In 2018, the share of low income residents in New Orleans, Louisiana living in areas with unaffordable water bills amounted to almost 80 percent. Water bills that exceed four percent of a households income are deemed unaffordable. This was followed by Cleveland, Ohio, where an estimated 74 percent of the cities low income population lived in areas with unaffordable bills.
Water bills increased dramatically in the United States between 2010 and 2018, with bills rising by 830 and 640 U.S. dollars in Cleveland and New Orleans respectively.
Share of low income population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city*
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The Guardian. (June 23, 2020). Share of low income population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128330/low-income-population-unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
The Guardian. "Share of low income population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city*." Chart. June 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128330/low-income-population-unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
The Guardian. (2020). Share of low income population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128330/low-income-population-unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
The Guardian. "Share of Low Income 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/1128330/low-income-population-unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
The Guardian, Share of low income population living in areas with unaffordable water bills in the United States in 2018, by city* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128330/low-income-population-unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Share of low income 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/1128330/low-income-population-unaffordable-water-bills-united-states/
