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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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Extremely Low-Income Renters in Puerto Rico Are More Likely to be Seniors, Householders with Disabilities, Householders in School, or Single Adult Caregivers than Other Renters

Source: 2023 PRCS PUMS Note: Mutually exclusive categories are applied in the following order: senior, disabled, in the labor force, enrolled in school, single-adult caregiver…

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In Puerto Rico, Dominicans are More Likely than Other Ethnic Groups to be Extremely Low-Income Renters

Source: 2023 PRCS PUMS.

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HUD-Assisted Rental Homes Account for a Lower Share of the Rental Stock in Western States

Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 1-Year, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Picture of Subsidized Households 2024 data.

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 Time Limits Would…

August 18, 2025

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

Source: NLIHC Out of Reach 2025

August 11, 2025

Estimated Number of People Impacted by Insufficient Funding for Housing Voucher Program Based on Current House and Senate Appropriations Bills, by Demographic Category 

Note: Estimates for children, older adults, and people with disabilities are not mutually exclusive. Older adults include individuals aged 62 or older.  Source: Acosta, S. (July 31, 2025). House Bill Would Leave Over 400,000 More People Without Stable, Affordable Housing.…

August 4, 2025

Median Wages for Many Common Jobs Fall Short of Housing Wages

Note: Occupational wages from May 2024 BLS Occupational and Employment Wage Statistics, adjusted to 2025 dollars. The BLS national statistics excluded Colorado in 2024 due to data quality issues. 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

Extremely Low-Income Renters in Puerto Rico Are More Likely to be Seniors, Householders with Disabilities, Householders in School, or Single Adult Caregivers than Other Renters

In Puerto Rico, Dominicans are More Likely than Other Ethnic Groups to be Extremely Low-Income Renters

HUD-Assisted Rental Homes Account for a Lower Share of the Rental Stock in Western States

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

Estimated Number of People Impacted by Insufficient Funding for Housing Voucher Program Based on Current House and Senate Appropriations Bills, by Demographic Category

Median Wages for Many Common Jobs Fall Short of Housing Wages