State Facts
Minimum Wage | $12.00 |
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2-Bedroom Housing Wage | $19.88 |
Number of Renter Households | 253,762 |
Number of Renter Households Below 30% AMI | 69,021 |
Percent of Renter Households Below 30% AMI | 27% |
Number of Renter Households Below 50% AMI | 102,347 |
Percent of Renter Households Below 50% AMI | 40% |
Working at minimum wage $12.00/hr
Each week you have to work 55 hours
To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent
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Number of Households | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 797,596 | 248,992 | 362,176 | 40,639 | 79,933 | 65,856 | 277,653 | 1,523 | 23,244 | 7,934 | 5,638 | 18,285 | 580 | 79,933 | 22,315 | 11,144 | 1,146 | 202 | 1,573 | 23,851 | 8,723 | 8,029 | 9,047 | 20,769 | 2,129 | 23,590 | 3,359 | 13,293 | 6,895 | 40,639 | 11,451 | 53,567 | 65,856 | 5,321 | 4,834 | 12,840 | 5,406 | 1,277 | 25,550 |
Renter | 253,762 | 75,091 | 119,815 | 11,910 | 28,064 | 18,882 | 103,262 | 203 | 7,561 | 1,958 | 1,671 | 7,941 | 209 | 28,064 | 6,550 | 3,495 | 292 | 67 | 435 | 7,530 | 1,796 | 2,066 | 3,347 | 6,104 | 228 | 8,152 | 1,078 | 2,951 | 2,817 | 11,910 | 3,321 | 11,018 | 18,882 | 1,285 | 1,073 | 2,578 | 907 | 383 | 4,628 |
Percent Renters | 32% | 30% | 33% | 29% | 35% | 29% | 37% | 13% | 33% | 25% | 30% | 43% | 36% | 35% | 29% | 31% | 25% | 33% | 28% | 32% | 21% | 26% | 37% | 29% | 11% | 35% | 32% | 22% | 41% | 29% | 29% | 21% | 29% | 24% | 22% | 20% | 17% | 30% | 18% |
Housing Wage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zero-Bedroom | $14.24 | $12.60 | $14.71 | $14.54 | $13.75 | $18.31 | $14.71 | $11.19 | $12.48 | $12.37 | $11.19 | $11.58 | $11.19 | $13.75 | $16.88 | $11.19 | $11.19 | $11.19 | $11.19 | $13.23 | $11.19 | $16.54 | $10.23 | $12.81 | $11.19 | $10.92 | $11.19 | $13.25 | $12.10 | $14.54 | $13.00 | $14.71 | $18.31 | $10.23 | $11.19 | $14.79 | $14.71 | $11.19 | $14.71 |
One-Bedroom | $16.52 | $13.76 | $18.12 | $14.79 | $14.85 | $20.90 | $18.12 | $12.25 | $12.96 | $12.38 | $13.54 | $13.60 | $12.25 | $14.85 | $17.27 | $13.12 | $12.69 | $12.25 | $12.25 | $14.92 | $11.81 | $18.00 | $11.62 | $12.90 | $12.25 | $13.37 | $13.54 | $13.25 | $12.56 | $14.79 | $13.54 | $18.12 | $20.90 | $11.62 | $11.62 | $15.56 | $18.12 | $12.04 | $18.12 |
Two-Bedroom | $19.88 | $16.85 | $22.00 | $17.48 | $17.17 | $24.02 | $22.00 | $15.29 | $17.06 | $15.71 | $15.29 | $17.31 | $15.29 | $17.17 | $19.50 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $19.63 | $15.29 | $22.98 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $16.54 | $17.48 | $15.29 | $22.00 | $24.02 | $15.29 | $15.29 | $18.02 | $22.00 | $15.29 | $22.00 |
Three-Bedroom | $27.51 | $22.32 | $31.27 | $24.56 | $24.40 | $30.71 | $31.27 | $19.52 | $21.56 | $19.12 | $18.62 | $22.19 | $21.73 | $24.40 | $27.71 | $21.00 | $21.73 | $21.73 | $19.23 | $25.37 | $20.15 | $30.73 | $20.69 | $20.44 | $20.48 | $21.73 | $19.79 | $18.62 | $21.81 | $24.56 | $20.29 | $31.27 | $30.71 | $21.73 | $21.73 | $22.73 | $31.27 | $19.10 | $31.27 |
Four-Bedroom | $32.43 | $26.49 | $37.48 | $26.75 | $28.06 | $34.13 | $37.48 | $26.04 | $23.48 | $21.12 | $20.92 | $29.48 | $26.04 | $28.06 | $33.21 | $24.71 | $26.04 | $26.04 | $26.04 | $28.13 | $26.04 | $39.15 | $26.04 | $20.54 | $26.04 | $26.04 | $26.04 | $20.54 | $27.50 | $26.75 | $24.12 | $37.48 | $34.13 | $26.04 | $26.04 | $30.69 | $37.48 | $23.52 | $37.48 |
Fair Market Rent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zero-Bedroom | $741 | $655 | $765 | $756 | $715 | $952 | $765 | $582 | $649 | $643 | $582 | $602 | $582 | $715 | $878 | $582 | $582 | $582 | $582 | $688 | $582 | $860 | $532 | $666 | $582 | $568 | $582 | $689 | $629 | $756 | $676 | $765 | $952 | $532 | $582 | $769 | $765 | $582 | $765 |
One-Bedroom | $859 | $715 | $942 | $769 | $772 | $1,087 | $942 | $637 | $674 | $644 | $704 | $707 | $637 | $772 | $898 | $682 | $660 | $637 | $637 | $776 | $614 | $936 | $604 | $671 | $637 | $695 | $704 | $689 | $653 | $769 | $704 | $942 | $1,087 | $604 | $604 | $809 | $942 | $626 | $942 |
Two-Bedroom | $1,034 | $876 | $1,144 | $909 | $893 | $1,249 | $1,144 | $795 | $887 | $817 | $795 | $900 | $795 | $893 | $1,014 | $795 | $795 | $795 | $795 | $1,021 | $795 | $1,195 | $795 | $795 | $795 | $795 | $795 | $795 | $860 | $909 | $795 | $1,144 | $1,249 | $795 | $795 | $937 | $1,144 | $795 | $1,144 |
Three-Bedroom | $1,430 | $1,161 | $1,626 | $1,277 | $1,269 | $1,597 | $1,626 | $1,015 | $1,121 | $994 | $968 | $1,154 | $1,130 | $1,269 | $1,441 | $1,092 | $1,130 | $1,130 | $1,000 | $1,319 | $1,048 | $1,598 | $1,076 | $1,063 | $1,065 | $1,130 | $1,029 | $968 | $1,134 | $1,277 | $1,055 | $1,626 | $1,597 | $1,130 | $1,130 | $1,182 | $1,626 | $993 | $1,626 |
Four-Bedroom | $1,687 | $1,378 | $1,949 | $1,391 | $1,459 | $1,775 | $1,949 | $1,354 | $1,221 | $1,098 | $1,088 | $1,533 | $1,354 | $1,459 | $1,727 | $1,285 | $1,354 | $1,354 | $1,354 | $1,463 | $1,354 | $2,036 | $1,354 | $1,068 | $1,354 | $1,354 | $1,354 | $1,068 | $1,430 | $1,391 | $1,254 | $1,949 | $1,775 | $1,354 | $1,354 | $1,596 | $1,949 | $1,223 | $1,949 |
Annual Income Needed to Afford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zero-Bedroom | $29,620 | $26,213 | $30,600 | $30,240 | $28,600 | $38,080 | $30,600 | $23,280 | $25,960 | $25,720 | $23,280 | $24,080 | $23,280 | $28,600 | $35,120 | $23,280 | $23,280 | $23,280 | $23,280 | $27,520 | $23,280 | $34,400 | $21,280 | $26,640 | $23,280 | $22,720 | $23,280 | $27,560 | $25,160 | $30,240 | $27,040 | $30,600 | $38,080 | $21,280 | $23,280 | $30,760 | $30,600 | $23,280 | $30,600 |
One-Bedroom | $34,352 | $28,614 | $37,680 | $30,760 | $30,880 | $43,480 | $37,680 | $25,480 | $26,960 | $25,760 | $28,160 | $28,280 | $25,480 | $30,880 | $35,920 | $27,280 | $26,400 | $25,480 | $25,480 | $31,040 | $24,560 | $37,440 | $24,160 | $26,840 | $25,480 | $27,800 | $28,160 | $27,560 | $26,120 | $30,760 | $28,160 | $37,680 | $43,480 | $24,160 | $24,160 | $32,360 | $37,680 | $25,040 | $37,680 |
Two-Bedroom | $41,349 | $35,041 | $45,760 | $36,360 | $35,720 | $49,960 | $45,760 | $31,800 | $35,480 | $32,680 | $31,800 | $36,000 | $31,800 | $35,720 | $40,560 | $31,800 | $31,800 | $31,800 | $31,800 | $40,840 | $31,800 | $47,800 | $31,800 | $31,800 | $31,800 | $31,800 | $31,800 | $31,800 | $34,400 | $36,360 | $31,800 | $45,760 | $49,960 | $31,800 | $31,800 | $37,480 | $45,760 | $31,800 | $45,760 |
Three-Bedroom | $57,212 | $46,428 | $65,040 | $51,080 | $50,760 | $63,880 | $65,040 | $40,600 | $44,840 | $39,760 | $38,720 | $46,160 | $45,200 | $50,760 | $57,640 | $43,680 | $45,200 | $45,200 | $40,000 | $52,760 | $41,920 | $63,920 | $43,040 | $42,520 | $42,600 | $45,200 | $41,160 | $38,720 | $45,360 | $51,080 | $42,200 | $65,040 | $63,880 | $45,200 | $45,200 | $47,280 | $65,040 | $39,720 | $65,040 |
Four-Bedroom | $67,463 | $55,102 | $77,960 | $55,640 | $58,360 | $71,000 | $77,960 | $54,160 | $48,840 | $43,920 | $43,520 | $61,320 | $54,160 | $58,360 | $69,080 | $51,400 | $54,160 | $54,160 | $54,160 | $58,520 | $54,160 | $81,440 | $54,160 | $42,720 | $54,160 | $54,160 | $54,160 | $42,720 | $57,200 | $55,640 | $50,160 | $77,960 | $71,000 | $54,160 | $54,160 | $63,840 | $77,960 | $48,920 | $77,960 |
Minimum Wage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minimum Wage | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $14.03 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $730 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 | $624 |
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zero-Bedroom | 47 | 42 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 44 | 37 | 55 | 34 | 43 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 44 | 40 | 48 | 43 | 49 | 52 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 49 |
One-Bedroom | 55 | 46 | 60 | 49 | 49 | 70 | 60 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 39 | 60 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 49 | 45 | 60 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 60 | 40 | 60 |
Two-Bedroom | 66 | 56 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 80 | 73 | 51 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 58 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 65 | 51 | 77 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 73 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 73 | 51 | 73 |
Three-Bedroom | 92 | 74 | 104 | 82 | 81 | 102 | 104 | 65 | 72 | 64 | 62 | 74 | 72 | 81 | 92 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 85 | 67 | 102 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 68 | 104 | 88 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 104 | 64 | 104 |
Four-Bedroom | 108 | 88 | 125 | 89 | 94 | 114 | 125 | 87 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 98 | 87 | 94 | 111 | 82 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 94 | 87 | 131 | 87 | 68 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 68 | 92 | 89 | 80 | 125 | 97 | 87 | 87 | 102 | 125 | 78 | 125 |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSI Monthly Payment | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 | $914 |
Rent affordable to SSI recipient | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 | $274 |
Income Levels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) | $23,392 | $20,870 | $25,950 | $18,330 | $17,880 | $28,680 | $25,950 | $17,430 | $19,380 | $19,530 | $18,150 | $19,800 | $22,470 | $17,880 | $27,600 | $20,010 | $14,940 | $18,510 | $19,890 | $19,560 | $20,430 | $50,550 | $15,870 | $16,740 | $15,000 | $20,790 | $13,830 | $21,210 | $20,700 | $18,330 | $15,840 | $25,950 | $28,680 | $18,660 | $16,980 | $21,570 | $25,950 | $16,350 | $25,950 |
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) | $38,987 | $34,783 | $43,250 | $30,550 | $29,800 | $47,800 | $43,250 | $29,050 | $32,300 | $32,550 | $30,250 | $33,000 | $37,450 | $29,800 | $46,000 | $33,350 | $24,900 | $30,850 | $33,150 | $32,600 | $34,050 | $84,250 | $26,450 | $27,900 | $25,000 | $34,650 | $23,050 | $35,350 | $34,500 | $30,550 | $26,400 | $43,250 | $47,800 | $31,100 | $28,300 | $35,950 | $43,250 | $27,250 | $43,250 |
Median Renter Household Income | $40,102 | $40,131 | $41,450 | $37,865 | $28,688 | $49,809 | $40,312 | $22,094 | $37,527 | $37,595 | $29,623 | $48,603 | $24,014 | $28,688 | $58,925 | $26,140 | $23,115 | $29,963 | $23,915 | $43,165 | $21,061 | $93,287 | $22,863 | $41,502 | $38,548 | $28,149 | $35,506 | $39,545 | $37,865 | $24,761 | $50,937 | $49,809 | $30,394 | $27,961 | $41,798 | $31,809 | $24,618 | $46,141 | |
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) | $585 | $522 | $649 | $458 | $447 | $717 | $649 | $436 | $485 | $488 | $454 | $495 | $562 | $447 | $690 | $500 | $374 | $463 | $497 | $489 | $511 | $1,264 | $397 | $419 | $375 | $520 | $346 | $530 | $518 | $458 | $396 | $649 | $717 | $467 | $425 | $539 | $649 | $409 | $649 |
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) | $975 | $870 | $1,081 | $764 | $745 | $1,195 | $1,081 | $726 | $808 | $814 | $756 | $825 | $936 | $745 | $1,150 | $834 | $623 | $771 | $829 | $815 | $851 | $2,106 | $661 | $698 | $625 | $866 | $576 | $884 | $863 | $764 | $660 | $1,081 | $1,195 | $778 | $708 | $899 | $1,081 | $681 | $1,081 |
Median Renter Household Income | $1,003 | $1,003 | $1,036 | $947 | $717 | $1,245 | $1,008 | $552 | $938 | $940 | $741 | $1,215 | $600 | $717 | $1,473 | $653 | $578 | $749 | $598 | $1,079 | $527 | $2,332 | $572 | $1,038 | $964 | $704 | $888 | $989 | $947 | $619 | $1,273 | $1,245 | $760 | $699 | $1,045 | $795 | $615 | $1,154 |
Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations
Occupation | Total Employment | Median Hourly Wage |
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Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 35,740 | $12.13 |
Food Preparation Workers | 6,800 | $12.66 |
Fast Food and Counter Workers | 21,670 | $13.10 |
Cashiers | 17,730 | $13.35 |
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 14,810 | $13.90 |
Waiters and Waitresses | 12,790 | $14.09 |
Retail Salespersons | 22,260 | $14.37 |
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | 7,130 | $14.59 |
Security Guards | 6,610 | $14.60 |
Cooks, Restaurant | 8,240 | $14.90 |
Office Clerks, General | 13,330 | $15.23 |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 9,380 | $15.49 |
Stockers and Order Fillers | 15,970 | $15.80 |
One-Bedroom Housing Wage | $16.52 | |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 7,580 | $17.13 |
Customer Service Representatives | 20,280 | $17.58 |
Construction Laborers | 11,640 | $17.96 |
Medical Assistants | 7,230 | $18.17 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 8,890 | $18.60 |
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 26,410 | $19.46 |
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 7,970 | $19.86 |
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage | $19.88 | |
All Occupations | 818,800 | $20.03 |
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 8,830 | $20.19 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 11,040 | $23.22 |
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 8,390 | $26.09 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 6,840 | $30.67 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 7,060 | $30.70 |
Accountants and Auditors | 6,730 | $31.93 |
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 6,390 | $32.37 |
Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 7,270 | $36.21 |
Registered Nurses | 15,910 | $41.14 |
General and Operations Managers | 16,810 | $48.41 |