In 2021, there were approximately 21.6 million housing cost burdened renter households in the United States, with close to 12 million being severely burdened. About six million households with an annual income below 15,000 U.S. dollars were severely burdened. A household is considered to be moderately cost burdened when the housing costs exceed 30 percent of the family income. Severely burdened households, on the other hand, spend over 50 percent of their income on rent.
Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income
(in millions)
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Joint Center for Housing Studies. (June 16, 2023). Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions)." Chart. June 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. (2023). Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Number of Housing Cost Burdened Households among Renters in The United States in 2021, by Household Income (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions) [Graph], Joint Center for Housing Studies, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
