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Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters 2003-2016

Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters from 2003 to 2016 (in millions)

The data describes the number of housing cost burdened households in the U.S. among renters from 2003 to 2016. A household is considered to be housing cost burdened when the housing costs exceed 30% of the family income. In 2016, there were approx. 43.76 million housing cost burdened households among renters in the U.S.

2003 36
2008 37.76
2012 41.74
2013 42.36
2014 43.18
2015 43.57
2016 43.76