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Affordable Housing







APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A

Housing Affordability Gap, 1974-1983
Households Below 50% Median Income Units Affordable at 35% Income Gap
1974 17,758,000 8,843,000 8,915,000
1983 22,835,000 8,540,000 14,295,000
Change:
1974-1983 +5,077,000 −303,000 +5,380,000
Source: Annual Housing Survey, 1974 and 1983, Part C, Table A-1. (Data are not adjusted for family size.) Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

APPENDIX B

Housing Cost vs. Income, by Quintile
Renter Households: 1974-1983
(Constant 1983 Dollars)
30% of Annual Income Annual Rent Affordability Gap: Surplus (Deficit) Rent/Income
Lowest Quintile
1974 $2,055 $2,152 $ (97) 1.05
1977 1,957 2,365 (408) 1.21
1980 1,742 2,542 (800) 1.46
1983 1,639 2,452 (813) 1.50
Second Quintile
1974 $3,782 $3,059 $ 723 .81
1977 3,462 3,252 210 .94
1980 3,099 3,317 (218) 1.07
1983 3,087 3,365 (278) 1.09
Third Quintile
1974 $5,824 $3,911 $1,913 .67
1977 5,331 4,033 1,298 .76
1980 4,813 4,099 714 .85
1983 4,818 4,221 597 .88
Fourth Quintile
1974 $8,642 $4,816 $3,826 .56
1977 8,209 5,038 3,171 .61
1980 7,179 5,271 1,908 .73
1983 7,509 5,324 2,185 .71
Source: Annual Housing Survey, selected years. Data developed by interpolation of original AHS tables. Affordability gap calculated by subtracting annual rent from 30 percent of annual income, as shown above. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.