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New Hampshire

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State Facts

Minimum Wage $7.25
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $29.86
Number of Renter Households 153,349
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 36,782
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI		 24%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 68,108
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI		 44%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$377/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$902/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,503/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,199/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,553/mo

Working at minimum wage $7.25/hr

Each week you have to work 127 hours

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

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New Hampshire New Hampshire Non-Metropolitan Areas Boston-Cambridge-Quincy HMFA Hillsborough County (part) HMFA Lawrence HMFA Manchester HMFA Nashua HMFA Portsmouth-Rochester HMFA Western Rockingham County HMFA Belknap County Carroll County Cheshire County Coos County † Grafton County Merrimack County Sullivan County
Number of Households
Total 540,498 200,479 4,065 12,930 55,951 66,158 86,221 96,353 18,341 25,571 21,521 29,991 13,592 34,357 59,175 16,272
Renter 153,349 53,030 1,128 2,542 11,396 28,474 24,711 30,031 2,037 5,699 4,153 8,983 3,639 10,176 15,841 4,539
Percent Renters 28% 26% 28% 20% 20% 43% 29% 31% 11% 22% 19% 30% 27% 30% 27% 28%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $20.61 $17.41 $38.94 $20.40 $22.85 $21.65 $23.10 $21.38 $25.83 $17.81 $15.42 $18.19 $12.44 $17.27 $18.52 $17.56
One-Bedroom $23.05 $19.40 $42.27 $20.54 $26.48 $24.31 $26.23 $23.69 $26.00 $19.52 $18.90 $19.44 $14.98 $19.62 $20.62 $18.46
Two-Bedroom $29.86 $25.21 $50.67 $27.04 $34.15 $31.65 $34.54 $30.06 $34.23 $24.85 $23.06 $25.60 $18.27 $25.83 $27.13 $24.31
Three-Bedroom $38.18 $33.16 $61.67 $34.48 $41.58 $38.52 $44.31 $39.12 $48.65 $33.44 $30.58 $35.77 $23.92 $32.96 $35.37 $30.19
Four-Bedroom $43.05 $36.53 $68.08 $40.35 $45.88 $43.37 $47.81 $47.85 $53.73 $36.77 $37.81 $37.58 $26.29 $39.56 $36.44 $34.69
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,072 $905 $2,025 $1,061 $1,188 $1,126 $1,201 $1,112 $1,343 $926 $802 $946 $647 $898 $963 $913
One-Bedroom $1,199 $1,009 $2,198 $1,068 $1,377 $1,264 $1,364 $1,232 $1,352 $1,015 $983 $1,011 $779 $1,020 $1,072 $960
Two-Bedroom $1,553 $1,311 $2,635 $1,406 $1,776 $1,646 $1,796 $1,563 $1,780 $1,292 $1,199 $1,331 $950 $1,343 $1,411 $1,264
Three-Bedroom $1,985 $1,724 $3,207 $1,793 $2,162 $2,003 $2,304 $2,034 $2,530 $1,739 $1,590 $1,860 $1,244 $1,714 $1,839 $1,570
Four-Bedroom $2,239 $1,899 $3,540 $2,098 $2,386 $2,255 $2,486 $2,488 $2,794 $1,912 $1,966 $1,954 $1,367 $2,057 $1,895 $1,804
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $42,879 $36,204 $81,000 $42,440 $47,520 $45,040 $48,040 $44,480 $53,720 $37,040 $32,080 $37,840 $25,880 $35,920 $38,520 $36,520
One-Bedroom $47,953 $40,356 $87,920 $42,720 $55,080 $50,560 $54,560 $49,280 $54,080 $40,600 $39,320 $40,440 $31,160 $40,800 $42,880 $38,400
Two-Bedroom $62,109 $52,432 $105,400 $56,240 $71,040 $65,840 $71,840 $62,520 $71,200 $51,680 $47,960 $53,240 $38,000 $53,720 $56,440 $50,560
Three-Bedroom $79,418 $68,979 $128,280 $71,720 $86,480 $80,120 $92,160 $81,360 $101,200 $69,560 $63,600 $74,400 $49,760 $68,560 $73,560 $62,800
Four-Bedroom $89,546 $75,978 $141,600 $83,920 $95,440 $90,200 $99,440 $99,520 $111,760 $76,480 $78,640 $78,160 $54,680 $82,280 $75,800 $72,160
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
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
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 114 96 215 113 126 119 127 118 142 98 85 100 69 95 102 97
One-Bedroom 127 107 233 113 146 134 145 131 143 108 104 107 83 108 114 102
Two-Bedroom 165 139 280 149 188 175 191 166 189 137 127 141 101 142 150 134
Three-Bedroom 211 183 340 190 229 213 244 216 268 185 169 197 132 182 195 167
Four-Bedroom 238 202 376 223 253 239 264 264 296 203 209 207 145 218 201 191
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941 $941
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282 $282
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $36,068 $32,220 $44,790 $34,860 $35,580 $34,470 $39,960 $40,800 $41,160 $31,260 $28,860 $33,630 $23,610 $34,530 $34,800 $28,500
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $60,114 $53,699 $74,650 $58,100 $59,300 $57,450 $66,600 $68,000 $68,600 $52,100 $48,100 $56,050 $39,350 $57,550 $58,000 $47,500
Median Renter Household Income $54,558 $46,264 $62,790 $70,995 $54,833 $55,998 $59,838 $61,552 $56,547 $45,624 $41,687 $44,165 $37,689 $47,904 $51,323 $40,950
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $902 $805 $1,120 $872 $890 $862 $999 $1,020 $1,029 $782 $722 $841 $590 $863 $870 $713
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,503 $1,342 $1,866 $1,453 $1,483 $1,436 $1,665 $1,700 $1,715 $1,303 $1,203 $1,401 $984 $1,439 $1,450 $1,188
Median Renter Household Income $1,364 $1,157 $1,570 $1,775 $1,371 $1,400 $1,496 $1,539 $1,414 $1,141 $1,042 $1,104 $942 $1,198 $1,283 $1,024

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Fast Food and Counter Workers 13,300 $13.99
Cashiers 17,820 $14.31
Waiters and Waitresses 8,190 $14.85
Retail Salespersons 18,730 $15.65
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 7,850 $15.82
Stockers and Order Fillers 14,420 $16.48
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 8,440 $17.96
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 6,030 $18.09
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 8,810 $18.28
Cooks, Restaurant 6,150 $18.44
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 5,980 $19.00
Light Truck Drivers 5,280 $19.21
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 5,620 $19.31
Nursing Assistants 7,250 $19.45
Customer Service Representatives 13,260 $19.99
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 4,990 $19.99
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 10,660 $21.28
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 5,520 $22.55
Office Clerks, General 15,700 $22.82
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $23.05
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 7,990 $23.08
All Occupations 659,220 $24.04
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 6,310 $24.27
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 7,560 $26.48
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $29.86
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 6,030 $30.96
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 7,420 $31.47
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 5,010 $32.33
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 7,350 $34.07
Accountants and Auditors 7,410 $38.40
Registered Nurses 13,510 $40.42
General and Operations Managers 16,640 $49.79
Software Developers 8,350 $62.85

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