Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC calculation of a national weighted-average Fair Market Rent; NLIHC calculation of affordable rent for average renter wage based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) QCEW, 2015 adjusted…

Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC calculation of Housing Wage; Employment Projections Program, BLS; May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS; adjusted to…

Memo to Members

Note: Wages in 2016 dollars. Source: Economic Policy Institute’s State of Working America Data Library

Memo to Members

Source: Federal Reserve Board. (2017). Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2016. Washington, DC: Author.

Memo to Members

Source: 1-yr American Community Survey, Economic Policy Institute (2016), dollars adjusted for inflation.

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Note: Adjusted for inflation.  Source: NLIHC

Memo to Members

Source: 2015 American Housing Survey

Memo to Members

Source: Nolan, L., Dickson, A., Bruno, R., and Smith, J.(2017).  The impact of a minimum wage increase on housing affordability in Illinois.  University of Illinois Labor Education…

Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC tabulations of 2015 ACS PUMS data. Note: Severely cost-burdened = paying more than 50% of income on rent and utilities. AMI = Area Median Income. Extremely Low Income (0-30% AMI or…

Memo to Members

Source: American Housing Survey, 2015

Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC, March 17, 2017.  Figures based on FY07-16 enacted funding levels and FY17-18 budget request. Adjusted for inflation. 

Memo to Members

Source: NLIHC, March 17, 2017.  Figures based on FY07-16 enacted funding levels and FY17-18 budget request. Adjusted for inflation.