Louisiana

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Louisiana

State Facts

Minimum Wage $7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $22.88
Number of Renter Households 582,761
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
184,085
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
32%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
273,342
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
47%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$625/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,041/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$994/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,190/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 105 hours

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

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Louisiana Louisiana Non-metropolitan areas Acadia Parish HMFA Alexandria MSA Assumption Parish HMFA Baton Rouge HMFA Hammond MSA Houma-Thibodaux MSA Iberia Parish HMFA Iberville Parish HMFA Lafayette HMFA Lake Charles MSA Monroe HMFA Morehouse Parish HMFA New Orleans-Metairie HMFA Shreveport-Bossier City MSA St. James Parish HMFA Vermilion Parish HMFA Acadia Parish Allen Parish Ascension Parish Assumption Parish Avoyelles Parish Beauregard Parish Bienville Parish Bossier Parish Caddo Parish Calcasieu Parish Caldwell Parish Cameron Parish Catahoula Parish Claiborne Parish Concordia Parish De Soto Parish East Baton Rouge Parish East Carroll Parish East Feliciana Parish Evangeline Parish Franklin Parish Grant Parish Iberia Parish Iberville Parish Jackson Parish Jefferson Davis Parish Jefferson Parish La Salle Parish Lafayette Parish Lafourche Parish Lincoln Parish Livingston Parish Madison Parish Morehouse Parish Natchitoches Parish Orleans Parish Ouachita Parish Plaquemines Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Rapides Parish Red River Parish Richland Parish Sabine Parish St. Bernard Parish St. Charles Parish St. Helena Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Landry Parish St. Martin Parish St. Mary Parish St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa Parish Tensas Parish Terrebonne Parish Union Parish Vermilion Parish Vernon Parish Washington Parish Webster Parish West Baton Rouge Parish West Carroll Parish West Feliciana Parish Winn Parish
Number of Households
Total 1,783,168 269,062 21,529 55,855 8,420 306,693 50,191 79,238 26,869 11,032 119,320 79,029 69,051 9,779 492,879 154,871 7,436 21,914 21,529 7,659 46,773 8,420 14,540 13,691 5,425 49,661 94,917 76,995 3,686 2,034 3,076 5,019 6,575 10,293 175,408 2,508 6,536 12,240 7,351 7,195 26,869 11,032 5,602 11,704 176,986 4,883 99,357 37,397 18,341 51,362 3,020 9,779 14,108 155,060 60,804 8,200 8,202 48,660 3,002 7,251 8,485 15,803 18,622 4,101 7,436 14,922 31,638 19,963 18,705 103,286 50,191 1,629 41,841 8,247 21,914 17,754 17,651 14,761 10,400 3,875 3,911 4,883
Renter 582,761 83,958 6,900 18,177 1,219 96,740 14,295 19,147 8,602 2,677 37,898 21,434 26,599 3,265 178,377 56,750 1,081 5,642 6,900 1,774 8,018 1,219 4,549 2,304 1,594 16,848 37,354 21,371 1,142 63 739 1,481 1,948 2,548 71,811 1,004 1,056 4,305 1,933 1,288 8,602 2,677 1,659 2,770 66,701 837 33,679 8,112 8,527 9,619 1,317 3,265 5,323 76,684 24,626 2,143 1,849 16,889 700 2,390 1,670 4,719 3,225 1,046 1,081 3,032 9,479 4,219 5,641 21,873 14,295 495 11,035 1,973 5,642 7,853 5,404 4,694 2,511 1,017 830 1,409
Percent Renters 33% 31% 32% 33% 14% 32% 28% 24% 32% 24% 32% 27% 39% 33% 36% 37% 15% 26% 32% 23% 17% 14% 31% 17% 29% 34% 39% 28% 31% 3% 24% 30% 30% 25% 41% 40% 16% 35% 26% 18% 32% 24% 30% 24% 38% 17% 34% 22% 46% 19% 44% 33% 38% 49% 41% 26% 23% 35% 23% 33% 20% 30% 17% 26% 15% 20% 30% 21% 30% 21% 28% 30% 26% 24% 26% 44% 31% 32% 24% 26% 21% 29%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $17.30 $13.70 $11.90 $13.65 $15.48 $20.44 $16.27 $15.12 $13.73 $15.10 $14.23 $16.75 $14.73 $13.15 $20.60 $14.75 $13.54 $11.90 $11.90 $12.81 $20.44 $15.48 $12.92 $13.02 $12.81 $14.75 $14.75 $16.75 $12.90 $16.75 $12.81 $12.81 $12.81 $14.75 $20.44 $12.81 $20.44 $12.81 $12.81 $13.65 $13.73 $15.10 $12.81 $12.63 $20.60 $13.12 $14.23 $15.12 $13.87 $20.44 $13.15 $13.15 $13.54 $20.60 $14.73 $20.60 $20.44 $13.65 $12.81 $13.88 $12.94 $20.60 $20.60 $20.44 $13.54 $20.60 $13.15 $14.23 $14.65 $20.60 $16.27 $12.81 $15.12 $14.73 $11.90 $16.83 $15.10 $12.81 $20.44 $12.81 $20.44 $12.81
One-Bedroom $19.11 $14.49 $13.23 $14.65 $15.96 $20.79 $16.37 $17.96 $14.08 $15.69 $17.88 $16.87 $14.75 $13.23 $23.77 $17.15 $14.25 $15.69 $13.23 $15.06 $20.79 $15.96 $13.35 $14.71 $15.10 $17.15 $17.15 $16.87 $13.35 $16.87 $13.23 $14.50 $13.23 $17.15 $20.79 $13.23 $20.79 $14.00 $14.90 $14.65 $14.08 $15.69 $15.69 $13.27 $23.77 $13.56 $17.88 $17.96 $14.85 $20.79 $13.23 $13.23 $15.06 $23.77 $14.75 $23.77 $20.79 $14.65 $13.23 $13.98 $14.40 $23.77 $23.77 $20.79 $14.25 $23.77 $13.23 $17.88 $14.75 $23.77 $16.37 $15.69 $17.96 $14.75 $15.69 $16.94 $15.69 $13.23 $20.79 $13.23 $20.79 $15.69
Two-Bedroom $22.88 $18.36 $17.37 $19.23 $17.81 $23.50 $21.13 $22.04 $17.69 $17.37 $20.23 $22.00 $19.13 $17.37 $28.42 $19.56 $18.69 $17.37 $17.37 $17.37 $23.50 $17.81 $17.52 $18.73 $17.37 $19.56 $19.56 $22.00 $17.50 $22.00 $17.37 $17.37 $17.37 $19.56 $23.50 $17.37 $23.50 $17.37 $17.37 $19.23 $17.69 $17.37 $17.37 $17.37 $28.42 $17.79 $20.23 $22.04 $18.81 $23.50 $17.37 $17.37 $19.75 $28.42 $19.13 $28.42 $23.50 $19.23 $17.37 $18.35 $18.88 $28.42 $28.42 $23.50 $18.69 $28.42 $17.37 $20.23 $19.35 $28.42 $21.13 $17.37 $22.04 $19.13 $17.37 $22.23 $17.37 $17.37 $23.50 $17.37 $23.50 $17.37
Three-Bedroom $29.13 $23.92 $20.92 $26.04 $24.96 $29.38 $26.23 $26.58 $22.58 $24.33 $25.42 $26.60 $24.54 $22.85 $36.33 $25.33 $26.19 $22.94 $20.92 $21.52 $29.38 $24.96 $22.65 $23.38 $24.33 $25.33 $25.33 $26.60 $21.08 $26.60 $24.33 $20.92 $24.33 $25.33 $29.38 $24.33 $29.38 $23.00 $22.10 $26.04 $22.58 $24.33 $24.23 $24.33 $36.33 $22.92 $25.42 $26.58 $24.69 $29.38 $21.48 $22.85 $24.48 $36.33 $24.54 $36.33 $29.38 $26.04 $21.83 $22.10 $22.75 $36.33 $36.33 $29.38 $26.19 $36.33 $22.21 $25.42 $25.27 $36.33 $26.23 $24.33 $26.58 $24.54 $22.94 $28.54 $24.33 $22.94 $29.38 $23.00 $29.38 $24.33
Four-Bedroom $34.32 $27.23 $23.02 $29.10 $29.46 $38.90 $28.02 $29.21 $29.71 $29.15 $33.38 $29.17 $25.37 $25.04 $42.63 $26.81 $28.04 $23.02 $23.02 $25.35 $38.90 $29.46 $24.50 $30.96 $29.15 $26.81 $26.81 $29.17 $25.54 $29.17 $25.35 $25.35 $25.35 $26.81 $38.90 $26.23 $38.90 $23.02 $23.02 $29.10 $29.71 $29.15 $24.83 $29.15 $42.63 $25.96 $33.38 $29.21 $30.75 $38.90 $29.15 $25.04 $27.83 $42.63 $25.37 $42.63 $38.90 $29.10 $26.73 $26.12 $25.04 $42.63 $42.63 $38.90 $28.04 $42.63 $25.67 $33.38 $31.19 $42.63 $28.02 $25.35 $29.21 $25.37 $23.02 $30.62 $28.06 $23.02 $38.90 $24.15 $38.90 $25.35
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $900 $712 $619 $710 $805 $1,063 $846 $786 $714 $785 $740 $871 $766 $684 $1,071 $767 $704 $619 $619 $666 $1,063 $805 $672 $677 $666 $767 $767 $871 $671 $871 $666 $666 $666 $767 $1,063 $666 $1,063 $666 $666 $710 $714 $785 $666 $657 $1,071 $682 $740 $786 $721 $1,063 $684 $684 $704 $1,071 $766 $1,071 $1,063 $710 $666 $722 $673 $1,071 $1,071 $1,063 $704 $1,071 $684 $740 $762 $1,071 $846 $666 $786 $766 $619 $875 $785 $666 $1,063 $666 $1,063 $666
One-Bedroom $994 $754 $688 $762 $830 $1,081 $851 $934 $732 $816 $930 $877 $767 $688 $1,236 $892 $741 $816 $688 $783 $1,081 $830 $694 $765 $785 $892 $892 $877 $694 $877 $688 $754 $688 $892 $1,081 $688 $1,081 $728 $775 $762 $732 $816 $816 $690 $1,236 $705 $930 $934 $772 $1,081 $688 $688 $783 $1,236 $767 $1,236 $1,081 $762 $688 $727 $749 $1,236 $1,236 $1,081 $741 $1,236 $688 $930 $767 $1,236 $851 $816 $934 $767 $816 $881 $816 $688 $1,081 $688 $1,081 $816
Two-Bedroom $1,190 $955 $903 $1,000 $926 $1,222 $1,099 $1,146 $920 $903 $1,052 $1,144 $995 $903 $1,478 $1,017 $972 $903 $903 $903 $1,222 $926 $911 $974 $903 $1,017 $1,017 $1,144 $910 $1,144 $903 $903 $903 $1,017 $1,222 $903 $1,222 $903 $903 $1,000 $920 $903 $903 $903 $1,478 $925 $1,052 $1,146 $978 $1,222 $903 $903 $1,027 $1,478 $995 $1,478 $1,222 $1,000 $903 $954 $982 $1,478 $1,478 $1,222 $972 $1,478 $903 $1,052 $1,006 $1,478 $1,099 $903 $1,146 $995 $903 $1,156 $903 $903 $1,222 $903 $1,222 $903
Three-Bedroom $1,515 $1,244 $1,088 $1,354 $1,298 $1,528 $1,364 $1,382 $1,174 $1,265 $1,322 $1,383 $1,276 $1,188 $1,889 $1,317 $1,362 $1,193 $1,088 $1,119 $1,528 $1,298 $1,178 $1,216 $1,265 $1,317 $1,317 $1,383 $1,096 $1,383 $1,265 $1,088 $1,265 $1,317 $1,528 $1,265 $1,528 $1,196 $1,149 $1,354 $1,174 $1,265 $1,260 $1,265 $1,889 $1,192 $1,322 $1,382 $1,284 $1,528 $1,117 $1,188 $1,273 $1,889 $1,276 $1,889 $1,528 $1,354 $1,135 $1,149 $1,183 $1,889 $1,889 $1,528 $1,362 $1,889 $1,155 $1,322 $1,314 $1,889 $1,364 $1,265 $1,382 $1,276 $1,193 $1,484 $1,265 $1,193 $1,528 $1,196 $1,528 $1,265
Four-Bedroom $1,785 $1,416 $1,197 $1,513 $1,532 $2,023 $1,457 $1,519 $1,545 $1,516 $1,736 $1,517 $1,319 $1,302 $2,217 $1,394 $1,458 $1,197 $1,197 $1,318 $2,023 $1,532 $1,274 $1,610 $1,516 $1,394 $1,394 $1,517 $1,328 $1,517 $1,318 $1,318 $1,318 $1,394 $2,023 $1,364 $2,023 $1,197 $1,197 $1,513 $1,545 $1,516 $1,291 $1,516 $2,217 $1,350 $1,736 $1,519 $1,599 $2,023 $1,516 $1,302 $1,447 $2,217 $1,319 $2,217 $2,023 $1,513 $1,390 $1,358 $1,302 $2,217 $2,217 $2,023 $1,458 $2,217 $1,335 $1,736 $1,622 $2,217 $1,457 $1,318 $1,519 $1,319 $1,197 $1,592 $1,459 $1,197 $2,023 $1,256 $2,023 $1,318
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $35,989 $28,490 $24,760 $28,400 $32,200 $42,520 $33,840 $31,440 $28,560 $31,400 $29,600 $34,840 $30,640 $27,360 $42,840 $30,680 $28,160 $24,760 $24,760 $26,640 $42,520 $32,200 $26,880 $27,080 $26,640 $30,680 $30,680 $34,840 $26,840 $34,840 $26,640 $26,640 $26,640 $30,680 $42,520 $26,640 $42,520 $26,640 $26,640 $28,400 $28,560 $31,400 $26,640 $26,280 $42,840 $27,280 $29,600 $31,440 $28,840 $42,520 $27,360 $27,360 $28,160 $42,840 $30,640 $42,840 $42,520 $28,400 $26,640 $28,880 $26,920 $42,840 $42,840 $42,520 $28,160 $42,840 $27,360 $29,600 $30,480 $42,840 $33,840 $26,640 $31,440 $30,640 $24,760 $35,000 $31,400 $26,640 $42,520 $26,640 $42,520 $26,640
One-Bedroom $39,755 $30,149 $27,520 $30,480 $33,200 $43,240 $34,040 $37,360 $29,280 $32,640 $37,200 $35,080 $30,680 $27,520 $49,440 $35,680 $29,640 $32,640 $27,520 $31,320 $43,240 $33,200 $27,760 $30,600 $31,400 $35,680 $35,680 $35,080 $27,760 $35,080 $27,520 $30,160 $27,520 $35,680 $43,240 $27,520 $43,240 $29,120 $31,000 $30,480 $29,280 $32,640 $32,640 $27,600 $49,440 $28,200 $37,200 $37,360 $30,880 $43,240 $27,520 $27,520 $31,320 $49,440 $30,680 $49,440 $43,240 $30,480 $27,520 $29,080 $29,960 $49,440 $49,440 $43,240 $29,640 $49,440 $27,520 $37,200 $30,680 $49,440 $34,040 $32,640 $37,360 $30,680 $32,640 $35,240 $32,640 $27,520 $43,240 $27,520 $43,240 $32,640
Two-Bedroom $47,581 $38,191 $36,120 $40,000 $37,040 $48,880 $43,960 $45,840 $36,800 $36,120 $42,080 $45,760 $39,800 $36,120 $59,120 $40,680 $38,880 $36,120 $36,120 $36,120 $48,880 $37,040 $36,440 $38,960 $36,120 $40,680 $40,680 $45,760 $36,400 $45,760 $36,120 $36,120 $36,120 $40,680 $48,880 $36,120 $48,880 $36,120 $36,120 $40,000 $36,800 $36,120 $36,120 $36,120 $59,120 $37,000 $42,080 $45,840 $39,120 $48,880 $36,120 $36,120 $41,080 $59,120 $39,800 $59,120 $48,880 $40,000 $36,120 $38,160 $39,280 $59,120 $59,120 $48,880 $38,880 $59,120 $36,120 $42,080 $40,240 $59,120 $43,960 $36,120 $45,840 $39,800 $36,120 $46,240 $36,120 $36,120 $48,880 $36,120 $48,880 $36,120
Three-Bedroom $60,599 $49,760 $43,520 $54,160 $51,920 $61,120 $54,560 $55,280 $46,960 $50,600 $52,880 $55,320 $51,040 $47,520 $75,560 $52,680 $54,480 $47,720 $43,520 $44,760 $61,120 $51,920 $47,120 $48,640 $50,600 $52,680 $52,680 $55,320 $43,840 $55,320 $50,600 $43,520 $50,600 $52,680 $61,120 $50,600 $61,120 $47,840 $45,960 $54,160 $46,960 $50,600 $50,400 $50,600 $75,560 $47,680 $52,880 $55,280 $51,360 $61,120 $44,680 $47,520 $50,920 $75,560 $51,040 $75,560 $61,120 $54,160 $45,400 $45,960 $47,320 $75,560 $75,560 $61,120 $54,480 $75,560 $46,200 $52,880 $52,560 $75,560 $54,560 $50,600 $55,280 $51,040 $47,720 $59,360 $50,600 $47,720 $61,120 $47,840 $61,120 $50,600
Four-Bedroom $71,387 $56,647 $47,880 $60,520 $61,280 $80,920 $58,280 $60,760 $61,800 $60,640 $69,440 $60,680 $52,760 $52,080 $88,680 $55,760 $58,320 $47,880 $47,880 $52,720 $80,920 $61,280 $50,960 $64,400 $60,640 $55,760 $55,760 $60,680 $53,120 $60,680 $52,720 $52,720 $52,720 $55,760 $80,920 $54,560 $80,920 $47,880 $47,880 $60,520 $61,800 $60,640 $51,640 $60,640 $88,680 $54,000 $69,440 $60,760 $63,960 $80,920 $60,640 $52,080 $57,880 $88,680 $52,760 $88,680 $80,920 $60,520 $55,600 $54,320 $52,080 $88,680 $88,680 $80,920 $58,320 $88,680 $53,400 $69,440 $64,880 $88,680 $58,280 $52,720 $60,760 $52,760 $47,880 $63,680 $58,360 $47,880 $80,920 $50,240 $80,920 $52,720
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 $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 $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 95 76 66 75 85 113 90 83 76 83 79 92 81 73 114 81 75 66 66 71 113 85 71 72 71 81 81 92 71 92 71 71 71 81 113 71 113 71 71 75 76 83 71 70 114 72 79 83 76 113 73 73 75 114 81 114 113 75 71 77 71 114 114 113 75 114 73 79 81 114 90 71 83 81 66 93 83 71 113 71 113 71
One-Bedroom 105 80 73 81 88 115 90 99 78 87 99 93 81 73 131 95 79 87 73 83 115 88 74 81 83 95 95 93 74 93 73 80 73 95 115 73 115 77 82 81 78 87 87 73 131 75 99 99 82 115 73 73 83 131 81 131 115 81 73 77 79 131 131 115 79 131 73 99 81 131 90 87 99 81 87 93 87 73 115 73 115 87
Two-Bedroom 126 101 96 106 98 130 117 122 98 96 112 121 106 96 157 108 103 96 96 96 130 98 97 103 96 108 108 121 97 121 96 96 96 108 130 96 130 96 96 106 98 96 96 96 157 98 112 122 104 130 96 96 109 157 106 157 130 106 96 101 104 157 157 130 103 157 96 112 107 157 117 96 122 106 96 123 96 96 130 96 130 96
Three-Bedroom 161 132 115 144 138 162 145 147 125 134 140 147 135 126 200 140 145 127 115 119 162 138 125 129 134 140 140 147 116 147 134 115 134 140 162 134 162 127 122 144 125 134 134 134 200 126 140 147 136 162 119 126 135 200 135 200 162 144 120 122 126 200 200 162 145 200 123 140 139 200 145 134 147 135 127 157 134 127 162 127 162 134
Four-Bedroom 189 150 127 161 163 215 155 161 164 161 184 161 140 138 235 148 155 127 127 140 215 163 135 171 161 148 148 161 141 161 140 140 140 148 215 145 215 127 127 161 164 161 137 161 235 143 184 161 170 215 161 138 154 235 140 235 215 161 147 144 138 235 235 215 155 235 142 184 172 235 155 140 161 140 127 169 155 127 215 133 215 140
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 $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 $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) $24,985 $19,879 $20,760 $23,400 $23,160 $27,510 $24,120 $22,710 $22,650 $23,700 $25,410 $27,330 $22,020 $16,230 $27,456 $24,510 $28,410 $24,090 $20,760 $19,560 $27,510 $23,160 $16,410 $25,500 $16,590 $24,510 $24,510 $27,330 $26,040 $27,330 $19,710 $14,190 $16,200 $24,510 $27,510 $11,970 $27,510 $17,430 $17,610 $23,400 $22,650 $23,700 $18,120 $24,180 $26,940 $27,660 $25,410 $22,710 $21,240 $27,510 $15,120 $16,230 $21,780 $26,940 $22,020 $26,940 $27,510 $23,400 $19,020 $20,730 $20,580 $26,940 $26,940 $27,510 $28,410 $26,940 $18,840 $25,410 $21,180 $29,400 $24,120 $16,470 $22,710 $22,020 $24,090 $21,540 $19,470 $15,960 $27,510 $23,100 $27,510 $20,400
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $41,642 $33,132 $34,600 $39,000 $38,600 $45,850 $40,200 $37,850 $37,750 $39,500 $42,350 $45,550 $36,700 $27,050 $45,759 $40,850 $47,350 $40,150 $34,600 $32,600 $45,850 $38,600 $27,350 $42,500 $27,650 $40,850 $40,850 $45,550 $43,400 $45,550 $32,850 $23,650 $27,000 $40,850 $45,850 $19,950 $45,850 $29,050 $29,350 $39,000 $37,750 $39,500 $30,200 $40,300 $44,900 $46,100 $42,350 $37,850 $35,400 $45,850 $25,200 $27,050 $36,300 $44,900 $36,700 $44,900 $45,850 $39,000 $31,700 $34,550 $34,300 $44,900 $44,900 $45,850 $47,350 $44,900 $31,400 $42,350 $35,300 $49,000 $40,200 $27,450 $37,850 $36,700 $40,150 $35,900 $32,450 $26,600 $45,850 $38,500 $45,850 $34,000
Median Renter Household Income $36,862 $29,048 $24,521 $35,989 $30,720 $40,793 $33,487 $36,734 $33,966 $40,090 $39,622 $40,462 $29,030 $25,872 $40,747 $34,810 $28,815 $27,258 $24,521 $25,921 $48,623 $30,720 $22,132 $40,913 $18,227 $44,957 $31,081 $40,484 $26,583 $32,856 $24,029 $13,175 $24,730 $22,373 $38,922 $11,734 $50,232 $23,985 $35,325 $39,082 $33,966 $40,090 $28,266 $37,779 $44,355 $23,836 $41,090 $32,735 $25,191 $50,591 $28,900 $25,872 $23,959 $34,925 $29,671 $58,968 $24,024 $35,753 $22,263 $32,723 $26,493 $33,775 $35,380 $51,917 $28,815 $50,630 $28,584 $27,904 $29,716 $49,294 $33,487 $28,469 $39,673 $21,032 $27,258 $48,623 $30,248 $22,555 $39,098 $35,068 $29,886 $28,603
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $625 $497 $519 $585 $579 $688 $603 $568 $566 $593 $635 $683 $551 $406 $686 $613 $710 $602 $519 $489 $688 $579 $410 $638 $415 $613 $613 $683 $651 $683 $493 $355 $405 $613 $688 $299 $688 $436 $440 $585 $566 $593 $453 $605 $674 $692 $635 $568 $531 $688 $378 $406 $545 $674 $551 $674 $688 $585 $476 $518 $515 $674 $674 $688 $710 $674 $471 $635 $530 $735 $603 $412 $568 $551 $602 $539 $487 $399 $688 $578 $688 $510
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,041 $828 $865 $975 $965 $1,146 $1,005 $946 $944 $988 $1,059 $1,139 $918 $676 $1,144 $1,021 $1,184 $1,004 $865 $815 $1,146 $965 $684 $1,063 $691 $1,021 $1,021 $1,139 $1,085 $1,139 $821 $591 $675 $1,021 $1,146 $499 $1,146 $726 $734 $975 $944 $988 $755 $1,008 $1,123 $1,153 $1,059 $946 $885 $1,146 $630 $676 $908 $1,123 $918 $1,123 $1,146 $975 $793 $864 $858 $1,123 $1,123 $1,146 $1,184 $1,123 $785 $1,059 $883 $1,225 $1,005 $686 $946 $918 $1,004 $898 $811 $665 $1,146 $963 $1,146 $850
Median Renter Household Income $922 $726 $613 $900 $768 $1,020 $837 $918 $849 $1,002 $991 $1,012 $726 $647 $1,019 $870 $720 $681 $613 $648 $1,216 $768 $553 $1,023 $456 $1,124 $777 $1,012 $665 $821 $601 $329 $618 $559 $973 $293 $1,256 $600 $883 $977 $849 $1,002 $707 $944 $1,109 $596 $1,027 $818 $630 $1,265 $722 $647 $599 $873 $742 $1,474 $601 $894 $557 $818 $662 $844 $884 $1,298 $720 $1,266 $715 $698 $743 $1,232 $837 $712 $992 $526 $681 $1,216 $756 $564 $977 $877 $747 $715

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses 33,170 $8.25
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 42,380 $10.36
Food Preparation Workers 35,130 $11.20
Fast Food and Counter Workers 34,840 $11.31
Cashiers 50,570 $11.46
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 26,400 $13.68
Retail Salespersons 51,540 $14.11
Cooks, Restaurant 15,130 $14.13
Office Clerks, General 34,950 $14.77
Nursing Assistants 20,550 $14.80
Security Guards 15,780 $15.49
Stockers and Order Fillers 28,020 $15.93
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 42,370 $16.31
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 17,160 $17.43
Customer Service Representatives 25,630 $17.57
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 28,590 $18.50
Light Truck Drivers 14,760 $18.60
Housing Wage 1 Bedroom $19.11
Construction Laborers 25,350 $19.69
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 22,170 $20.38
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 17,490 $20.89
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 20,320 $21.31
All Occupations 1,911,530 $21.42
Housing Wage 2 Bedroom $22.88
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 26,260 $23.87
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 14,340 $24.75
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 18,630 $26.39
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 20,210 $27.15
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 17,410 $30.48
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 18,910 $30.87
Registered Nurses 46,790 $38.59
Managers, All Other 15,360 $49.37
General and Operations Managers 42,020 $49.94