In April 2019, 55 percent of renters had to spend less on non-essential items such as entertainment to afford rent in the United States, down from 64 percent in August 2018. There was a similar drop in essential expenditure on food and utilities in that period.
Share of renters who had to make selected changes to afford their rent in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019
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Freddie Mac. (June 26, 2019). Share of renters who had to make selected changes to afford their rent in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036463/changes-renters-made-to-afford-rent-usa/
Freddie Mac. "Share of renters who had to make selected changes to afford their rent in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019." Chart. June 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036463/changes-renters-made-to-afford-rent-usa/
Freddie Mac. (2019). Share of renters who had to make selected changes to afford their rent in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036463/changes-renters-made-to-afford-rent-usa/
Freddie Mac. "Share of Renters Who Had to Make Selected Changes to Afford Their Rent in The United States in August 2018 and April 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036463/changes-renters-made-to-afford-rent-usa/
Freddie Mac, Share of renters who had to make selected changes to afford their rent in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036463/changes-renters-made-to-afford-rent-usa/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of renters who had to make selected changes to afford their rent in the United States in August 2018 and April 2019 [Graph], Freddie Mac, June 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036463/changes-renters-made-to-afford-rent-usa/