In 2024, there were approximately ****Â million housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States. A household is considered to be moderately burdened when the housing costs exceed 30 percent of the family income. Severely burdened households, on the other hand, spend more than 50 percent of their income on rent.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (September 11, 2025). Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters in 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters in 2024 (in millions)." Chart. September 11, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters in 2024 (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Number of Housing Cost Burdened Households in The United States among Renters in 2024 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Sep 2025, /statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/
U.S. Census Bureau, Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters in 2024 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of housing cost burdened households in the United States among renters in 2024 (in millions) [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, September 11, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/455762/housing-cost-burdneed-households-number-usa-among-renters/
