In 2024, Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California, households needed an hourly wage of almost 78 U.S. dollars to afford the rent of a two-bedroom apartment. San Francisco had one of the least affordable two-bedroom apartments, as a household would have to earn at least 64.6 U.S. dollars hourly to afford rent . These figures are considerably higher than the average minimum wage, which is in place in many states. There was no state in which a minimum wage worker could afford rent for the average two-bedroom apartment, if they only worked 40 hours a week.
Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in California, United States from 2021 to 2024, by metro
(in U.S. dollars)
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NLIHC. (June 27, 2024). Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in California, United States from 2021 to 2024, by metro (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260959/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-california/
NLIHC. "Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in California, United States from 2021 to 2024, by metro (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260959/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-california/
NLIHC. (2024). Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in California, United States from 2021 to 2024, by metro (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260959/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-california/
NLIHC. "Hourly Wages Needed to Afford a Two-bedroom Apartment in California, United States from 2021 to 2024, by Metro (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260959/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-california/
NLIHC, Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in California, United States from 2021 to 2024, by metro (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260959/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-california/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in California, United States from 2021 to 2024, by metro (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], NLIHC, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260959/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-california/
