Fact of the Week: Large Percentages of Households with Lowest Incomes are Housing Cost-Burdened and Severely Housing Cost-Burdened

Large Percentages of Households with Lowest Incomes are Housing Cost-Burdened and Severely Housing Cost-Burdened

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1-Year 2018 American Community Survey. Housing cost-burdened households spend 30% or more of their income on housing. Severely cost-burdened households spend 50% or more of their income on housing.