The operating budget provides spending authorization for the various programs and activities of the City. Please visit https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/Key-Terms-and-Facts-about-Open-Budget-ATX/capb-cbrm/ for more information.

This dataset provides information about the median family income in Austin (SD23 measure EOA.B.6). Median family income (MFI) is calculated annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help set income limits that determine eligibility for assisted housing programs. This dataset includes the MFI calculated by HUD for the Austin-Round Rock MSA and the United States. For years prior to FY 2016, HUD reported on the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA instead of the Austin-Round Rock MSA.

This information is important in understanding economic and affordability trends in Austin. Additionally, the Housing and Planning Department uses median family income data in setting income limits for affordable housing programs in Austin.

View more details and insights related to this dataset on the story page: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/Median-Family-Income/r93e-edn2

This measure tracks the median City property tax as a percentage of median family income.

This feature class is comprised of the boundaries of parcels owned by the City of Austin. For more information about any particular parcel, please contact the City of Austin Office of Real Estate Services.

This measure tracks the annual Adopted Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Tax Rate as a Percentage of the Effective O&M Tax Rate for the same fiscal year.

Median family income (MFI) is calculated annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help set income limits that determine eligibility for assisted housing programs. HUD uses the median income from the American Community Survey (ACS) as a baseline and then factors in the national consumer price index and other variables to establish an area MFI. For more information about how HUD calculates this value, please visit: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html

This table is a summary of information published elsewhere on this portal. It contains standardized codes for City Programs and Departments. These codes, when integrated with other datasets, can be used to analyze service trends across programs and departments.

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Column definitions for the lat file data set - Austin Finance Online eCheckbook - found on the data portal . The data contained in this dataset is for informational purposes only. Please visit the Austin Finance Online website for a searchable front end to this data set.