Assisted Unassisted Households in 2011 Households in 2011 Average monthly rent/mortgage $267 $587** Average monthly utility costs $271 $250Average gross rent/mortgage $538 $837** Rent Burden0-30% of income 73% 49%**31-50% of income 17% 30%**>50% of income 11% 22%** Rent and utility (i.e., gross rent) burden0-30% of income 19% 31%**31-50% of income 34% 30%**>50% of income 47% 40%** **Indicates significant difference between assisted and unassisted households at 5% significance level. Assisted households are those that received assistance from HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs. Source: Buron, Larry and Gretchen Locke. (2013). Study of Household Transition from the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP-Katrina): Final Report. [Report prepared for HUD by Abt Associates]. Excerpts from Exhibit 6-6. Housing Costs by Housing Assistance Status. Retrieved from: http://www.huduser.org/portal/publications/destech/DHAP.html