In 2019, almost half of all renters in the United States were considered to be either moderately or severely cost-burdened. A household is considered to be housing cost burdened when the housing costs exceed 30 percent of the family income.
Share of cost burdened renter households in the United States from 2008 to 2019
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Joint Center for Housing Studies. (November 19, 2020). Share of cost burdened renter households in the United States from 2008 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074120/housing-cost-burdened-households-usa-renters/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Share of cost burdened renter households in the United States from 2008 to 2019." Chart. November 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074120/housing-cost-burdened-households-usa-renters/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. (2020). Share of cost burdened renter households in the United States from 2008 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074120/housing-cost-burdened-households-usa-renters/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Share of Cost Burdened Renter Households in The United States from 2008 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074120/housing-cost-burdened-households-usa-renters/
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Share of cost burdened renter households in the United States from 2008 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074120/housing-cost-burdened-households-usa-renters/ (last visited May 27, 2022)