A Full-Time Minimum Wage Job Can’t Pay Rent for an Apartment Anywhere in the U.S.

A new report from the National Low-income Housing Coalition has made a startling discovery, at least to anyone who has not tried to survive at a minimum wage job.

This map shows how many hours per week a person would have to work in order to rent a one-bedroom apartment without spending more than 30 percent of his or her take-home pay.

Photo Credit: National Low Income Housing Coalition

In the states with the lowest apartment cost, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Montana, a person would still have to work 54 hours per week to afford rent. In places like Washington D.C., Hawaii, or Maryland, a person would have to work more than 100 hours per week . . .

Photo Credit: National Low Income Housing Coalition

The report also showed that in expensive states, like Maryland or California, the renting wage can be exponentially higher than the current minimum wage. In California the minimum wage varies from $9.00-per-hour to more than $12-per-hour, but the renting wage is anywhere from $24- to $31-per-hour. (Read more from “A Full-Time Minimum Wage Job Can’t Pay Rent for an Apartment Anywhere in the U.S.” HERE)

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