Data Dictionary
HUD – Low Mod Data File
PLACE The city or place Federal Information Processing Standards
(FIPS) numeric code.
PLACENAM The name of the place.
POP100 The 100% count of population for the area
HU100 The 100% count of housing units for the area from the 2000
census.
FAMMOD Number of family households below the moderate income
threshold for the area.
FAMLOW Number of family households below the low income threshold
for the area.
FAMVLOW Number of family households below the very low income
threshold for the area.
NFAMMOD Number of non-family households below the moderate income
threshold for the area.
NFAMLOW Number of non-family households below the low income
threshold for the area.
NFAMVLOW Number of non-family households below the very low income
threshold for the area.
HHMOD FAMMOD + NFAMMOD
HHLOW FAMLOW + NFAMLOW
HHVLOW FAMVLOW + NFAMVLOW
FAMPMOD Persons in family households below the moderate income
threshold for the area.
FAMPLOW Persons in family households below the low income threshold
for the area.
FAMPVLOW Persons in family households below the very low income
threshold for the area.
NFAMPMOD Persons in non-family households below the moderate income
threshold for the area.
NFAMPLOW Persons in non-family households below the low income
threshold for the area.
NFAMPVLO Persons in non-family households below the very low income
threshold for the area.
PMOD FAMPMOD + NFAMPMOD
PLOW FAMPLOW + NFAMPLOW
PVLOW FAMPVLOW + NFAMPLOW
LOWMOD Low Mod Persons. Synonym for PMOD.
LOWMODUN Persons with the potential for being deemed Low Mod. Use as
the denominator for MOD, LOW, and VLOW %’s.