Renters in Poverty More Likely to Face Select Physical Housing Problems
Jan 04, 2013
Renter Occupied Units Renter Occupied Units
Below Poverty All Renters
Signs of Mice in 12 months 12% 10%
Open Cracks or Holes (interior) 9% 7%
Signs of Cockroaches 23% 18%
Uncomfortably Cold for 24 hours 12% 10%
Source: American Housing Survey. (2011). http://factfinder2.census.gov