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Connecticut

State Facts

Minimum Wage$15.00
2-Bedroom Housing Wage$31.93
Number of Renter Households471,821
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
141,054
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
30%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
231,045
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
49%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$780/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$922/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,536/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,347/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,660/mo

Working at minimum wage $15.00/hr

Each week you have to work 69 hours

To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent

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ConnecticutConnecticut Non-Metropolitan AreasBridgeport HMFAColchester-Lebanon HMFADanbury HMFAHartford-West Hartford-East Hartford HMFAMilford-Ansonia-Seymour HMFANew Haven-Meriden HMFANorwich-New London HMFASouthern Middlesex County HMFAStamford-Norwalk HMFAWaterbury HMFAWindham County HMFALitchfield County
Number of Households
Total 1,397,324 74,857 131,666 8,944 73,915 460,939 48,799 209,899 100,537 20,779 143,862 77,702 45,425 74,857
Renter 471,821 17,761 43,857 1,549 19,127 156,311 12,770 83,701 34,287 3,883 53,627 30,952 13,996 17,761
Percent Renters 34% 24% 33% 17% 26% 34% 26% 40% 34% 19% 37% 40% 31% 24%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $21.84 $17.79 $21.25 $19.88 $25.96 $19.27 $21.12 $23.08 $18.65 $20.40 $33.37 $17.17 $19.75 $17.79
One-Bedroom $25.90 $20.52 $25.62 $22.58 $31.19 $23.21 $27.04 $25.65 $22.63 $23.48 $40.90 $20.75 $19.88 $20.52
Two-Bedroom $31.93 $26.62 $31.77 $29.73 $38.83 $28.83 $31.58 $31.33 $27.88 $30.52 $49.29 $25.67 $26.17 $26.62
Three-Bedroom $39.62 $32.38 $40.58 $40.50 $49.48 $35.08 $38.42 $38.48 $36.12 $43.37 $60.77 $32.71 $32.60 $32.38
Four-Bedroom $46.65 $35.75 $47.38 $50.63 $52.77 $42.81 $53.79 $43.42 $47.50 $51.98 $66.21 $39.46 $42.52 $35.75
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,136 $925 $1,105 $1,034 $1,350 $1,002 $1,098 $1,200 $970 $1,061 $1,735 $893 $1,027 $925
One-Bedroom $1,347 $1,067 $1,332 $1,174 $1,622 $1,207 $1,406 $1,334 $1,177 $1,221 $2,127 $1,079 $1,034 $1,067
Two-Bedroom $1,660 $1,384 $1,652 $1,546 $2,019 $1,499 $1,642 $1,629 $1,450 $1,587 $2,563 $1,335 $1,361 $1,384
Three-Bedroom $2,060 $1,684 $2,110 $2,106 $2,573 $1,824 $1,998 $2,001 $1,878 $2,255 $3,160 $1,701 $1,695 $1,684
Four-Bedroom $2,426 $1,859 $2,464 $2,633 $2,744 $2,226 $2,797 $2,258 $2,470 $2,703 $3,443 $2,052 $2,211 $1,859
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $45,427 $37,000 $44,200 $41,360 $54,000 $40,080 $43,920 $48,000 $38,800 $42,440 $69,400 $35,720 $41,080 $37,000
One-Bedroom $53,878 $42,680 $53,280 $46,960 $64,880 $48,280 $56,240 $53,360 $47,080 $48,840 $85,080 $43,160 $41,360 $42,680
Two-Bedroom $66,412 $55,360 $66,080 $61,840 $80,760 $59,960 $65,680 $65,160 $58,000 $63,480 $102,520 $53,400 $54,440 $55,360
Three-Bedroom $82,406 $67,360 $84,400 $84,240 $102,920 $72,960 $79,920 $80,040 $75,120 $90,200 $126,400 $68,040 $67,800 $67,360
Four-Bedroom $97,036 $74,360 $98,560 $105,320 $109,760 $89,040 $111,880 $90,320 $98,800 $108,120 $137,720 $82,080 $88,440 $74,360
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 58 47 57 53 69 51 56 62 50 54 89 46 53 47
One-Bedroom 69 55 68 60 83 62 72 68 60 63 109 55 53 55
Two-Bedroom 85 71 85 79 104 77 84 84 74 81 131 68 70 71
Three-Bedroom 106 86 108 108 132 94 102 103 96 116 162 87 87 86
Four-Bedroom 124 95 126 135 141 114 143 116 127 139 177 105 113 95
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052 $1,052
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $316 $316 $316 $316 $316 $316 $316 $316 $316 $316 $316 $316 $316 $316
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $36,869 $34,410 $35,220 $42,570 $44,640 $35,430 $37,800 $33,570 $33,690 $43,590 $51,390 $30,330 $29,940 $34,410
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $61,448 $57,350 $58,700 $70,950 $74,400 $59,050 $63,000 $55,950 $56,150 $72,650 $85,650 $50,550 $49,900 $57,350
Median Renter Household Income $52,970 $48,072 $45,720 $57,122 $61,964 $49,883 $60,166 $47,448 $53,325 $54,760 $82,357 $41,469 $41,556 $48,072
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $922 $860 $881 $1,064 $1,116 $886 $945 $839 $842 $1,090 $1,285 $758 $749 $860
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,536 $1,434 $1,468 $1,774 $1,860 $1,476 $1,575 $1,399 $1,404 $1,816 $2,141 $1,264 $1,248 $1,434
Median Renter Household Income $1,324 $1,202 $1,143 $1,428 $1,549 $1,247 $1,504 $1,186 $1,333 $1,369 $2,059 $1,037 $1,039 $1,202

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

OccupationTotal EmploymentMedian Hourly Wage
Cashiers37,320$14.62
Fast Food and Counter Workers28,880$14.69
Retail Salespersons39,620$15.55
Home Health and Personal Care Aides41,230$16.89
Waiters and Waitresses22,650$17.24
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners28,770$17.51
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand26,350$18.05
Stockers and Order Fillers33,520$18.06
Cooks, Restaurant12,740$18.13
Nursing Assistants19,390$18.40
Receptionists and Information Clerks13,580$18.63
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators11,960$18.73
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers13,900$19.08
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary20,550$19.52
Office Clerks, General25,890$20.48
Customer Service Representatives30,140$21.35
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General12,190$23.93
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers12,520$24.71
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive24,640$25.08
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks16,350$25.10
One-Bedroom Housing Wage$25.90
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers15,150$25.97
All Occupations1,631,510$25.98
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage$31.93
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers26,670$32.19
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products12,860$38.08
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education15,270$39.56
Accountants and Auditors15,960$40.34
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education16,890$40.80
Registered Nurses34,290$47.76
Software Developers16,200$55.40
General and Operations Managers42,090$61.13
Financial Managers19,540$79.18