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Census webinar Q&A: where to find data on manufactured homes, condos and ownership status
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Summary
During the webinar Q&A, presenters guided attendees to specific ACS tables and documentation to determine whether manufactured homes or condo units are recorded as owned or rented and recommended the ACS technical documentation and targeted table IDs (e.g., B25032) for detailed ownership breakdowns.
During the webinar Q&A section Faith Whittington relayed an attendee’s question about whether data.census.gov can classify manufactured homes, condos and naturally occurring affordable housing and whether condos can be shown as rented rather than owned.
Tyson Weister replied that DP04 offers high‑level housing type information including mobile homes, but for ownership vs rental by unit type users should consult more detailed ACS tables and the housing topic filters. "When you have more detailed questions like yours, you would want to look at the housing search by topic filters and choose a filter that's going to be a little bit more applicable to your analysis," Weister said, and he pointed to table B25032 as an example for mobile home ownership/rental breakdowns.
Molly Ross of the Housing Statistics Branch added that units and structure categories can be non‑intuitive and recommended the ACS technical documentation page, saying a full table list there will help users find the appropriate table by searching the documentation page (control‑F) and checking table descriptions.
Both presenters encouraged individuals with follow‑up questions to contact the Census help email (census.data@census.gov) or connect with local data dissemination specialists for targeted assistance. The Q&A did not produce a dataset change or formal action—presenters recommended documentation and specific table searches as the next steps.
