This statistic shows the share of households who spent half or more of their income on housing in the United States in 2019, by income level. In 2019, 52.8 percent of households who earned between 10,000 and 20,000 U.S. dollars annually spent fifty percent or more of their income on housing costs, whereas only 1.5 percent of households with annual incomes between 75,000 and 100,000 U.S. dollars did the same.
Share of households who spent half or more of their income on housing in the United States in 2019, by income level
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CityLab. (April 4, 2019). Share of households who spent half or more of their income on housing in the United States in 2019, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011935/households-housing-stress-by-income-level-usa/
CityLab. "Share of households who spent half or more of their income on housing in the United States in 2019, by income level." Chart. April 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011935/households-housing-stress-by-income-level-usa/
CityLab. (2019). Share of households who spent half or more of their income on housing in the United States in 2019, by income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011935/households-housing-stress-by-income-level-usa/
CityLab. "Share of Households Who Spent Half or More of Their Income on Housing in The United States in 2019, by Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011935/households-housing-stress-by-income-level-usa/
CityLab, Share of households who spent half or more of their income on housing in the United States in 2019, by income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011935/households-housing-stress-by-income-level-usa/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Share of households who spent half or more of their income on housing in the United States in 2019, by income level [Graph], CityLab, April 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011935/households-housing-stress-by-income-level-usa/