Details about the groups in the most recent American Community Series
METADATA_FOR_ACS_GROUPS.RdIn the context of ACS data, a "group" is what you would get from running a query about a specific topic. For example, group B01001B reports population numbers by sex and age, and group B25063 reports the number of housing units in different rent brackets.
Format
A list with three items
- Group
The code for the group, such as "B01001B" or "B25063"
- Universe
The population the data describe, such as "People who are Black or African American alone" or "Renter-occupied housing units"
- Description
Details about what the table actually reports, such as "Sex by Age (Black or African American Alone)" and "Gross Rent."
- ACS1
Whether this group is available in the most recent 1-year dataset.
- ACS5
Whether this group is available in the most recent 5-year dataset.