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Rhode Island

State Facts

Minimum Wage $13.00
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $27.78
Number of Renter Households 160,918
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
48,585
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
30%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
77,783
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
48%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$676/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$811/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,351/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,193/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,444/mo

Working at minimum wage $13.00/hr

Each week you have to work 71 hours

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

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Rhode Island Newport-Middleton-Portsmouth HMFA Providence-Fall River HMFA Westerly-Hopkinton-New Shoreham HMFA
Number of Households
Total 426,769 24,725 387,855 14,189
Renter 160,918 10,021 147,018 3,879
Percent Renters 38% 41% 38% 27%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $21.07 $28.75 $20.50 $22.67
One-Bedroom $22.95 $29.35 $22.52 $22.81
Two-Bedroom $27.78 $38.00 $27.10 $27.23
Three-Bedroom $34.16 $50.94 $32.98 $35.67
Four-Bedroom $42.25 $62.90 $40.73 $46.38
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,095 $1,495 $1,066 $1,179
One-Bedroom $1,193 $1,526 $1,171 $1,186
Two-Bedroom $1,444 $1,976 $1,409 $1,416
Three-Bedroom $1,777 $2,649 $1,715 $1,855
Four-Bedroom $2,197 $3,271 $2,118 $2,412
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $43,818 $59,800 $42,640 $47,160
One-Bedroom $47,739 $61,040 $46,840 $47,440
Two-Bedroom $57,779 $79,040 $56,360 $56,640
Three-Bedroom $71,062 $105,960 $68,600 $74,200
Four-Bedroom $87,876 $130,840 $84,720 $96,480
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $676 $676 $676 $676
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 65 88 63 70
One-Bedroom 71 90 69 70
Two-Bedroom 85 117 83 84
Three-Bedroom 105 157 101 110
Four-Bedroom 130 194 125 143
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $954 $954 $954 $954
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $286 $286 $286 $286
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $32,435 $40,620 $31,800 $35,520
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $54,058 $67,700 $53,000 $59,200
Median Renter Household Income $46,314 $62,873 $44,959 $54,900
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $811 $1,016 $795 $888
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,351 $1,693 $1,325 $1,480
Median Renter Household Income $1,158 $1,572 $1,124 $1,373

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Waiters and Waitresses 8,130 $13.84
Food Preparation Workers 4,160 $13.97
Fast Food and Counter Workers 11,190 $14.25
Cashiers 10,550 $14.43
Retail Salespersons 11,800 $15.73
Driver/Sales Workers 3,750 $16.28
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 7,570 $16.98
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 7,090 $17.50
Cooks, Restaurant 7,030 $17.57
Stockers and Order Fillers 6,470 $17.81
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 7,290 $17.97
Nursing Assistants 8,730 $18.48
Receptionists and Information Clerks 4,890 $18.51
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 4,440 $20.27
Customer Service Representatives 10,600 $20.91
Office Clerks, General 9,190 $21.41
One-Bedroom Housing Wage $22.95
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 4,920 $24.19
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4,820 $24.68
All Occupations 479,270 $24.76
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 4,580 $24.84
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 3,880 $25.54
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 3,710 $26.87
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage $27.78
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 3,580 $32.61
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 4,530 $33.55
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 5,350 $39.90
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 5,140 $40.53
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 4,490 $41.30
Accountants and Auditors 6,450 $41.48
Registered Nurses 11,190 $43.13
Management Analysts 3,900 $49.07
General and Operations Managers 7,040 $62.16