Out of Reach 2012 - National Low Income Housing Coalition

Nebraska
FY12 HOUSING WAGE
HOUSING COSTS
AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI)
RENTER HOUSEHOLDS
Hourly wage
necessary to
afford 2 BR
FMR
Twobedroom
1
FMR
Income needed
to afford
2 BR FMR
Full-time jobs
at minimum
wage needed to
afford 2 BR FMR
Annual
AMI
Rent
affordable
at AMI
30%
of AMI
2 3 4
Rent
affordable
at 30%
of AMI
Number
(2006-2010)
% of total
households
(2006-2010)
Estimated
mean renter
hourly wage
(2012)
Rent
affordable
at mean
wage
Full-time jobs
at mean renter
wage needed to
afford 2 BR FMR
Sioux County † $11.23 $584 $23,360 1.5
$55,500 $1,388 $16,650 $416
169 28%
Stanton County $11.23 $584 $23,360 1.5 $57,400 $1,435 $17,220 $431
531 22% $20.16 $1,048 0.6
Thayer County $11.85 $616 $24,640 1.6 $52,800 $1,320 $15,840 $396
391 17% $10.99 $571 1.1
Thomas County $11.35 $590 $23,600 1.6 $63,500 $1,588 $19,050 $476
76 23% $17.88 $930 0.6
Thurston County $11.33 $589 $23,560 1.6 $51,100 $1,278 $15,330 $383
706 34% $10.52 $547 1.1
Valley County $11.23 $584 $23,360 1.5 $49,500 $1,238 $14,850 $371
433 23% $4.62 $240 2.4
Washington County $14.44 $751 $30,040 2.0 $71,500 $1,788 $21,450 $536
1,376 19% $10.62 $552 1.4
Wayne County $11.23 $584 $23,360 1.5 $59,100 $1,478 $17,730 $443
994 30% $6.67 $347 1.7
Webster County $11.23 $584 $23,360 1.5 $48,500 $1,213 $14,550 $364
359 24% $7.10 $369 1.6
Wheeler County $11.79 $613 $24,520 1.6 $61,600 $1,540 $18,480 $462
107 32% $14.60 $759 0.8
York County $11.48 $597 $23,880 1.6 $62,600 $1,565 $18,780 $470
1,374 24% $9.45 $492 1.2
† Wage data not available (See Appendix A).
1: FMR = Fiscal Year 2012 Fair Market Rent (HUD, 2011). 2: AMI = Fiscal Year 2012 Area Median Income (HUD, 2011).
3: "Affordable" rents represent the generally accepted standard of spending not more than 30% of gross income on gross housing costs
4: The federal standard for extremely low income households. Does not include HUD-specific adjustments.
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