The statistic presents the housing affordability index in the United States from 2000 to 2017. The index values over 100 indicate that the typical (median) family has more than sufficient income to purchase the median-priced home. In 2017, the index value amounted to 160.6.
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The statistic presents the housing affordability index in the United States from 2000 to 2017. The index values over 100 indicate that the typical (median) family has more than sufficient income to purchase the median-priced home. In 2017, the index value amounted to 160.6.
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The statistic presents the housing affordability index in the United States from 2000 to 2017. The index values over 100 indicate that the typical (median) family has more than sufficient income to purchase the median-priced home. In 2017, the index value amounted to 160.6.
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- 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
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- The composite affordability index is the ratio of median family income to qualifying income. Values over 100 indicate that the typical (median) family has more than sufficient income to purchase the median-priced home.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2000 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
- The composite affordability index is the ratio of median family income to qualifying income. Values over 100 indicate that the typical (median) family has more than sufficient income to purchase the median-priced home.
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Statistics on "Residential housing in the United States"
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- Number of renter occupied housing units in the United States from 1975 to 2017 (in millions)Number of renter occupied homes in the U.S. 1975-2017
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- U.S. homeownership rate for householders over 65 years old between 2011 and 2016U.S. homeownership rate for householders over 65 years old
- Homeowner vacancy rates in the United States from 1990 to 2017Homeowner vacancy rates in the U.S. 1990-2017
- Rental vacancy rates in the United States from 2000 to 2017, by regionRental vacancy rates in the U.S. 2000-2017, by region
- Number of new houses sold in the United States from 1995 to 2017 (in thousands)Number of new housing units sold in the U.S. 1995-2017
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- Gross revenue of leading home builders in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Revenue of leading home builders in the U.S. 2017
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- Number of single family building permits in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in thousands)Number of single family building permits in the U.S. 2000-2017
- Number of multifamily building permits in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in thousands)Number of multifamily building permits in the U.S. 2000-2017
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- Number of single-family housing unit starts in the United States from 2000 to 2019 (in thousands)
- Number of private housing units started in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in thousands)
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- Average monthly cost difference rate between owning and renting in the United States in 2015, by state
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- Average gross profit made per home flip in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in thousand U.S. dollars)
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