Census live data chart
What this chart shows
This page uses Census / American Community Survey data to estimate rent pressure by comparing median gross rent with median household income.
The chart below shows the 15 highest rent-pressure states in the uploaded dataset. A full table of all states appears below the chart.
Top 15 states by estimated rent pressure
Latest data summary
Initial interpretation
This chart estimates how much pressure rent places on households by comparing monthly median gross rent with annual median household income. Higher values suggest that rent is absorbing a larger share of household income.
This estimate is useful for broad state-level comparison, but it should not be treated as a full renter-household burden measure. A more precise analysis should use renter household income and Census rent-burden categories.
Important limits
- This calculation compares median gross rent with median household income.
- It does not directly measure the income of renter households only.
- It is a state-level comparison, so it can hide major differences between cities, suburbs, rural counties, and neighborhoods.
- It does not include every housing-related cost, such as transportation, utilities beyond gross rent definitions, insurance, moving costs, or debt.
All states table
This table lists all states in the local Census CSV, sorted from highest estimated rent pressure to lowest.
| Rank | State | Median gross rent | Median household income | Estimated rent pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Source and method
This page reads a local CSV file named census-rent-burden.csv from data/raw/census/. The file was generated from Census API output using median gross rent and median household income.
The chart calculates estimated rent pressure as:
Median gross rent × 12 ÷ median household income × 100