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Affordability Challenges Worsen for More Renter Households
The share of renters wrestling with unaffordable housing continues to rise, with just under half of all renter households now spending more than 30 percent of their monthly gross income on housing costs, recent data show. While the scale of the affordability crisis for renters is well known, less understood is how this burden has shifted over time both by race and geography. Since 2019, households of color – long disproportionately impacted by affordability challenges – experienced greater increases in spending large shares of their income on housing relative to non-Hispanic white renters. We examine these trends – observed using data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) – to explain what they mean for renters who struggle to make ends meet.