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State Facts

Minimum Wage $10.55
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $28.99
Number of Renter Households 138,417
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
27,397
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
19%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
49,844
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
35%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$549/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$729/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,214/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,195/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,508/mo

Working at minimum wage $10.55/hr

Each week you have to work 87 hours

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

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Number of Households
Total 452,683 288,275 73,988 34,909 51,642 3,869 4,121 3,691 2,297 2,888 4,716 599 34,909 2,212 5,044 716 3,710 4,560 1,145 5,200 43,568 50,031 407 4,174 362 1,375 6,226 4,890 907 12,175 30,655 685 8,858 3,703 818 897 2,132 51,642 2,131 8,257 200 1,769 2,240 713 2,348 520 18,779 4,500 2,988 3,069 5,453 1,470 15,347 3,869 1,497 2,452 1,823 382 2,958 865 468 69,272
Renter 138,417 83,939 22,481 10,419 20,834 744 1,347 1,172 846 515 1,223 230 10,419 754 1,589 140 1,023 1,392 346 1,767 11,309 19,251 121 1,466 70 324 2,066 825 224 3,190 9,292 245 1,859 717 114 158 420 20,834 372 2,509 46 445 747 160 717 123 4,022 1,359 939 1,033 1,092 344 4,529 744 357 615 646 128 661 206 117 21,258
Percent Renters 31% 29% 30% 30% 40% 19% 33% 32% 37% 18% 26% 38% 30% 34% 32% 20% 28% 31% 30% 34% 26% 38% 30% 35% 19% 24% 33% 17% 25% 26% 30% 36% 21% 19% 14% 18% 20% 40% 17% 30% 23% 25% 33% 22% 31% 24% 21% 30% 31% 34% 20% 23% 30% 19% 24% 25% 35% 34% 22% 24% 25% 31%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $20.77 $21.38 $19.48 $17.37 $21.56 $16.87 $14.65 $17.81 $16.17 $23.90 $19.48 $17.00 $17.37 $17.87 $20.54 $14.00 $17.13 $14.77 $19.15 $19.79 $23.12 $27.85 $15.02 $18.27 $18.31 $14.38 $17.87 $17.94 $15.87 $20.29 $21.04 $14.13 $16.00 $21.90 $21.15 $19.04 $18.62 $21.56 $18.38 $20.50 $21.15 $13.29 $17.13 $14.02 $15.50 $21.15 $20.96 $17.92 $16.31 $16.21 $15.79 $16.56 $18.17 $16.87 $16.08 $18.60 $16.83 $21.15 $16.40 $15.27 $21.15 $19.48
One-Bedroom $22.99 $23.63 $20.42 $18.23 $25.75 $17.85 $18.02 $18.50 $16.81 $27.42 $20.42 $19.06 $18.23 $18.56 $22.85 $14.65 $17.96 $18.19 $20.08 $20.56 $24.02 $31.27 $15.73 $20.21 $19.02 $15.90 $19.29 $19.94 $16.62 $20.71 $24.21 $14.81 $19.69 $22.06 $22.17 $19.94 $20.06 $25.75 $19.44 $25.12 $22.17 $16.37 $21.10 $14.69 $16.23 $22.17 $21.12 $22.08 $17.06 $18.21 $17.00 $18.69 $20.71 $17.85 $17.35 $22.88 $19.48 $22.17 $17.04 $16.00 $22.17 $20.42
Two-Bedroom $28.99 $29.91 $26.40 $23.92 $30.85 $23.42 $19.96 $24.27 $22.06 $32.58 $26.40 $23.17 $23.92 $24.35 $29.96 $19.08 $23.37 $20.13 $26.12 $26.96 $31.52 $40.13 $20.48 $23.77 $24.96 $19.62 $24.35 $26.17 $21.62 $26.92 $30.69 $19.27 $21.81 $28.69 $28.85 $25.96 $25.37 $30.85 $25.06 $29.90 $28.85 $18.12 $23.37 $19.12 $21.12 $28.85 $26.52 $24.44 $22.38 $22.10 $20.77 $22.58 $26.35 $23.42 $21.92 $25.35 $22.92 $28.85 $22.37 $20.81 $28.85 $26.40
Three-Bedroom $39.62 $40.43 $36.31 $33.52 $43.23 $32.79 $27.96 $30.96 $26.58 $39.25 $36.31 $27.92 $33.52 $29.54 $41.15 $26.08 $28.15 $28.21 $35.69 $35.38 $42.00 $56.23 $24.73 $29.40 $34.35 $27.48 $32.15 $36.67 $26.60 $33.96 $40.50 $27.00 $30.56 $34.58 $39.42 $35.48 $30.56 $43.23 $35.12 $41.58 $39.42 $25.38 $29.79 $26.79 $29.60 $39.42 $37.15 $29.44 $26.96 $30.19 $26.65 $31.48 $36.92 $32.79 $30.71 $33.58 $32.12 $39.42 $28.44 $27.08 $39.42 $36.31
Four-Bedroom $46.57 $47.93 $40.85 $38.02 $51.81 $39.33 $33.52 $35.81 $35.19 $51.98 $40.85 $36.96 $38.02 $36.52 $41.31 $30.44 $35.13 $33.25 $41.67 $43.02 $52.92 $66.40 $32.67 $36.83 $39.83 $31.29 $32.27 $41.75 $34.48 $35.69 $46.10 $30.75 $36.62 $48.17 $46.02 $41.42 $36.90 $51.81 $42.08 $50.21 $46.02 $28.90 $36.62 $30.50 $33.69 $46.02 $44.54 $41.04 $35.71 $37.10 $34.88 $31.60 $42.13 $39.33 $34.98 $37.98 $36.58 $46.02 $33.60 $33.19 $46.02 $40.85
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,080 $1,112 $1,013 $903 $1,121 $877 $762 $926 $841 $1,243 $1,013 $884 $903 $929 $1,068 $728 $891 $768 $996 $1,029 $1,202 $1,448 $781 $950 $952 $748 $929 $933 $825 $1,055 $1,094 $735 $832 $1,139 $1,100 $990 $968 $1,121 $956 $1,066 $1,100 $691 $891 $729 $806 $1,100 $1,090 $932 $848 $843 $821 $861 $945 $877 $836 $967 $875 $1,100 $853 $794 $1,100 $1,013
One-Bedroom $1,195 $1,229 $1,062 $948 $1,339 $928 $937 $962 $874 $1,426 $1,062 $991 $948 $965 $1,188 $762 $934 $946 $1,044 $1,069 $1,249 $1,626 $818 $1,051 $989 $827 $1,003 $1,037 $864 $1,077 $1,259 $770 $1,024 $1,147 $1,153 $1,037 $1,043 $1,339 $1,011 $1,306 $1,153 $851 $1,097 $764 $844 $1,153 $1,098 $1,148 $887 $947 $884 $972 $1,077 $928 $902 $1,190 $1,013 $1,153 $886 $832 $1,153 $1,062
Two-Bedroom $1,508 $1,555 $1,373 $1,244 $1,604 $1,218 $1,038 $1,262 $1,147 $1,694 $1,373 $1,205 $1,244 $1,266 $1,558 $992 $1,215 $1,047 $1,358 $1,402 $1,639 $2,087 $1,065 $1,236 $1,298 $1,020 $1,266 $1,361 $1,124 $1,400 $1,596 $1,002 $1,134 $1,492 $1,500 $1,350 $1,319 $1,604 $1,303 $1,555 $1,500 $942 $1,215 $994 $1,098 $1,500 $1,379 $1,271 $1,164 $1,149 $1,080 $1,174 $1,370 $1,218 $1,140 $1,318 $1,192 $1,500 $1,163 $1,082 $1,500 $1,373
Three-Bedroom $2,060 $2,102 $1,888 $1,743 $2,248 $1,705 $1,454 $1,610 $1,382 $2,041 $1,888 $1,452 $1,743 $1,536 $2,140 $1,356 $1,464 $1,467 $1,856 $1,840 $2,184 $2,924 $1,286 $1,529 $1,786 $1,429 $1,672 $1,907 $1,383 $1,766 $2,106 $1,404 $1,589 $1,798 $2,050 $1,845 $1,589 $2,248 $1,826 $2,162 $2,050 $1,320 $1,549 $1,393 $1,539 $2,050 $1,932 $1,531 $1,402 $1,570 $1,386 $1,637 $1,920 $1,705 $1,597 $1,746 $1,670 $2,050 $1,479 $1,408 $2,050 $1,888
Four-Bedroom $2,422 $2,493 $2,124 $1,977 $2,694 $2,045 $1,743 $1,862 $1,830 $2,703 $2,124 $1,922 $1,977 $1,899 $2,148 $1,583 $1,827 $1,729 $2,167 $2,237 $2,752 $3,453 $1,699 $1,915 $2,071 $1,627 $1,678 $2,171 $1,793 $1,856 $2,397 $1,599 $1,904 $2,505 $2,393 $2,154 $1,919 $2,694 $2,188 $2,611 $2,393 $1,503 $1,904 $1,586 $1,752 $2,393 $2,316 $2,134 $1,857 $1,929 $1,814 $1,643 $2,191 $2,045 $1,819 $1,975 $1,902 $2,393 $1,747 $1,726 $2,393 $2,124
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $43,211 $44,480 $40,520 $36,120 $44,840 $35,080 $30,480 $37,040 $33,640 $49,720 $40,520 $35,360 $36,120 $37,160 $42,720 $29,120 $35,640 $30,720 $39,840 $41,160 $48,080 $57,920 $31,240 $38,000 $38,080 $29,920 $37,160 $37,320 $33,000 $42,200 $43,760 $29,400 $33,280 $45,560 $44,000 $39,600 $38,720 $44,840 $38,240 $42,640 $44,000 $27,640 $35,640 $29,160 $32,240 $44,000 $43,600 $37,280 $33,920 $33,720 $32,840 $34,440 $37,800 $35,080 $33,440 $38,680 $35,000 $44,000 $34,120 $31,760 $44,000 $40,520
One-Bedroom $47,817 $49,145 $42,480 $37,920 $53,560 $37,120 $37,480 $38,480 $34,960 $57,040 $42,480 $39,640 $37,920 $38,600 $47,520 $30,480 $37,360 $37,840 $41,760 $42,760 $49,960 $65,040 $32,720 $42,040 $39,560 $33,080 $40,120 $41,480 $34,560 $43,080 $50,360 $30,800 $40,960 $45,880 $46,120 $41,480 $41,720 $53,560 $40,440 $52,240 $46,120 $34,040 $43,880 $30,560 $33,760 $46,120 $43,920 $45,920 $35,480 $37,880 $35,360 $38,880 $43,080 $37,120 $36,080 $47,600 $40,520 $46,120 $35,440 $33,280 $46,120 $42,480
Two-Bedroom $60,307 $62,206 $54,920 $49,760 $64,160 $48,720 $41,520 $50,480 $45,880 $67,760 $54,920 $48,200 $49,760 $50,640 $62,320 $39,680 $48,600 $41,880 $54,320 $56,080 $65,560 $83,480 $42,600 $49,440 $51,920 $40,800 $50,640 $54,440 $44,960 $56,000 $63,840 $40,080 $45,360 $59,680 $60,000 $54,000 $52,760 $64,160 $52,120 $62,200 $60,000 $37,680 $48,600 $39,760 $43,920 $60,000 $55,160 $50,840 $46,560 $45,960 $43,200 $46,960 $54,800 $48,720 $45,600 $52,720 $47,680 $60,000 $46,520 $43,280 $60,000 $54,920
Three-Bedroom $82,406 $84,085 $75,520 $69,720 $89,920 $68,200 $58,160 $64,400 $55,280 $81,640 $75,520 $58,080 $69,720 $61,440 $85,600 $54,240 $58,560 $58,680 $74,240 $73,600 $87,360 $116,960 $51,440 $61,160 $71,440 $57,160 $66,880 $76,280 $55,320 $70,640 $84,240 $56,160 $63,560 $71,920 $82,000 $73,800 $63,560 $89,920 $73,040 $86,480 $82,000 $52,800 $61,960 $55,720 $61,560 $82,000 $77,280 $61,240 $56,080 $62,800 $55,440 $65,480 $76,800 $68,200 $63,880 $69,840 $66,800 $82,000 $59,160 $56,320 $82,000 $75,520
Four-Bedroom $96,871 $99,700 $84,960 $79,080 $107,760 $81,800 $69,720 $74,480 $73,200 $108,120 $84,960 $76,880 $79,080 $75,960 $85,920 $63,320 $73,080 $69,160 $86,680 $89,480 $110,080 $138,120 $67,960 $76,600 $82,840 $65,080 $67,120 $86,840 $71,720 $74,240 $95,880 $63,960 $76,160 $100,200 $95,720 $86,160 $76,760 $107,760 $87,520 $104,440 $95,720 $60,120 $76,160 $63,440 $70,080 $95,720 $92,640 $85,360 $74,280 $77,160 $72,560 $65,720 $87,640 $81,800 $72,760 $79,000 $76,080 $95,720 $69,880 $69,040 $95,720 $84,960
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55 $10.55
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549 $549
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 79 81 74 66 82 64 56 68 61 91 74 64 66 68 78 53 65 56 73 75 88 106 57 69 69 55 68 68 60 77 80 54 61 83 80 72 71 82 70 78 80 50 65 53 59 80 79 68 62 61 60 63 69 64 61 71 64 80 62 58 80 74
One-Bedroom 87 90 77 69 98 68 68 70 64 104 77 72 69 70 87 56 68 69 76 78 91 119 60 77 72 60 73 76 63 79 92 56 75 84 84 76 76 98 74 95 84 62 80 56 62 84 80 84 65 69 64 71 79 68 66 87 74 84 65 61 84 77
Two-Bedroom 110 113 100 91 117 89 76 92 84 124 100 88 91 92 114 72 89 76 99 102 120 152 78 90 95 74 92 99 82 102 116 73 83 109 109 98 96 117 95 113 109 69 89 72 80 109 101 93 85 84 79 86 100 89 83 96 87 109 85 79 109 100
Three-Bedroom 150 153 138 127 164 124 106 117 101 149 138 106 127 112 156 99 107 107 135 134 159 213 94 111 130 104 122 139 101 129 154 102 116 131 149 135 116 164 133 158 149 96 113 102 112 149 141 112 102 114 101 119 140 124 116 127 122 149 108 103 149 138
Four-Bedroom 177 182 155 144 196 149 127 136 133 197 155 140 144 138 157 115 133 126 158 163 201 252 124 140 151 119 122 158 131 135 175 117 139 183 174 157 140 196 160 190 174 110 139 116 128 174 169 156 135 141 132 120 160 149 133 144 139 174 127 126 174 155
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
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
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $29,146 $28,848 $29,130 $27,240 $31,830 $32,970 $24,990 $20,820 $25,830 $26,100 $29,130 $20,580 $27,240 $26,820 $29,160 $27,660 $27,480 $22,740 $38,100 $27,090 $30,780 $36,210 $26,910 $18,090 $22,140 $23,520 $24,660 $31,620 $26,730 $24,870 $32,100 $19,710 $19,890 $25,920 $28,800 $24,120 $22,950 $31,830 $21,720 $30,180 $27,660 $24,480 $23,970 $27,810 $22,950 $22,950 $27,960 $28,320 $21,060 $21,630 $21,180 $29,550 $25,380 $32,970 $28,620 $26,850 $25,530 $26,460 $28,500 $19,530 $30,270 $29,130
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $48,576 $48,081 $48,550 $45,400 $53,050 $54,950 $41,650 $34,700 $43,050 $43,500 $48,550 $34,300 $45,400 $44,700 $48,600 $46,100 $45,800 $37,900 $63,500 $45,150 $51,300 $60,350 $44,850 $30,150 $36,900 $39,200 $41,100 $52,700 $44,550 $41,450 $53,500 $32,850 $33,150 $43,200 $48,000 $40,200 $38,250 $53,050 $36,200 $50,300 $46,100 $40,800 $39,950 $46,350 $38,250 $38,250 $46,600 $47,200 $35,100 $36,050 $35,300 $49,250 $42,300 $54,950 $47,700 $44,750 $42,550 $44,100 $47,500 $32,550 $50,450 $48,550
Median Renter Household Income $48,814 $49,946 $47,627 $43,004 $48,589 $44,593 $41,038 $44,240 $48,876 $40,386 $51,205 $34,655 $43,004 $50,067 $44,710 $39,127 $53,224 $35,283 $57,089 $46,608 $46,485 $68,462 $44,317 $30,804 $48,947 $29,791 $38,994 $62,886 $44,187 $40,610 $51,806 $38,578 $34,262 $66,144 $74,540 $58,411 $34,452 $48,589 $37,488 $47,823 $43,155 $50,653 $44,354 $60,869 $44,118 $46,969 $43,853 $57,177 $37,742 $44,650 $29,143 $42,632 $29,939 $44,593 $57,949 $46,642 $41,776 $55,252 $37,270 $38,756 $80,670 $47,421
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $729 $721 $728 $681 $796 $824 $625 $521 $646 $653 $728 $515 $681 $671 $729 $692 $687 $569 $953 $677 $770 $905 $673 $452 $554 $588 $617 $791 $668 $622 $803 $493 $497 $648 $720 $603 $574 $796 $543 $755 $692 $612 $599 $695 $574 $574 $699 $708 $527 $541 $530 $739 $635 $824 $716 $671 $638 $662 $713 $488 $757 $728
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,214 $1,202 $1,214 $1,135 $1,326 $1,374 $1,041 $868 $1,076 $1,088 $1,214 $858 $1,135 $1,118 $1,215 $1,153 $1,145 $948 $1,588 $1,129 $1,283 $1,509 $1,121 $754 $923 $980 $1,028 $1,318 $1,114 $1,036 $1,338 $821 $829 $1,080 $1,200 $1,005 $956 $1,326 $905 $1,258 $1,153 $1,020 $999 $1,159 $956 $956 $1,165 $1,180 $878 $901 $883 $1,231 $1,058 $1,374 $1,193 $1,119 $1,064 $1,103 $1,188 $814 $1,261 $1,214
Median Renter Household Income $1,220 $1,249 $1,191 $1,075 $1,215 $1,115 $1,026 $1,106 $1,222 $1,010 $1,280 $866 $1,075 $1,252 $1,118 $978 $1,331 $882 $1,427 $1,165 $1,162 $1,712 $1,108 $770 $1,224 $745 $975 $1,572 $1,105 $1,015 $1,295 $964 $857 $1,654 $1,864 $1,460 $861 $1,215 $937 $1,196 $1,079 $1,266 $1,109 $1,522 $1,103 $1,174 $1,096 $1,429 $944 $1,116 $729 $1,066 $748 $1,115 $1,449 $1,166 $1,044 $1,381 $932 $969 $2,017 $1,186

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses 7,630 $11.07
Bartenders 5,130 $11.17
Fast Food and Counter Workers 15,940 $14.33
Cashiers 12,500 $14.98
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 8,010 $16.22
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5,780 $16.65
Retail Salespersons 13,500 $17.13
Cooks, Restaurant 8,170 $18.02
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 9,200 $18.30
Stockers and Order Fillers 8,880 $18.84
Nursing Assistants 4,800 $19.22
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 4,050 $19.51
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 4,420 $19.97
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 3,830 $20.42
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 4,930 $20.58
Customer Service Representatives 4,920 $21.44
Office Clerks, General 11,350 $21.58
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 7,670 $22.31
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 5,430 $22.36
Housing Wage 1 Bedroom $22.99
All Occupations 510,020 $23.17
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 5,200 $23.47
Construction Laborers 4,720 $24.09
Carpenters 4,240 $28.43
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 7,050 $28.90
Housing Wage 2 Bedroom $28.99
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 4,030 $29.50
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 3,970 $29.64
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 4,850 $35.57
Accountants and Auditors 4,680 $36.40
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 4,880 $36.69
Registered Nurses 10,540 $39.90
General and Operations Managers 11,090 $41.71