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Metros with Greater Shares of HUD-Assisted Housing Have Lower Rates of Severe Housing Cost Burdens

Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2020 5-Year ACS PUMS and HUD Picture of Subsidized Households (POSH) data.

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Approximately Half of Households with Tenant-Based Vouchers Live in High-Poverty Areas

Note: High-poverty census tracts are generally defined as those with poverty rates higher than 20%.Source: Hawke, S. (2024, October 15). Tracking Investment: Trends in Housing Vouchers and…

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Housing Cost Burden among Veteran Renters Drastically Increased from 1976 to 2021

Source: Hess, C., Horan, K., Collette, T., Sanchez Cardona, I., Channer, B., & Moore, B. (2024). Rent Burden and Demographic Change Among Veterans: A Research Brief. Social Currents. Available at…

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Billion Dollar Disasters Are On the Rise

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters (2024). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/, DOI: 10.25921/stkw-7w73

July 15, 2024

Affordable Housing Is Out of Reach for Millions of Renters

Source: NLIHC, 2024

July 1, 2024

In 17 States, Renters Must Earn More Than $30 an Hour to Afford Two-Bedroom Apartment at Fair Market Rent

Source: NLIHC, 2024

June 17, 2024

Black Households Are Three Times and Latino Households Are Two Times More Likely Than White Households to Be Renters with Extremely Low Incomes

Source: 2022 ACS PUMS.

June 10, 2024

Most Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness in California Report Having Spent “Most Nights” Unsheltered

Note: “Unsheltered” includes spending nights outdoors or in vehicles. Source: Espinoza, M., Moore, T., Adhiningrat, S., Perry, E., Kushel, M. (2024). Toward Dignity: Understanding Older Adult Homelessness. Findings from the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness. UCSF…

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Facts of the Week

Metros with Greater Shares of HUD-Assisted Housing Have Lower Rates of Severe Housing Cost Burdens

Approximately Half of Households with Tenant-Based Vouchers Live in High-Poverty Areas

Housing Cost Burden among Veteran Renters Drastically Increased from 1976 to 2021

Billion Dollar Disasters Are On the Rise

Affordable Housing Is Out of Reach for Millions of Renters

In 17 States, Renters Must Earn More Than $30 an Hour to Afford Two-Bedroom Apartment at Fair Market Rent

Black Households Are Three Times and Latino Households Are Two Times More Likely Than White Households to Be Renters with Extremely Low Incomes

Most Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness in California Report Having Spent “Most Nights” Unsheltered