric |
| 119th Congressional District | 243 | 4 | character |
| Cancer Reporting Zone (2010 definition) | 247 | 10 | character |
|
Census Tract Required for Cancer Reporting Zone (2010 definition) 0 = Can assign zone based on county 1 = Need tract to determine zone |
257 | 1 | character |
| Cancer Reporting Zone (2020 definition) | 258 | 10 | character |
|
Census Tract Required for Cancer Reporting Zone (2020 definition) 0 = Can assign zone based on county 1 = Need tract to determine zone |
268 | 1 | character |
