Memo to Members

Fact of the Week: Racial and Ethnic Minorities Make Up Majority of Extremely Low-Income Severely Housing Cost-Burdened Renters

Apr 15, 2019

Racial and Ethnic Minorities Make Up Majority of Extremely Low-Income Severely Housing Cost-Burdened Renters

Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2017 ACS PUMS data.  NLIHC’s The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes

Extremely Low-Income (ELI): At or below the poverty line or 30% of area median income (AMI); Very Low-Income: ELI to 50% AMI; Low-Income: 51%-80% AMI; Middle-Income: 81% to 100% AMI; Above Median Income: Over 100% AMI.

Severely Cost-Burdened: Spending more than half of income on housing and utilities.

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