Figure H
Low-income Black and Hispanic families are significantly more likely to rent than their peers: Share of low income families who rent, 2007–2023
| Year | Black | Hispanic | White | Black | Hispanic | White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 78.5% | 65.4% | 52.6% | |||
| 2008 | 79.0% | 65.8% | 53.2% | |||
| 2009 | 80.7% | 67.1% | 54.2% | |||
| 2010 | 80.1% | 68.3% | 54.4% | |||
| 2011 | 80.8% | 69.2% | 55.2% | |||
| 2012 | 81.8% | 70.0% | 56.1% | |||
| 2013 | 82.1% | 70.2% | 56.7% | |||
| 2014 | 83.2% | 71.6% | 57.1% | |||
| 2015 | 84.1% | 71.5% | 57.7% | |||
| 2016 | 84.3% | 71.7% | 57.9% | |||
| 2017 | 83.7% | 70.4% | 56.1% | |||
| 2018 | 83.6% | 70.3% | 55.3% | |||
| 2019 | 83.0% | 69.9% | 55.3% | |||
| 2020 | ||||||
| 2021 | 81.3% | 66.6% | 51.1% | |||
| 2022 | 80.1% | 65.7% | 49.3% | |||
| 2023 | 78.3% | 66.0% | 48.6% |
Note: Race and ethnicity are mutually exclusive (i.e. White alone non-Hispanic, Black alone or in any combination non-Hispanic, Hispanic any race). Data for 2020 are omitted due to data quality issues.
Source: EPI analysis of 2007-2023 American Community Survey 1-Year microdata via IPUMS.