Central Asian and Pacific Islander Women Spend over 40% of Their Income on Rent

Rent as a Percentage of Median Earnings, 2018-2022

Bar chart showing the percentage of women's median earnings that are spent on rent for 6 Asian subgroups, compared to all women. Rent is a higher proportion of Pacific Islander and Central Asian women pay women's earnings than all other women.

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Note: "Gross rent" is defined as rent plus estimated average monthly utilities. Median annual earnings are for women age 16 and over who were employed full-time, year round in past 12 months.

Source: Budget Center analysis of US Census Bureau, American Community Survey data. Median earnings data by race and ethnicity are from public-use microdata downloaded from IPUMS USA (University of Minnesota, www.ipums.org).Embed Download image