average minimum wage of 7.30 U.S. dollars per hour, which is in place in many states. There was no state in which a minimum wage worker could afford rent for the average two-bedroom apartment, if they only worked 40 hours a week.
In 2021, households in California needed an hourly wage of 36.03 U.S. dollars to afford the rent of a two-bedroom apartment. Hawaii had the second least affordable two-bedroom apartments, as a household would have to earn at least 38.69 U.S. dollars in order to afford rent payments. These figures are considerably higher than the Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars)
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NLIHC. (July 9, 2021). Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203384/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-state/
NLIHC. "Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203384/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-state/
NLIHC. (2021). Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203384/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-state/
NLIHC. "Hourly Wages Needed to Afford a Two-bedroom Apartment in The United States in 2021, by State (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203384/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-state/
NLIHC, Hourly wages needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203384/us-two-bedroom-housing-wage-by-state/ (last visited May 27, 2022)