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State Facts

Minimum Wage $7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $21.53
Number of Renter Households 186,065
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 38,840
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 21%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 70,999
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 38%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$667/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,112/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$896/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,120/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 95 hours

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

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Number of Households
Total 657,101 167,732 269,026 939 64,914 6,943 51,038 7,916 16,848 4,531 32,062 2,697 32,455 184,806 1,687 32,062 2,231 3,566 15,640 8,759 3,277 18,823 41,693 4,503 939 335 76,711 2,470 8,003 282 3,474 1,716 10,624 4,531 4,288 6,943 5,407 6,387 9,345 7,916 64,914 15,706 3,361 1,556 1,798 11,289 7,363 16,848 1,760 4,232 9,272 2,697 5,431 4,199 32,455 3,690 4,112
Renter 186,065 47,696 76,529 193 17,674 1,692 13,964 2,458 4,578 817 10,170 775 9,519 53,655 313 10,170 443 912 3,583 2,178 489 4,157 12,319 1,030 193 109 21,157 465 2,576 105 784 385 3,966 817 717 1,692 1,525 1,449 1,645 2,458 17,674 6,647 589 394 529 5,557 2,115 4,578 206 1,228 2,644 775 1,472 1,015 9,519 698 1,133
Percent Renters 28% 28% 28% 21% 27% 24% 27% 31% 27% 18% 32% 29% 29% 29% 19% 32% 20% 26% 23% 25% 15% 22% 30% 23% 21% 33% 28% 19% 32% 37% 23% 22% 37% 18% 17% 24% 28% 23% 18% 31% 27% 42% 18% 25% 29% 49% 29% 27% 12% 29% 29% 29% 27% 24% 29% 19% 28%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $15.28 $13.28 $17.87 $11.92 $16.12 $14.81 $12.88 $12.81 $12.96 $12.10 $11.52 $11.25 $12.90 $17.87 $12.60 $11.52 $12.10 $12.25 $12.10 $15.52 $17.87 $14.63 $12.88 $12.27 $11.92 $13.13 $17.87 $12.15 $12.35 $13.13 $12.98 $13.02 $13.81 $12.10 $11.19 $14.81 $13.27 $12.13 $12.88 $12.81 $16.12 $11.90 $12.25 $12.10 $12.10 $15.48 $12.15 $12.96 $13.85 $17.87 $13.50 $11.25 $11.00 $17.23 $12.90 $13.69 $13.63
One-Bedroom $17.22 $13.87 $20.37 $14.27 $19.37 $15.81 $15.31 $14.56 $15.08 $14.38 $13.10 $12.79 $14.65 $20.37 $13.06 $13.10 $12.17 $13.90 $12.17 $17.63 $20.37 $14.73 $15.31 $12.37 $14.27 $13.23 $20.37 $12.23 $12.44 $13.23 $13.08 $13.10 $13.90 $14.38 $14.06 $15.81 $13.44 $13.79 $15.31 $14.56 $19.37 $13.08 $12.33 $12.29 $12.75 $15.50 $13.29 $15.08 $13.94 $20.37 $13.60 $12.79 $12.75 $17.33 $14.65 $15.92 $13.73
Two-Bedroom $21.53 $17.54 $25.19 $17.56 $23.62 $20.81 $18.83 $19.15 $19.38 $17.92 $17.23 $16.83 $19.29 $25.19 $16.54 $17.23 $15.88 $18.31 $16.02 $23.21 $25.19 $18.37 $18.83 $16.27 $17.56 $17.27 $25.19 $16.10 $16.21 $17.27 $17.21 $17.10 $18.27 $17.92 $15.88 $20.81 $17.44 $18.15 $18.83 $19.15 $23.62 $16.60 $16.23 $15.88 $15.88 $17.88 $15.98 $19.38 $18.19 $25.19 $17.88 $16.83 $16.44 $20.79 $19.29 $17.98 $18.08
Three-Bedroom $30.28 $24.52 $35.40 $24.88 $33.56 $27.83 $26.75 $26.75 $27.56 $25.48 $24.48 $23.92 $26.94 $35.40 $22.42 $24.48 $22.58 $24.54 $22.77 $31.06 $35.40 $26.10 $26.75 $23.12 $24.88 $24.54 $35.40 $22.21 $23.04 $24.54 $24.46 $24.29 $25.96 $25.48 $22.58 $27.83 $22.94 $23.60 $26.75 $26.75 $33.56 $23.58 $21.96 $22.58 $22.58 $25.42 $22.71 $27.56 $25.85 $35.40 $24.69 $23.92 $23.06 $29.54 $26.94 $23.56 $22.88
Four-Bedroom $35.67 $28.58 $41.52 $29.90 $40.23 $31.44 $32.08 $31.67 $33.02 $30.54 $29.35 $28.65 $31.90 $41.52 $28.04 $29.35 $27.06 $27.83 $25.81 $31.17 $41.52 $31.29 $32.08 $25.23 $29.90 $29.29 $41.52 $25.42 $24.29 $29.29 $29.31 $29.00 $30.25 $30.54 $27.06 $31.44 $27.50 $30.50 $32.08 $31.67 $40.23 $28.27 $27.52 $26.94 $26.69 $30.46 $27.10 $33.02 $30.85 $41.52 $26.63 $28.65 $28.00 $35.40 $31.90 $30.50 $26.15
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $794 $691 $929 $620 $838 $770 $670 $666 $674 $629 $599 $585 $671 $929 $655 $599 $629 $637 $629 $807 $929 $761 $670 $638 $620 $683 $929 $632 $642 $683 $675 $677 $718 $629 $582 $770 $690 $631 $670 $666 $838 $619 $637 $629 $629 $805 $632 $674 $720 $929 $702 $585 $572 $896 $671 $712 $709
One-Bedroom $896 $721 $1,059 $742 $1,007 $822 $796 $757 $784 $748 $681 $665 $762 $1,059 $679 $681 $633 $723 $633 $917 $1,059 $766 $796 $643 $742 $688 $1,059 $636 $647 $688 $680 $681 $723 $748 $731 $822 $699 $717 $796 $757 $1,007 $680 $641 $639 $663 $806 $691 $784 $725 $1,059 $707 $665 $663 $901 $762 $828 $714
Two-Bedroom $1,120 $912 $1,310 $913 $1,228 $1,082 $979 $996 $1,008 $932 $896 $875 $1,003 $1,310 $860 $896 $826 $952 $833 $1,207 $1,310 $955 $979 $846 $913 $898 $1,310 $837 $843 $898 $895 $889 $950 $932 $826 $1,082 $907 $944 $979 $996 $1,228 $863 $844 $826 $826 $930 $831 $1,008 $946 $1,310 $930 $875 $855 $1,081 $1,003 $935 $940
Three-Bedroom $1,575 $1,275 $1,841 $1,294 $1,745 $1,447 $1,391 $1,391 $1,433 $1,325 $1,273 $1,244 $1,401 $1,841 $1,166 $1,273 $1,174 $1,276 $1,184 $1,615 $1,841 $1,357 $1,391 $1,202 $1,294 $1,276 $1,841 $1,155 $1,198 $1,276 $1,272 $1,263 $1,350 $1,325 $1,174 $1,447 $1,193 $1,227 $1,391 $1,391 $1,745 $1,226 $1,142 $1,174 $1,174 $1,322 $1,181 $1,433 $1,344 $1,841 $1,284 $1,244 $1,199 $1,536 $1,401 $1,225 $1,190
Four-Bedroom $1,855 $1,486 $2,159 $1,555 $2,092 $1,635 $1,668 $1,647 $1,717 $1,588 $1,526 $1,490 $1,659 $2,159 $1,458 $1,526 $1,407 $1,447 $1,342 $1,621 $2,159 $1,627 $1,668 $1,312 $1,555 $1,523 $2,159 $1,322 $1,263 $1,523 $1,524 $1,508 $1,573 $1,588 $1,407 $1,635 $1,430 $1,586 $1,668 $1,647 $2,092 $1,470 $1,431 $1,401 $1,388 $1,584 $1,409 $1,717 $1,604 $2,159 $1,385 $1,490 $1,456 $1,841 $1,659 $1,586 $1,360
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $31,774 $27,632 $37,160 $24,800 $33,520 $30,800 $26,800 $26,640 $26,960 $25,160 $23,960 $23,400 $26,840 $37,160 $26,200 $23,960 $25,160 $25,480 $25,160 $32,280 $37,160 $30,440 $26,800 $25,520 $24,800 $27,320 $37,160 $25,280 $25,680 $27,320 $27,000 $27,080 $28,720 $25,160 $23,280 $30,800 $27,600 $25,240 $26,800 $26,640 $33,520 $24,760 $25,480 $25,160 $25,160 $32,200 $25,280 $26,960 $28,800 $37,160 $28,080 $23,400 $22,880 $35,840 $26,840 $28,480 $28,360
One-Bedroom $35,826 $28,851 $42,360 $29,680 $40,280 $32,880 $31,840 $30,280 $31,360 $29,920 $27,240 $26,600 $30,480 $42,360 $27,160 $27,240 $25,320 $28,920 $25,320 $36,680 $42,360 $30,640 $31,840 $25,720 $29,680 $27,520 $42,360 $25,440 $25,880 $27,520 $27,200 $27,240 $28,920 $29,920 $29,240 $32,880 $27,960 $28,680 $31,840 $30,280 $40,280 $27,200 $25,640 $25,560 $26,520 $32,240 $27,640 $31,360 $29,000 $42,360 $28,280 $26,600 $26,520 $36,040 $30,480 $33,120 $28,560
Two-Bedroom $44,782 $36,493 $52,400 $36,520 $49,120 $43,280 $39,160 $39,840 $40,320 $37,280 $35,840 $35,000 $40,120 $52,400 $34,400 $35,840 $33,040 $38,080 $33,320 $48,280 $52,400 $38,200 $39,160 $33,840 $36,520 $35,920 $52,400 $33,480 $33,720 $35,920 $35,800 $35,560 $38,000 $37,280 $33,040 $43,280 $36,280 $37,760 $39,160 $39,840 $49,120 $34,520 $33,760 $33,040 $33,040 $37,200 $33,240 $40,320 $37,840 $52,400 $37,200 $35,000 $34,200 $43,240 $40,120 $37,400 $37,600
Three-Bedroom $62,982 $50,997 $73,640 $51,760 $69,800 $57,880 $55,640 $55,640 $57,320 $53,000 $50,920 $49,760 $56,040 $73,640 $46,640 $50,920 $46,960 $51,040 $47,360 $64,600 $73,640 $54,280 $55,640 $48,080 $51,760 $51,040 $73,640 $46,200 $47,920 $51,040 $50,880 $50,520 $54,000 $53,000 $46,960 $57,880 $47,720 $49,080 $55,640 $55,640 $69,800 $49,040 $45,680 $46,960 $46,960 $52,880 $47,240 $57,320 $53,760 $73,640 $51,360 $49,760 $47,960 $61,440 $56,040 $49,000 $47,600
Four-Bedroom $74,192 $59,446 $86,360 $62,200 $83,680 $65,400 $66,720 $65,880 $68,680 $63,520 $61,040 $59,600 $66,360 $86,360 $58,320 $61,040 $56,280 $57,880 $53,680 $64,840 $86,360 $65,080 $66,720 $52,480 $62,200 $60,920 $86,360 $52,880 $50,520 $60,920 $60,960 $60,320 $62,920 $63,520 $56,280 $65,400 $57,200 $63,440 $66,720 $65,880 $83,680 $58,800 $57,240 $56,040 $55,520 $63,360 $56,360 $68,680 $64,160 $86,360 $55,400 $59,600 $58,240 $73,640 $66,360 $63,440 $54,400
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 84 73 99 66 89 82 71 71 72 67 64 62 71 99 69 64 67 68 67 86 99 81 71 68 66 72 99 67 68 72 72 72 76 67 62 82 73 67 71 71 89 66 68 67 67 85 67 72 76 99 74 62 61 95 71 76 75
One-Bedroom 95 77 112 79 107 87 84 80 83 79 72 71 81 112 72 72 67 77 67 97 112 81 84 68 79 73 112 67 69 73 72 72 77 79 78 87 74 76 84 80 107 72 68 68 70 86 73 83 77 112 75 71 70 96 81 88 76
Two-Bedroom 119 97 139 97 130 115 104 106 107 99 95 93 106 139 91 95 88 101 88 128 139 101 104 90 97 95 139 89 89 95 95 94 101 99 88 115 96 100 104 106 130 92 90 88 88 99 88 107 100 139 99 93 91 115 106 99 100
Three-Bedroom 167 135 195 137 185 154 148 148 152 141 135 132 149 195 124 135 125 135 126 171 195 144 148 128 137 135 195 123 127 135 135 134 143 141 125 154 127 130 148 148 185 130 121 125 125 140 125 152 143 195 136 132 127 163 149 130 126
Four-Bedroom 197 158 229 165 222 173 177 175 182 168 162 158 176 229 155 162 149 154 142 172 229 173 177 139 165 162 229 140 134 162 162 160 167 168 149 173 152 168 177 175 222 156 152 149 147 168 149 182 170 229 147 158 154 195 176 168 144
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967 $967
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290 $290
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $26,690 $22,948 $29,490 $18,450 $28,170 $22,770 $26,520 $21,570 $26,790 $25,290 $26,940 $20,160 $22,890 $29,490 $21,240 $26,940 $25,530 $19,860 $24,600 $26,700 $29,490 $22,800 $26,520 $21,390 $18,450 $21,510 $29,490 $23,910 $21,600 $19,320 $23,100 $21,570 $19,350 $25,290 $23,400 $22,770 $22,500 $20,820 $26,520 $21,570 $28,170 $28,290 $21,300 $20,070 $21,000 $20,130 $20,670 $26,790 $24,570 $29,490 $23,040 $20,160 $19,470 $28,290 $22,890 $26,670 $18,210
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $44,483 $38,247 $49,150 $30,750 $46,950 $37,950 $44,200 $35,950 $44,650 $42,150 $44,900 $33,600 $38,150 $49,150 $35,400 $44,900 $42,550 $33,100 $41,000 $44,500 $49,150 $38,000 $44,200 $35,650 $30,750 $35,850 $49,150 $39,850 $36,000 $32,200 $38,500 $35,950 $32,250 $42,150 $39,000 $37,950 $37,500 $34,700 $44,200 $35,950 $46,950 $47,150 $35,500 $33,450 $35,000 $33,550 $34,450 $44,650 $40,950 $49,150 $38,400 $33,600 $32,450 $47,150 $38,150 $44,450 $30,350
Median Renter Household Income $46,680 $40,571 $53,416 $34,011 $47,440 $39,775 $46,484 $47,660 $33,239 $30,909 $35,878 $48,667 $42,442 $56,154 $39,320 $35,878 $32,163 $37,455 $41,172 $55,340 $41,983 $45,624 $44,722 $37,031 $34,011 $40,339 $47,303 $34,777 $45,347 $40,651 $37,246 $21,284 $47,942 $30,909 $44,493 $39,775 $34,781 $37,334 $59,681 $47,660 $47,440 $36,253 $33,514 $31,828 $41,921 $34,226 $40,289 $33,239 $40,617 $43,634 $46,037 $48,667 $31,721 $60,117 $42,442 $48,327 $24,645
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $667 $574 $737 $461 $704 $569 $663 $539 $670 $632 $674 $504 $572 $737 $531 $674 $638 $497 $615 $668 $737 $570 $663 $535 $461 $538 $737 $598 $540 $483 $578 $539 $484 $632 $585 $569 $563 $521 $663 $539 $704 $707 $533 $502 $525 $503 $517 $670 $614 $737 $576 $504 $487 $707 $572 $667 $455
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,112 $956 $1,229 $769 $1,174 $949 $1,105 $899 $1,116 $1,054 $1,123 $840 $954 $1,229 $885 $1,123 $1,064 $828 $1,025 $1,113 $1,229 $950 $1,105 $891 $769 $896 $1,229 $996 $900 $805 $963 $899 $806 $1,054 $975 $949 $938 $868 $1,105 $899 $1,174 $1,179 $888 $836 $875 $839 $861 $1,116 $1,024 $1,229 $960 $840 $811 $1,179 $954 $1,111 $759
Median Renter Household Income $1,167 $1,014 $1,335 $850 $1,186 $994 $1,162 $1,191 $831 $773 $897 $1,217 $1,061 $1,404 $983 $897 $804 $936 $1,029 $1,384 $1,050 $1,141 $1,118 $926 $850 $1,008 $1,183 $869 $1,134 $1,016 $931 $532 $1,199 $773 $1,112 $994 $870 $933 $1,492 $1,191 $1,186 $906 $838 $796 $1,048 $856 $1,007 $831 $1,015 $1,091 $1,151 $1,217 $793 $1,503 $1,061 $1,208 $616

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers 22,350 $11.70
Cashiers 15,900 $13.81
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 18,320 $13.82
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 7,850 $14.10
Waiters and Waitresses 10,790 $14.14
Retail Salespersons 19,220 $14.57
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 11,300 $14.91
Cooks, Restaurant 7,150 $15.45
Receptionists and Information Clerks 6,560 $15.79
Stockers and Order Fillers 12,480 $15.91
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $17.22
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 13,410 $17.74
Office Clerks, General 16,940 $17.79
Nursing Assistants 6,540 $17.81
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 9,590 $17.98
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 7,040 $18.19
Customer Service Representatives 19,020 $18.33
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 10,920 $18.46
Construction Laborers 7,490 $19.10
All Occupations 797,420 $20.10
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 7,890 $20.43
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 10,820 $20.82
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 6,260 $20.84
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $21.53
Light Truck Drivers 7,470 $22.62
Carpenters 7,940 $22.69
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 14,030 $24.03
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 8,360 $25.04
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 8,310 $25.36
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 6,900 $28.08
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 6,780 $29.80
General and Operations Managers 24,790 $32.26
Registered Nurses 13,680 $39.10

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