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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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The Lowest-Income Renters Struggle the Most with Housing Cost Burdens

Source: 2022 ACS PUMS.

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Nearly Half of Renters Applying for FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program after Helene Are Lower-Income

Note: IHP = Individuals and Households ProgramSource: FEMA (2024). OpenFEMA: Individuals and Households Program - Valid Registrations - v1. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from: https://www.fema.gov/api…

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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…

November 4, 2019

Fact of the Week: High Rates of Housing Cost-Burdened Households Headed by Older Adults, Especially Among Renters

Source: JCHS tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Housing cost-burdened households spend more than 30% of their incomes on housing and utilities.

October 28, 2019

Fact of the Week: Average Multifamily Rents Much Higher Than Manufactured Housing Rents

Source: Fannie Mae tabulations of American Community Survey Data

September 23, 2019

Fact of the Week: Calls to 911 about People Experiencing Homelessness Grew Dramatically in San Francisco Despite Negligible Growth in Homelessness

September 3, 2019

Fact of the Week: Extremely Low-Income Households are Forced to Rent Homes They Cannot Afford

Source: NLIHC’s The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes 2019. NLIHC tabulations of 2017 ACS PUMS data.

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Facts of the Week

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

The Lowest-Income Renters Struggle the Most with Housing Cost Burdens

Nearly Half of Renters Applying for FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program after Helene Are Lower-Income

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

Fact of the Week: High Rates of Housing Cost-Burdened Households Headed by Older Adults, Especially Among Renters

Fact of the Week: Average Multifamily Rents Much Higher Than Manufactured Housing Rents

Fact of the Week: Calls to 911 about People Experiencing Homelessness Grew Dramatically in San Francisco Despite Negligible Growth in Homelessness

Fact of the Week: Extremely Low-Income Households are Forced to Rent Homes They Cannot Afford