Urban Housing Occupancy and Quality for SISBEN Population in Colombia - 2015

Housing characteristics for the population registered in the SISBEN database of a Colombian municipality in 2015. Columns suggest detailed metrics on overcrowding, property ownership, and access to basic services like water, sewerage, and waste collection. The dataset was published by www.datos.gov.co and last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Predict housing deficit due to overcrowding using porcentaje_de_familias_que_viven_en_hacinamiento and numero_de_personas_por_vivienda (from 30+ available columns)
• Analyze correlations between building materials and access to services using viviendas_con_materiales_perecederos and numero_de_viviendas_sin_acueducto (from 30+ available columns)
• Model the relationship between property ownership and neighborhood-level infrastructure using porcentaje_de_familias_con_vivienda_propia and barrios (from 30+ available columns)

Strengths

• Dataset includes 30+ specific columns quantifying housing conditions across multiple dimensions.
• Data is focused on a specific, policy-relevant population (SISBEN-registered individuals) for a single year.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely collected via municipal census or administrative records for the SISBEN welfare program.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:24:14; freshness should be verified.

Geography

A specific, unnamed municipality in Colombia.