Assessing the Severity of Rent Burden on Low-Income Families

Jeff Larrimore and Jenny Schuetz

No 2017-12-22, FEDS Notes from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: To assess the rent burden on families, we analyze housing expenditures of renters using the American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). In this note, we have shown that the lowest-income families face severe rent burdens.

Date: 2017-12-22
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DOI: 10.17016/2380-7172.2111

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