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Housing Cost Burden by Income Group

Renter households spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs and utilities are cost burdened; those spending more than half of their income are severely cost burdened.

Affordable and Available Homes per 100 Renter Households

All Gap Data for Colorado

Colorado Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Extremely Low Income Households and Available Rentals
Extremely Low Income Renter Households 157,858 80,368
Affordable and Available Rental Homes 43,787 21,210
Surplus (Deficit) of Affordable and Available Rental Units
At or below EXTREMELY LOW INCOME -114,071 -59,158
At or below 50% AMI -148,264 -88,395
Affordable and Available Rental Units per 100 Households at or below Threshold
At or below Extremely Low Income 28 26
At or below 50% AMI 48 42
At or below 80% AMI 93 92
At or below 100% AMI 102 103
% of Renter Households with Cost Burden
At Extremely Low Income 88% 88%
Extremely Low Income to 50% AMI 82% 84%
51% to 80% AMI 51% 53%
81 to 100% AMI 24% 22%
% of Renter Households with Severe Cost Burden
At Extremely Low Income 76% 78%
Extremely Low Income to 50% AMI 35% 37%
51% to 80% AMI 8% 10%
81 to 100% AMI 1% 2%
AMI = Area Median Income.
Source: American Community Survey (ACS) and ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). For more information on the estimates’ margin of error, please contact aaurand@nlihc.org.