In 2021, there were approximately 41 million housing cost burdened households in the United States. A household is considered to be moderately cost burdened when the housing costs exceed 30 percent of the family income. Severely burdened households, on the other hand, spend over 50 percent of their income on housing.
Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States from 2003 to 2021 (in millions)
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Joint Center for Housing Studies. (June 16, 2023). Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States from 2003 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455736/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States from 2003 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. June 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455736/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. (2023). Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States from 2003 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455736/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Number of Housing Cost Burdened Households in The United States from 2003 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455736/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa/
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States from 2003 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455736/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States from 2003 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Joint Center for Housing Studies, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/455736/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa/