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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of families that spend more than 30 percent of income on housing — SDOH‑04

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
35.0 percent (2021)

Target:
25.5 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
34.6 percent of families spent more than 30 percent of income on housing in 2017

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Reduce the proportion of families that spend more than 30 percent of income on housing

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Data Source:  American Housing Survey (AHS), HUD & Census

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Summary

When families have to spend a large part of their income on housing, they may not have enough money to pay for things like healthy food or health care. This is linked to increased stress, mental health problems, and an increased risk of disease. Expanding policies that make housing more affordable can help reduce the proportion of families that spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing.

Topics:  Housing and Homes, Economic Stability, Neighborhood and Built Environment

Workgroup: Social Determinants of Health Workgroup

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