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Images from The Gap 2024
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Distribution of Household Income by Rental Cost
Graph showing the distribution of renters by income into rental housing of different affordability levels. Most extremely low-income renters reside in unaffordable housing that would otherwise be affordable and available for higher-income households.
Extremely Low-Income Renter Characteristics that Constrain Income
Extremely low-income renters are more likely than other renters to have characteristics that limit the hours that they are able to work: they are more likely to be seniors, have a disability, be enrolled in school, or be single-adult caregivers of children or individuals with a disability.
Who are Extremely Low-Income Renters?
Forty-nine percent of extremely low-income renter households are seniors or people with disabilities and another 41% are in the labor force, in school, or single-adult caregivers of school-aged children or family members with disabilities.
Race and Ethnicity of Severely Cost-Burdened Renters by Income
Black and Latino renters account for 46% of severely- cost-burdened extremely low-income renters. With each subsequently higher income level, they account for a decreasing share of severely cost-burdened renters.
