In 2021, there were approximately 21.6 million housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States. A household is considered to be moderately burdened when the housing costs exceed 30 percent of the family income. Severely burdened households, on the other hand, spend more than 50 percent of their income on rent.
Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters from 2003 to 2021 (in millions)
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Joint Center for Housing Studies. (June 13, 2023). Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters from 2003 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters from 2003 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. (2023). Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters from 2003 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Number of Housing Cost Burdened Households in The United States among Renters from 2003 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters from 2003 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters from 2003 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Joint Center for Housing Studies, June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/