This statistic shows the share of average wages needed to buy a median priced home in the United States from the first quarter of 2005 to the third quarter of 2018. In the third quarter of 2018, the average earner needed to spend 36 percent of their wages to buy a median-priced home in the United States.
Share of average wages needed to buy a median priced home in the United States from Q1 2005 to Q3 2018
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Statista, & Statista estimates. (January 10, 2019). Share of average wages needed to buy a median priced home in the United States from Q1 2005 to Q3 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935939/share-of-wages-to-buy-median-priced-home-usa/
Statista, und Statista estimates. "Share of average wages needed to buy a median priced home in the United States from Q1 2005 to Q3 2018." Chart. January 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935939/share-of-wages-to-buy-median-priced-home-usa/
Statista, Statista estimates. (2019). Share of average wages needed to buy a median priced home in the United States from Q1 2005 to Q3 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935939/share-of-wages-to-buy-median-priced-home-usa/
Statista, and Statista estimates. "Share of Average Wages Needed to Buy a Median Priced Home in The United States from Q1 2005 to Q3 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935939/share-of-wages-to-buy-median-priced-home-usa/
Statista & Statista estimates, Share of average wages needed to buy a median priced home in the United States from Q1 2005 to Q3 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935939/share-of-wages-to-buy-median-priced-home-usa/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of average wages needed to buy a median priced home in the United States from Q1 2005 to Q3 2018 [Graph], Statista, & Statista estimates, January 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935939/share-of-wages-to-buy-median-priced-home-usa/
