The data describes the hourly wages that a household had to earn in order to afford the rent of a two-bedroom apartment in the U.S. in 2018, by state. The households in California needed an hourly wage of 32.68 USD to afford the rent of a two-bedroom apartment.
Alabama | 14.65 |
Alaska | 24.3 |
Arizona | 18.46 |
Arkansas | 13.84 |
California | 32.68 |
Colorado | 23.93 |
Connecticut | 24.9 |
Delaware | 21.85 |
District of Columbia | 34.48 |
Florida | 21.5 |
Georgia | 17.53 |
Hawaii | 36.13 |
Idaho | 15.44 |
Illinois | 20.34 |
Indiana | 15.56 |
Iowa | 15.01 |
Kansas | 15.67 |
Kentucky | 14.4 |
Louisiana | 16.63 |
Maine | 18.73 |
Maryland | 29.04 |
Massachusetts | 28.64 |
Michigan | 16.85 |
Minnesota | 18.82 |
Mississippi | 14.51 |
Missouri | 15.46 |
Montana | 16.13 |
Nebraska | 15.66 |
Nevada | 18.59 |
New Hampshire | 22.32 |
New Jersey | 28.17 |
New Mexico | 15.89 |
New York | 30.03 |
North Carolina | 16.35 |
North Dakota | 16.44 |
Ohio | 15.25 |
Oklahoma | 15.41 |
Oregon | 21.26 |
Pennsylvania | 19.53 |
Puerto Rico | 9.24 |
Rhode Island | 19.96 |
South Carolina | 16.38 |
South Dakota | 14.33 |
Tennessee | 15.74 |
Texas | 19.32 |
Utah | 17.77 |
Vermont | 22.4 |
Virginia | 23.69 |
Washington | 26.87 |
West Virginia | 14.1 |
Wisconsin | 16.52 |
Wyoming | 16.46 |