Fact of the Week: Rental Housing Is Out of Reach for Workers in Bottom Half of Wage Distribution

Oct 07, 2024

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Note: Housing wages based on HUD fair market rents. The hourly wages by percentile are drawn from the Economic Policy Institute State of Working America Data Library 2023, adjusted to 2024 dollars.

Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition. Out of Reach 2024. Available at: www.nlihc.org/oor

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