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Children living in households with a high housing cost burden in United States
Children living in households with a high housing cost burden
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Why This Indicator Matters
Family income is only one factor of financial security; the cost of basic expenses also matters. Housing is typically one of the largest expenses that families face. Low-income families, in particular, are unlikely to be able to meet all of their basic needs if housing consumes nearly one-third or more of their income.
Definition and Source
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Notes
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts.
Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children living in households with a high housing cost burden.
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts.
Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children living in households with a high housing cost burden.
Last Updated
April 2024