Household Housing Cost-Burden* Rates by Effective Hourly Wage

For civilian wage earners 16 years or older living in households

*Cost-burden occurs when monthly housing expenses exceed 30% of a household's gross monthly family income. For more information, see: Weaver, Russell, and Jason Knight. “Advancing Housing Security: An Analysis of Renting, Rent Burden, and Tenant Exploitation in Erie County, NY.” Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3778025

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