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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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Older Adults Account for Nearly One-Fifth of the Nation’s Population Experiencing Homelessness

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2024), AHAR Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S.

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Single-Parent Female Renter—Particularly Black, Latina, and Indigenous Women—are More Likely than Single-Parent Male Renters to Have Extremely Low Incomes

Note: AANHPI stands for women who identified as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander. Indigenous stands for women who identified as American Indian…

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Affordable and Available Rental Homes per 100 extremely Low-Income Renter Households

Source: NLIHC Tabulations, American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 1-Year, Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS).

September 22, 2025

A Growing Number of U.S. Renters Are Age 65 and Older

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2014 and 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B25007: Tenure by Age of Householder.

September 15, 2025

Renters Were Much More Likely to Live in Poverty Than Homeowners in 2024

Note: This chart displays supplemental poverty measure (SPM) rates in 2024. SPM takes into account noncash benefits from anti-poverty programs, tax credits, and removes the costs of necessary expenses from income determinations. Source: Emily A.…

September 8, 2025

Two Million Children in Families at Risk of Housing Instability under Administration’s Proposed Rental Assistance Time Limits: One-Third Reside in Six States

Note: Counts include households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Rental Assistance, and Public Housing that do not include a senior or person with a disability. Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (July 18, 2025). "Rental Assistance…

August 18, 2025

Even Average Renter Wages Are Unable to Afford a Modest One Bedroom Rental Home

Source: NLIHC Out of Reach 2025

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Facts of the Week

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

Older Adults Account for Nearly One-Fifth of the Nation’s Population Experiencing Homelessness

Single-Parent Female Renter—Particularly Black, Latina, and Indigenous Women—are More Likely than Single-Parent Male Renters to Have Extremely Low Incomes

Affordable and Available Rental Homes per 100 extremely Low-Income Renter Households

A Growing Number of U.S. Renters Are Age 65 and Older

Renters Were Much More Likely to Live in Poverty Than Homeowners in 2024

Two Million Children in Families at Risk of Housing Instability under Administration’s Proposed Rental Assistance Time Limits: One-Third Reside in Six States

Even Average Renter Wages Are Unable to Afford a Modest One Bedroom Rental Home