In 2018, an estimated 44.84 percent of the population of Cleveland, Ohio lived in areas with unaffordable water bills. This was followed by New Orleans, Louisiana where some 36 percent of the cities population had unaffordable bills. Water bills that exceed four percent of a households income are deemed unaffordable.
Whilst New Orleans was ranked second in terms of total population, the population of low income residents living in areas with unaffordable water bills rose to 79 percent.
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The Guardian. (June 23, 2020). Share of total population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128245/unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
The Guardian. "Share of total population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city." Chart. June 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128245/unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
The Guardian. (2020). Share of total population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128245/unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
The Guardian. "Share of Total Population Living in Areas with Unaffordable Water Bills in The United States in 2018, by City." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128245/unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
The Guardian, Share of total population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128245/unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/ (last visited November 08, 2024)
Share of total population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city [Graph], The Guardian, June 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128245/unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
