Approximately 40 percent of residents in renter-occupied housing units in the United States paid gross rent which exceeded 35 percent of their income in 2020. In comparison, about 13.4 percent paid less than 15 percent of their gross household income.
Share of gross rent in household income in the United States in 2020
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US Census Bureau. (May 12, 2022). Share of gross rent in household income in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186732/gross-rent-as-a-percent-of-household-income-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of gross rent in household income in the United States in 2020." Chart. May 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186732/gross-rent-as-a-percent-of-household-income-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Share of gross rent in household income in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186732/gross-rent-as-a-percent-of-household-income-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau. "Share of Gross Rent in Household Income in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186732/gross-rent-as-a-percent-of-household-income-in-the-us/
US Census Bureau, Share of gross rent in household income in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186732/gross-rent-as-a-percent-of-household-income-in-the-us/ (last visited July 04, 2022)