People in nearly 45% of rented units across the U.S. are paying more than 30% of their income toward housing costs, according to census estimates released Thursday.Under 5% of counties had more renter-occupied units burdened by housing costs than not. The Department of Housing and Urban Development defines cost burden as paying more than 30% of income on housing costs, including utilities, according to the census release. Almost 23% of renter-occupied units were paying over half of their income on housing costs, or what the department defines as severely cost-burdened.The data released Thursday are American Community Survey five-year estimates calculated using a pool of data between 2019 and 2023. The five-year estimates, unlike the annual data released by the bureau which covers larger populations, covers all population sizes in smaller geographic areas.A news release from the U.S. Census Bureau highlighted changes specifically in new housing data featured in the survey. The survey also covers demographic, social and economic topics. Hover over the counties in the map below to see the share of renter-occupied households paying more than 30% of their income on housing costs.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
WASHINGTON — People in nearly 45% of rented units across the U.S. are paying more than 30% of their income toward housing costs, according to census estimates released Thursday.
Under 5% of counties had more renter-occupied units burdened by housing costs than not. The defines cost burden as paying more than 30% of income on housing costs, including utilities, according to the census release. Almost 23% of renter-occupied units were paying over half of their income on housing costs, or what the department defines as severely cost-burdened.
The data released Thursday are American Community Survey five-year estimates calculated using a pool of data between 2019 and 2023. The five-year estimates, unlike the annual data released by the bureau which covers larger populations, covers all population sizes in smaller geographic areas.
A news release from the U.S. Census Bureau highlighted changes specifically in new housing data featured in the survey. The survey also covers demographic, social and economic topics.
Hover over the counties in the map below to see the share of renter-occupied households paying more than 30% of their income on housing costs.
