Nonwhite Renters More Likely to Face Housing Cost Burdens than White Renters

The Number of Renter Households (in thousands) with Housing Cost Burdens, by Race (2011)
           # of Households             # with Severe Burden        % with Severe Burden
White            22,528                    5,534                             25%
Black            7,650                      2,665                             35%
Hispanic        7,317                      2,277                             31%
Asian/Other   3,121                         866                               28%

Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (December 2013). America's Rental Housing: Evolving Markets and Needs. Retrieved from http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/americas-rental-housing