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Idaho

State Facts

Minimum Wage $7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $27.83
Number of Renter Households 191,681
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
37,573
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
19%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
71,776
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
36%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$736/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,227/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,187/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,447/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 126 hours

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

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Number of Households
Total 693,821 175,403 287,336 1,017 69,104 7,406 53,277 8,198 17,250 4,870 33,340 2,708 33,912 196,700 1,752 33,340 2,308 3,978 16,009 9,822 3,524 19,599 43,378 4,835 1,017 339 82,864 2,430 8,238 252 3,561 1,933 10,848 4,870 4,506 7,406 5,512 6,567 9,899 8,198 69,104 16,058 3,350 1,546 1,836 12,778 7,814 17,250 1,932 4,248 9,481 2,708 5,679 4,573 33,912 3,778 4,089
Renter 191,681 48,327 78,649 230 19,203 1,734 14,061 2,011 4,799 1,208 10,458 689 10,312 56,346 296 10,458 346 966 3,100 2,408 423 4,381 12,316 1,065 230 82 20,643 437 2,472 91 654 432 3,761 1,208 713 1,734 1,579 1,307 1,745 2,011 19,203 6,321 625 399 424 7,637 2,125 4,799 247 1,237 2,418 689 1,486 924 10,312 538 1,093
Percent Renters 28% 28% 27% 23% 28% 23% 26% 25% 28% 25% 31% 25% 30% 29% 17% 31% 15% 24% 19% 25% 12% 22% 28% 22% 23% 24% 25% 18% 30% 36% 18% 22% 35% 25% 16% 23% 29% 20% 18% 25% 28% 39% 19% 26% 23% 60% 27% 28% 13% 29% 26% 25% 26% 20% 30% 14% 27%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $20.05 $14.80 $25.00 $19.62 $19.25 $17.81 $19.90 $14.87 $17.60 $17.58 $15.02 $13.00 $16.94 $25.00 $13.83 $15.02 $13.83 $12.73 $13.60 $17.83 $25.00 $15.75 $19.90 $13.60 $19.62 $14.52 $25.00 $13.60 $13.69 $13.83 $14.10 $14.40 $14.92 $17.58 $12.56 $17.81 $13.92 $12.83 $19.90 $14.87 $19.25 $13.88 $13.83 $13.60 $13.83 $16.79 $13.83 $17.60 $14.38 $25.00 $14.06 $13.00 $13.08 $17.98 $16.94 $16.02 $15.08
One-Bedroom $22.83 $15.54 $29.50 $20.90 $23.58 $19.38 $20.90 $17.31 $17.71 $17.69 $16.69 $14.46 $18.83 $29.50 $16.21 $16.69 $13.98 $14.15 $13.67 $19.83 $29.50 $15.85 $20.90 $13.67 $20.90 $14.67 $29.50 $13.67 $13.77 $13.98 $14.19 $15.54 $15.02 $17.69 $16.21 $19.38 $14.10 $14.25 $20.90 $17.31 $23.58 $15.06 $15.77 $13.67 $16.21 $17.44 $15.15 $17.71 $14.54 $29.50 $14.15 $14.46 $14.33 $19.17 $18.83 $18.77 $15.19
Two-Bedroom $27.83 $19.26 $35.35 $25.21 $28.08 $25.42 $25.21 $21.67 $23.23 $22.48 $21.90 $18.96 $24.71 $35.35 $17.94 $21.90 $17.94 $18.56 $17.94 $26.00 $35.35 $20.79 $25.21 $17.94 $25.21 $18.83 $35.35 $17.94 $17.94 $17.94 $18.62 $18.69 $19.71 $22.48 $17.94 $25.42 $18.06 $18.69 $25.21 $21.67 $28.08 $18.12 $17.94 $17.94 $17.94 $19.31 $17.94 $23.23 $18.65 $35.35 $18.56 $18.96 $18.79 $22.85 $24.71 $20.79 $19.92
Three-Bedroom $38.91 $26.75 $49.52 $35.33 $39.35 $34.19 $35.33 $29.85 $32.56 $31.50 $30.69 $26.58 $34.63 $49.52 $24.21 $30.69 $25.13 $24.83 $25.13 $35.94 $49.52 $29.13 $35.33 $25.13 $35.33 $26.38 $49.52 $25.13 $25.13 $25.13 $26.04 $26.19 $27.62 $31.50 $25.13 $34.19 $25.31 $25.90 $35.33 $29.85 $39.35 $25.38 $24.15 $25.13 $25.13 $27.06 $25.13 $32.56 $26.13 $49.52 $26.00 $26.58 $23.40 $31.17 $34.63 $29.13 $25.21
Four-Bedroom $46.44 $31.53 $59.23 $42.35 $47.15 $40.21 $42.35 $36.40 $39.02 $37.75 $36.69 $31.83 $41.50 $59.23 $28.75 $36.69 $30.13 $29.83 $30.13 $37.00 $59.23 $33.33 $42.35 $30.13 $42.35 $31.62 $59.23 $30.04 $29.58 $30.13 $31.27 $31.38 $31.58 $37.75 $30.13 $40.21 $30.33 $31.38 $42.35 $36.40 $47.15 $30.42 $30.13 $30.13 $30.13 $31.73 $30.13 $39.02 $31.33 $59.23 $30.13 $31.83 $31.56 $38.37 $41.50 $34.90 $33.46
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,042 $770 $1,300 $1,020 $1,001 $926 $1,035 $773 $915 $914 $781 $676 $881 $1,300 $719 $781 $719 $662 $707 $927 $1,300 $819 $1,035 $707 $1,020 $755 $1,300 $707 $712 $719 $733 $749 $776 $914 $653 $926 $724 $667 $1,035 $773 $1,001 $722 $719 $707 $719 $873 $719 $915 $748 $1,300 $731 $676 $680 $935 $881 $833 $784
One-Bedroom $1,187 $808 $1,534 $1,087 $1,226 $1,008 $1,087 $900 $921 $920 $868 $752 $979 $1,534 $843 $868 $727 $736 $711 $1,031 $1,534 $824 $1,087 $711 $1,087 $763 $1,534 $711 $716 $727 $738 $808 $781 $920 $843 $1,008 $733 $741 $1,087 $900 $1,226 $783 $820 $711 $843 $907 $788 $921 $756 $1,534 $736 $752 $745 $997 $979 $976 $790
Two-Bedroom $1,447 $1,002 $1,838 $1,311 $1,460 $1,322 $1,311 $1,127 $1,208 $1,169 $1,139 $986 $1,285 $1,838 $933 $1,139 $933 $965 $933 $1,352 $1,838 $1,081 $1,311 $933 $1,311 $979 $1,838 $933 $933 $933 $968 $972 $1,025 $1,169 $933 $1,322 $939 $972 $1,311 $1,127 $1,460 $942 $933 $933 $933 $1,004 $933 $1,208 $970 $1,838 $965 $986 $977 $1,188 $1,285 $1,081 $1,036
Three-Bedroom $2,023 $1,391 $2,575 $1,837 $2,046 $1,778 $1,837 $1,552 $1,693 $1,638 $1,596 $1,382 $1,801 $2,575 $1,259 $1,596 $1,307 $1,291 $1,307 $1,869 $2,575 $1,515 $1,837 $1,307 $1,837 $1,372 $2,575 $1,307 $1,307 $1,307 $1,354 $1,362 $1,436 $1,638 $1,307 $1,778 $1,316 $1,347 $1,837 $1,552 $2,046 $1,320 $1,256 $1,307 $1,307 $1,407 $1,307 $1,693 $1,359 $2,575 $1,352 $1,382 $1,217 $1,621 $1,801 $1,515 $1,311
Four-Bedroom $2,415 $1,640 $3,080 $2,202 $2,452 $2,091 $2,202 $1,893 $2,029 $1,963 $1,908 $1,655 $2,158 $3,080 $1,495 $1,908 $1,567 $1,551 $1,567 $1,924 $3,080 $1,733 $2,202 $1,567 $2,202 $1,644 $3,080 $1,562 $1,538 $1,567 $1,626 $1,632 $1,642 $1,963 $1,567 $2,091 $1,577 $1,632 $2,202 $1,893 $2,452 $1,582 $1,567 $1,567 $1,567 $1,650 $1,567 $2,029 $1,629 $3,080 $1,567 $1,655 $1,641 $1,995 $2,158 $1,815 $1,740
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $41,698 $30,783 $52,000 $40,800 $40,040 $37,040 $41,400 $30,920 $36,600 $36,560 $31,240 $27,040 $35,240 $52,000 $28,760 $31,240 $28,760 $26,480 $28,280 $37,080 $52,000 $32,760 $41,400 $28,280 $40,800 $30,200 $52,000 $28,280 $28,480 $28,760 $29,320 $29,960 $31,040 $36,560 $26,120 $37,040 $28,960 $26,680 $41,400 $30,920 $40,040 $28,880 $28,760 $28,280 $28,760 $34,920 $28,760 $36,600 $29,920 $52,000 $29,240 $27,040 $27,200 $37,400 $35,240 $33,320 $31,360
One-Bedroom $47,488 $32,329 $61,360 $43,480 $49,040 $40,320 $43,480 $36,000 $36,840 $36,800 $34,720 $30,080 $39,160 $61,360 $33,720 $34,720 $29,080 $29,440 $28,440 $41,240 $61,360 $32,960 $43,480 $28,440 $43,480 $30,520 $61,360 $28,440 $28,640 $29,080 $29,520 $32,320 $31,240 $36,800 $33,720 $40,320 $29,320 $29,640 $43,480 $36,000 $49,040 $31,320 $32,800 $28,440 $33,720 $36,280 $31,520 $36,840 $30,240 $61,360 $29,440 $30,080 $29,800 $39,880 $39,160 $39,040 $31,600
Two-Bedroom $57,876 $40,066 $73,520 $52,440 $58,400 $52,880 $52,440 $45,080 $48,320 $46,760 $45,560 $39,440 $51,400 $73,520 $37,320 $45,560 $37,320 $38,600 $37,320 $54,080 $73,520 $43,240 $52,440 $37,320 $52,440 $39,160 $73,520 $37,320 $37,320 $37,320 $38,720 $38,880 $41,000 $46,760 $37,320 $52,880 $37,560 $38,880 $52,440 $45,080 $58,400 $37,680 $37,320 $37,320 $37,320 $40,160 $37,320 $48,320 $38,800 $73,520 $38,600 $39,440 $39,080 $47,520 $51,400 $43,240 $41,440
Three-Bedroom $80,927 $55,636 $103,000 $73,480 $81,840 $71,120 $73,480 $62,080 $67,720 $65,520 $63,840 $55,280 $72,040 $103,000 $50,360 $63,840 $52,280 $51,640 $52,280 $74,760 $103,000 $60,600 $73,480 $52,280 $73,480 $54,880 $103,000 $52,280 $52,280 $52,280 $54,160 $54,480 $57,440 $65,520 $52,280 $71,120 $52,640 $53,880 $73,480 $62,080 $81,840 $52,800 $50,240 $52,280 $52,280 $56,280 $52,280 $67,720 $54,360 $103,000 $54,080 $55,280 $48,680 $64,840 $72,040 $60,600 $52,440
Four-Bedroom $96,601 $65,580 $123,200 $88,080 $98,080 $83,640 $88,080 $75,720 $81,160 $78,520 $76,320 $66,200 $86,320 $123,200 $59,800 $76,320 $62,680 $62,040 $62,680 $76,960 $123,200 $69,320 $88,080 $62,680 $88,080 $65,760 $123,200 $62,480 $61,520 $62,680 $65,040 $65,280 $65,680 $78,520 $62,680 $83,640 $63,080 $65,280 $88,080 $75,720 $98,080 $63,280 $62,680 $62,680 $62,680 $66,000 $62,680 $81,160 $65,160 $123,200 $62,680 $66,200 $65,640 $79,800 $86,320 $72,600 $69,600
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 111 82 138 108 106 98 110 82 97 97 83 72 93 138 76 83 76 70 75 98 138 87 110 75 108 80 138 75 76 76 78 79 82 97 69 98 77 71 110 82 106 77 76 75 76 93 76 97 79 138 78 72 72 99 93 88 83
One-Bedroom 126 86 163 115 130 107 115 95 98 98 92 80 104 163 89 92 77 78 75 109 163 87 115 75 115 81 163 75 76 77 78 86 83 98 89 107 78 79 115 95 130 83 87 75 89 96 84 98 80 163 78 80 79 106 104 104 84
Two-Bedroom 154 106 195 139 155 140 139 120 128 124 121 105 136 195 99 121 99 102 99 143 195 115 139 99 139 104 195 99 99 99 103 103 109 124 99 140 100 103 139 120 155 100 99 99 99 107 99 128 103 195 102 105 104 126 136 115 110
Three-Bedroom 215 148 273 195 217 189 195 165 180 174 169 147 191 273 134 169 139 137 139 198 273 161 195 139 195 146 273 139 139 139 144 145 152 174 139 189 140 143 195 165 217 140 133 139 139 149 139 180 144 273 143 147 129 172 191 161 139
Four-Bedroom 256 174 327 234 260 222 234 201 215 208 202 176 229 327 159 202 166 165 166 204 327 184 234 166 234 174 327 166 163 166 173 173 174 208 166 222 167 173 234 201 260 168 166 166 166 175 166 215 173 327 166 176 174 212 229 193 185
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020 $1,020
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306 $306
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $29,441 $25,515 $32,640 $19,800 $29,250 $24,390 $30,900 $24,030 $26,130 $31,020 $29,430 $22,740 $25,440 $32,640 $22,920 $29,430 $28,080 $21,480 $28,320 $30,120 $32,640 $25,230 $30,900 $23,790 $19,800 $25,320 $32,640 $25,350 $24,870 $20,100 $25,290 $23,640 $23,250 $31,020 $25,890 $24,390 $24,540 $24,660 $30,900 $24,030 $29,250 $28,680 $23,730 $20,580 $23,790 $20,550 $25,050 $26,130 $26,850 $32,640 $24,480 $22,740 $21,660 $34,830 $25,440 $31,260 $21,060
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $49,068 $42,525 $54,400 $33,000 $48,750 $40,650 $51,500 $40,050 $43,550 $51,700 $49,050 $37,900 $42,400 $54,400 $38,200 $49,050 $46,800 $35,800 $47,200 $50,200 $54,400 $42,050 $51,500 $39,650 $33,000 $42,200 $54,400 $42,250 $41,450 $33,500 $42,150 $39,400 $38,750 $51,700 $43,150 $40,650 $40,900 $41,100 $51,500 $40,050 $48,750 $47,800 $39,550 $34,300 $39,650 $34,250 $41,750 $43,550 $44,750 $54,400 $40,800 $37,900 $36,100 $58,050 $42,400 $52,100 $35,100
Median Renter Household Income $52,814 $45,482 $61,173 $34,230 $53,622 $51,334 $51,884 $49,004 $37,419 $54,981 $38,008 $58,684 $46,127 $63,733 $38,709 $38,008 $42,436 $42,588 $47,173 $58,411 $59,968 $50,678 $50,763 $39,286 $34,230 $54,766 $28,230 $43,536 $51,748 $39,003 $25,501 $55,240 $54,981 $51,715 $51,334 $38,051 $38,970 $59,799 $49,004 $53,622 $39,163 $20,278 $42,359 $51,595 $44,793 $55,525 $37,419 $46,681 $51,844 $45,916 $58,684 $35,356 $63,617 $46,127 $62,699 $33,347
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $736 $638 $816 $495 $731 $610 $773 $601 $653 $776 $736 $569 $636 $816 $573 $736 $702 $537 $708 $753 $816 $631 $773 $595 $495 $633 $816 $634 $622 $503 $632 $591 $581 $776 $647 $610 $614 $617 $773 $601 $731 $717 $593 $515 $595 $514 $626 $653 $671 $816 $612 $569 $542 $871 $636 $782 $527
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,227 $1,063 $1,360 $825 $1,219 $1,016 $1,288 $1,001 $1,089 $1,293 $1,226 $948 $1,060 $1,360 $955 $1,226 $1,170 $895 $1,180 $1,255 $1,360 $1,051 $1,288 $991 $825 $1,055 $1,360 $1,056 $1,036 $838 $1,054 $985 $969 $1,293 $1,079 $1,016 $1,023 $1,028 $1,288 $1,001 $1,219 $1,195 $989 $858 $991 $856 $1,044 $1,089 $1,119 $1,360 $1,020 $948 $903 $1,451 $1,060 $1,303 $878
Median Renter Household Income $1,320 $1,137 $1,529 $856 $1,341 $1,283 $1,297 $1,225 $935 $1,375 $950 $1,467 $1,153 $1,593 $968 $950 $1,061 $1,065 $1,179 $1,460 $1,499 $1,267 $1,269 $982 $856 $1,369 $706 $1,088 $1,294 $975 $638 $1,381 $1,375 $1,293 $1,283 $951 $974 $1,495 $1,225 $1,341 $979 $507 $1,059 $1,290 $1,120 $1,388 $935 $1,167 $1,296 $1,148 $1,467 $884 $1,590 $1,153 $1,567 $834

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers 24,440 $13.92
Cashiers 16,660 $14.82
Waiters and Waitresses 11,590 $14.94
Retail Salespersons 20,670 $16.34
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 16,960 $16.42
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5,710 $16.90
Cooks, Restaurant 8,290 $17.07
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 11,320 $17.30
Receptionists and Information Clerks 6,690 $17.46
Stockers and Order Fillers 11,890 $18.03
Nursing Assistants 7,340 $18.36
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 7,180 $18.51
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 18,580 $18.73
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 7,420 $18.88
Customer Service Representatives 23,520 $19.29
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 9,130 $19.99
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 5,760 $20.54
Office Clerks, General 22,460 $20.83
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 6,790 $22.01
Construction Laborers 12,310 $22.21
All Occupations 844,910 $22.74
Housing Wage 1 Bedroom $22.83
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 9,730 $22.85
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 8,780 $23.01
Light Truck Drivers 7,440 $23.44
Carpenters 7,340 $23.74
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 14,860 $26.05
Housing Wage 2 Bedroom $27.83
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 8,760 $29.00
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 8,530 $29.82
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 5,720 $35.41
General and Operations Managers 30,600 $37.42
Registered Nurses 14,540 $42.12