Nonwhite Renters More Likely to Face Housing Cost Burdens than White Renters
Dec 13, 2013
The Number of Renter Households (in thousands) with Housing Cost Burdens, by Race (2011)
# of Households # with Severe Burden % with Severe Burden
White 22,528 5,534 25%
Black 7,650 2,665 35%
Hispanic 7,317 2,277 31%
Asian/Other 3,121 866 28%
Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (December 2013). America's Rental Housing: Evolving Markets and Needs. Retrieved from http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/americas-rental-housing