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Idaho

State Facts

Minimum Wage$7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage$18.87
Number of Renter Households189,871
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
42,374
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
22%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
73,634
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
39%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$595/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$991/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$781/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$981/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 83 hours

To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent

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Number of Households
Total 649,299 169,179 262,982 966 64,475 6,822 49,771 8,004 16,548 4,432 31,669 2,693 31,758 179,708 1,726 31,669 2,455 3,564 15,612 8,318 3,351 17,998 40,946 4,596 966 391 75,494 2,562 7,832 332 3,547 1,889 10,885 4,432 4,464 6,822 5,615 6,462 8,825 8,004 64,475 15,737 3,717 1,649 1,804 11,858 7,456 16,548 1,715 4,429 9,086 2,693 5,436 4,290 31,758 3,920 4,263
Renter 189,871 50,666 76,473 204 18,517 1,673 14,041 2,555 4,471 719 9,988 913 9,651 53,570 305 9,988 528 937 3,396 2,279 580 4,292 12,378 1,091 204 96 21,079 562 2,418 151 853 383 4,250 719 837 1,673 1,703 1,454 1,663 2,555 18,517 7,017 786 419 554 6,914 2,164 4,471 309 1,244 2,663 913 1,527 940 9,651 672 1,166
Percent Renters 29% 30% 29% 21% 29% 25% 28% 32% 27% 16% 32% 34% 30% 30% 18% 32% 22% 26% 22% 27% 17% 24% 30% 24% 21% 25% 28% 22% 31% 45% 24% 20% 39% 16% 19% 25% 30% 23% 19% 32% 29% 45% 21% 25% 31% 58% 29% 27% 18% 28% 29% 34% 28% 22% 30% 17% 27%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $13.35 $12.33 $15.06 $10.52 $14.19 $13.12 $11.06 $11.81 $11.83 $11.21 $10.52 $10.90 $11.46 $15.06 $11.92 $10.52 $11.10 $11.40 $11.35 $14.25 $15.06 $13.04 $11.06 $11.35 $10.52 $12.19 $15.06 $11.00 $11.44 $12.19 $12.15 $11.77 $13.10 $11.21 $11.58 $13.12 $12.48 $12.48 $11.06 $11.81 $14.19 $11.15 $12.00 $11.33 $12.08 $13.79 $11.35 $11.83 $13.44 $15.06 $12.50 $10.90 $11.56 $14.75 $11.46 $12.52 $10.37
One-Bedroom $15.03 $12.88 $17.23 $12.90 $16.25 $14.98 $13.54 $13.50 $13.79 $13.44 $12.04 $12.46 $13.12 $17.23 $12.02 $12.04 $11.17 $13.06 $11.42 $16.31 $17.23 $13.12 $13.54 $11.42 $12.90 $12.27 $17.23 $11.06 $11.52 $12.27 $12.23 $11.85 $13.40 $13.44 $13.06 $14.98 $12.77 $12.58 $13.54 $13.50 $16.25 $12.77 $12.08 $11.87 $12.15 $14.04 $12.04 $13.79 $13.52 $17.23 $12.58 $12.46 $11.63 $14.85 $13.12 $13.15 $11.87
Two-Bedroom $18.87 $16.22 $21.50 $15.85 $20.13 $18.67 $16.63 $17.77 $17.79 $16.87 $15.85 $16.40 $17.25 $21.50 $15.31 $15.85 $14.56 $17.17 $15.04 $21.46 $21.50 $16.71 $16.63 $15.02 $15.85 $16.00 $21.50 $14.56 $14.98 $16.00 $16.10 $15.58 $16.83 $16.87 $14.88 $18.67 $16.04 $16.54 $16.63 $17.77 $20.13 $16.04 $15.88 $14.56 $15.87 $16.00 $14.58 $17.79 $17.63 $21.50 $16.56 $16.40 $15.31 $19.04 $17.25 $16.10 $15.62
Three-Bedroom $26.59 $22.76 $30.33 $22.50 $28.60 $24.69 $23.63 $22.23 $25.27 $23.96 $22.50 $23.31 $24.50 $30.33 $20.96 $22.50 $20.67 $24.37 $21.37 $29.21 $30.33 $23.73 $23.63 $21.33 $22.50 $22.73 $30.33 $20.67 $21.29 $22.73 $22.71 $22.13 $23.90 $23.96 $21.13 $24.69 $21.17 $21.85 $23.63 $22.23 $28.60 $22.79 $20.69 $20.67 $22.54 $22.73 $20.71 $25.27 $23.21 $30.33 $23.08 $23.31 $21.73 $27.04 $24.50 $22.06 $20.56
Four-Bedroom $31.35 $26.59 $35.40 $27.12 $34.46 $27.52 $28.48 $29.35 $30.44 $28.87 $27.12 $28.08 $28.98 $35.40 $25.98 $27.12 $24.92 $24.56 $25.17 $29.33 $35.40 $28.60 $28.48 $23.29 $27.12 $27.15 $35.40 $23.73 $22.65 $27.15 $26.40 $26.44 $28.25 $28.87 $25.48 $27.52 $24.90 $28.06 $28.48 $29.35 $34.46 $27.44 $26.96 $24.71 $24.35 $27.38 $24.75 $30.44 $29.92 $35.40 $24.13 $28.08 $26.19 $32.58 $28.98 $27.33 $23.67
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $694 $641 $783 $547 $738 $682 $575 $614 $615 $583 $547 $567 $596 $783 $620 $547 $577 $593 $590 $741 $783 $678 $575 $590 $547 $634 $783 $572 $595 $634 $632 $612 $681 $583 $602 $682 $649 $649 $575 $614 $738 $580 $624 $589 $628 $717 $590 $615 $699 $783 $650 $567 $601 $767 $596 $651 $539
One-Bedroom $781 $670 $896 $671 $845 $779 $704 $702 $717 $699 $626 $648 $682 $896 $625 $626 $581 $679 $594 $848 $896 $682 $704 $594 $671 $638 $896 $575 $599 $638 $636 $616 $697 $699 $679 $779 $664 $654 $704 $702 $845 $664 $628 $617 $632 $730 $626 $717 $703 $896 $654 $648 $605 $772 $682 $684 $617
Two-Bedroom $981 $843 $1,118 $824 $1,047 $971 $865 $924 $925 $877 $824 $853 $897 $1,118 $796 $824 $757 $893 $782 $1,116 $1,118 $869 $865 $781 $824 $832 $1,118 $757 $779 $832 $837 $810 $875 $877 $774 $971 $834 $860 $865 $924 $1,047 $834 $826 $757 $825 $832 $758 $925 $917 $1,118 $861 $853 $796 $990 $897 $837 $812
Three-Bedroom $1,383 $1,184 $1,577 $1,170 $1,487 $1,284 $1,229 $1,156 $1,314 $1,246 $1,170 $1,212 $1,274 $1,577 $1,090 $1,170 $1,075 $1,267 $1,111 $1,519 $1,577 $1,234 $1,229 $1,109 $1,170 $1,182 $1,577 $1,075 $1,107 $1,182 $1,181 $1,151 $1,243 $1,246 $1,099 $1,284 $1,101 $1,136 $1,229 $1,156 $1,487 $1,185 $1,076 $1,075 $1,172 $1,182 $1,077 $1,314 $1,207 $1,577 $1,200 $1,212 $1,130 $1,406 $1,274 $1,147 $1,069
Four-Bedroom $1,630 $1,383 $1,841 $1,410 $1,792 $1,431 $1,481 $1,526 $1,583 $1,501 $1,410 $1,460 $1,507 $1,841 $1,351 $1,410 $1,296 $1,277 $1,309 $1,525 $1,841 $1,487 $1,481 $1,211 $1,410 $1,412 $1,841 $1,234 $1,178 $1,412 $1,373 $1,375 $1,469 $1,501 $1,325 $1,431 $1,295 $1,459 $1,481 $1,526 $1,792 $1,427 $1,402 $1,285 $1,266 $1,424 $1,287 $1,583 $1,556 $1,841 $1,255 $1,460 $1,362 $1,694 $1,507 $1,421 $1,231
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $27,769 $25,637 $31,320 $21,880 $29,520 $27,280 $23,000 $24,560 $24,600 $23,320 $21,880 $22,680 $23,840 $31,320 $24,800 $21,880 $23,080 $23,720 $23,600 $29,640 $31,320 $27,120 $23,000 $23,600 $21,880 $25,360 $31,320 $22,880 $23,800 $25,360 $25,280 $24,480 $27,240 $23,320 $24,080 $27,280 $25,960 $25,960 $23,000 $24,560 $29,520 $23,200 $24,960 $23,560 $25,120 $28,680 $23,600 $24,600 $27,960 $31,320 $26,000 $22,680 $24,040 $30,680 $23,840 $26,040 $21,560
One-Bedroom $31,253 $26,787 $35,840 $26,840 $33,800 $31,160 $28,160 $28,080 $28,680 $27,960 $25,040 $25,920 $27,280 $35,840 $25,000 $25,040 $23,240 $27,160 $23,760 $33,920 $35,840 $27,280 $28,160 $23,760 $26,840 $25,520 $35,840 $23,000 $23,960 $25,520 $25,440 $24,640 $27,880 $27,960 $27,160 $31,160 $26,560 $26,160 $28,160 $28,080 $33,800 $26,560 $25,120 $24,680 $25,280 $29,200 $25,040 $28,680 $28,120 $35,840 $26,160 $25,920 $24,200 $30,880 $27,280 $27,360 $24,680
Two-Bedroom $39,258 $33,739 $44,720 $32,960 $41,880 $38,840 $34,600 $36,960 $37,000 $35,080 $32,960 $34,120 $35,880 $44,720 $31,840 $32,960 $30,280 $35,720 $31,280 $44,640 $44,720 $34,760 $34,600 $31,240 $32,960 $33,280 $44,720 $30,280 $31,160 $33,280 $33,480 $32,400 $35,000 $35,080 $30,960 $38,840 $33,360 $34,400 $34,600 $36,960 $41,880 $33,360 $33,040 $30,280 $33,000 $33,280 $30,320 $37,000 $36,680 $44,720 $34,440 $34,120 $31,840 $39,600 $35,880 $33,480 $32,480
Three-Bedroom $55,314 $47,349 $63,080 $46,800 $59,480 $51,360 $49,160 $46,240 $52,560 $49,840 $46,800 $48,480 $50,960 $63,080 $43,600 $46,800 $43,000 $50,680 $44,440 $60,760 $63,080 $49,360 $49,160 $44,360 $46,800 $47,280 $63,080 $43,000 $44,280 $47,280 $47,240 $46,040 $49,720 $49,840 $43,960 $51,360 $44,040 $45,440 $49,160 $46,240 $59,480 $47,400 $43,040 $43,000 $46,880 $47,280 $43,080 $52,560 $48,280 $63,080 $48,000 $48,480 $45,200 $56,240 $50,960 $45,880 $42,760
Four-Bedroom $65,206 $55,308 $73,640 $56,400 $71,680 $57,240 $59,240 $61,040 $63,320 $60,040 $56,400 $58,400 $60,280 $73,640 $54,040 $56,400 $51,840 $51,080 $52,360 $61,000 $73,640 $59,480 $59,240 $48,440 $56,400 $56,480 $73,640 $49,360 $47,120 $56,480 $54,920 $55,000 $58,760 $60,040 $53,000 $57,240 $51,800 $58,360 $59,240 $61,040 $71,680 $57,080 $56,080 $51,400 $50,640 $56,960 $51,480 $63,320 $62,240 $73,640 $50,200 $58,400 $54,480 $67,760 $60,280 $56,840 $49,240
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377 $377
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 74 68 83 58 78 72 61 65 65 62 58 60 63 83 66 58 61 63 63 79 83 72 61 63 58 67 83 61 63 67 67 65 72 62 64 72 69 69 61 65 78 62 66 62 67 76 63 65 74 83 69 60 64 81 63 69 57
One-Bedroom 83 71 95 71 90 83 75 74 76 74 66 69 72 95 66 66 62 72 63 90 95 72 75 63 71 68 95 61 64 68 67 65 74 74 72 83 70 69 75 74 90 70 67 65 67 77 66 76 75 95 69 69 64 82 72 73 65
Two-Bedroom 104 89 119 87 111 103 92 98 98 93 87 91 95 119 84 87 80 95 83 118 119 92 92 83 87 88 119 80 83 88 89 86 93 93 82 103 88 91 92 98 111 88 88 80 88 88 80 98 97 119 91 91 84 105 95 89 86
Three-Bedroom 147 126 167 124 158 136 130 123 139 132 124 129 135 167 116 124 114 134 118 161 167 131 130 118 124 125 167 114 117 125 125 122 132 132 117 136 117 121 130 123 158 126 114 114 124 125 114 139 128 167 127 129 120 149 135 122 113
Four-Bedroom 173 147 195 150 190 152 157 162 168 159 150 155 160 195 143 150 138 135 139 162 195 158 157 128 150 150 195 131 125 150 146 146 156 159 141 152 137 155 157 162 190 151 149 136 134 151 137 168 165 195 133 155 145 180 160 151 131
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894 $894
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268 $268
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $23,782 $20,342 $26,250 $17,610 $24,660 $18,660 $24,870 $20,280 $24,240 $23,070 $21,900 $19,980 $22,410 $26,250 $19,020 $21,900 $22,350 $17,580 $21,570 $23,790 $26,250 $21,780 $24,870 $20,400 $17,610 $18,960 $26,250 $21,810 $19,530 $18,360 $19,530 $17,730 $18,120 $23,070 $20,880 $18,660 $19,920 $17,220 $24,870 $20,280 $24,660 $23,670 $19,110 $18,420 $18,000 $14,160 $19,080 $24,240 $20,280 $26,250 $20,730 $19,980 $17,220 $30,000 $22,410 $25,680 $16,260
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $39,636 $33,903 $43,750 $29,350 $41,100 $31,100 $41,450 $33,800 $40,400 $38,450 $36,500 $33,300 $37,350 $43,750 $31,700 $36,500 $37,250 $29,300 $35,950 $39,650 $43,750 $36,300 $41,450 $34,000 $29,350 $31,600 $43,750 $36,350 $32,550 $30,600 $32,550 $29,550 $30,200 $38,450 $34,800 $31,100 $33,200 $28,700 $41,450 $33,800 $41,100 $39,450 $31,850 $30,700 $30,000 $23,600 $31,800 $40,400 $33,800 $43,750 $34,550 $33,300 $28,700 $50,000 $37,350 $42,800 $27,100
Median Renter Household Income $41,887 $36,161 $47,329 $32,023 $45,765 $32,095 $43,024 $42,994 $29,242 $27,822 $32,140 $36,461 $38,856 $49,876 $36,805 $32,140 $28,886 $33,403 $37,499 $50,805 $35,469 $38,709 $41,113 $33,262 $32,023 $35,133 $41,995 $32,763 $42,326 $29,401 $36,755 $22,974 $43,402 $27,822 $37,577 $32,095 $34,541 $36,431 $57,250 $42,994 $45,765 $33,190 $23,719 $30,145 $37,669 $27,188 $35,617 $29,242 $32,463 $33,548 $40,671 $36,461 $31,367 $58,690 $38,856 $45,660 $25,889
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $595 $509 $656 $440 $617 $467 $622 $507 $606 $577 $548 $500 $560 $656 $476 $548 $559 $440 $539 $595 $656 $545 $622 $510 $440 $474 $656 $545 $488 $459 $488 $443 $453 $577 $522 $467 $498 $431 $622 $507 $617 $592 $478 $461 $450 $354 $477 $606 $507 $656 $518 $500 $431 $750 $560 $642 $407
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $991 $848 $1,094 $734 $1,028 $778 $1,036 $845 $1,010 $961 $913 $833 $934 $1,094 $793 $913 $931 $733 $899 $991 $1,094 $908 $1,036 $850 $734 $790 $1,094 $909 $814 $765 $814 $739 $755 $961 $870 $778 $830 $718 $1,036 $845 $1,028 $986 $796 $768 $750 $590 $795 $1,010 $845 $1,094 $864 $833 $718 $1,250 $934 $1,070 $678
Median Renter Household Income $1,047 $904 $1,183 $801 $1,144 $802 $1,076 $1,075 $731 $696 $804 $912 $971 $1,247 $920 $804 $722 $835 $937 $1,270 $887 $968 $1,028 $832 $801 $878 $1,050 $819 $1,058 $735 $919 $574 $1,085 $696 $939 $802 $864 $911 $1,431 $1,075 $1,144 $830 $593 $754 $942 $680 $890 $731 $812 $839 $1,017 $912 $784 $1,467 $971 $1,142 $647

Median Wages for Largest Occupations

OccupationTotal EmploymentMedian Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses9,780$10.13
Fast Food and Counter Workers15,500$10.53
Cooks, Fast Food7,700$11.52
Cashiers18,340$11.80
Home Health and Personal Care Aides17,630$12.16
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary7,150$13.79
Retail Salespersons19,060$14.42
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners11,670$14.62
Cooks, Restaurant6,910$14.82
Receptionists and Information Clerks6,370$14.92
Stockers and Order Fillers9,680$14.96
Nursing Assistants6,850$14.98
One-Bedroom Housing Wage$15.03
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand12,010$15.26
Customer Service Representatives21,620$15.37
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators10,320$15.38
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers6,840$15.47
Office Clerks, General17,530$16.63
Construction Laborers6,250$18.59
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive10,390$18.60
Two-Bedroom Housing Wage$18.87
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General7,390$19.07
All Occupations756,910$19.10
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks9,530$19.19
Carpenters9,120$19.25
Light Truck Drivers6,100$19.65
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers13,390$24.34
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers9,360$24.61
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education7,950$24.92
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education7,250$25.20
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products6,900$27.18
General and Operations Managers21,450$31.48
Registered Nurses14,400$38.44