Your Local Factfinder

Today, we lack over 3.1 million affordable housing units for extremely low-income households alone.

The wage needed to afford housing differs drastically from the minimum wage. For example, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, but the wage needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment is $18.44. That is more than 2.5 times the minimum wage.

To find information on the cost of housing in your state, compiled by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, click here.

• Find the scrolling list of states at the left-hand side of the web page that appears.
• Click the name of your state to select it.
• Click "Click to View Data."
• On the next page that appears, select your metropolitan area or county or both
• Click "Get Data."
• Scroll trhough the columns to find the data that you need to complete the chart.