Data & Dollars: An Analysis of America’s Needs
Average hourly wage of renter Out of Reach 2017 $21.21 Average hourly wage needed to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR) $17.14 Average hourly wage needed to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment at FMR. $16.48 Average hourly wage of renter $7.25 Federal minimum wage
What can non-metropolitan renters afford?
OOR Website (www.nlihc.org/oor) Out of Reach Report Page Out of Reach State Page
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Affordable and Available Rental Units (in millions) Note: * Poverty guideline, if higher. Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2015 ACS PUMS data.
Cost Burdens Among Renter Households
Cost Burdens Among Renter Households, Nonmetropolitan
For more information: Andrew Aurand, VP for Research, aaurand@nlihc.org, 202.662.1530 x245 State Housing Profiles: http://nlihc.org/library/SHP Congressional District Profiles: http://nlihc.org/library/CDP Out of Reach: http://nlihc.org/oor The Gap http://nlihc.org/research/gap-report