Out of Reach 2012 - National Low Income Housing Coalition

Georgia
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
Baker County $11.15 $580 $23,200 1.5 $49,400 $1,235 $14,820 $371
455 34% $9.85 $512 1.1
Baldwin County $12.17 $633 $25,320 1.7 $50,300 $1,258 $15,090 $377
6,272 39% $8.49 $442 1.4
Banks County $10.31 $536 $21,440 1.4 $49,000 $1,225 $14,700 $368
1,559 24% $7.37 $383 1.4
Barrow County $16.19 $842 $33,680 2.2 $69,300 $1,733 $20,790 $520
5,376 23% $8.72 $453 1.9
Bartow County $16.19 $842 $33,680 2.2 $69,300 $1,733 $20,790 $520
9,476 28% $9.89 $514 1.6
Ben Hill County $10.60 $551 $22,040 1.5 $37,000 $925 $11,100 $278
2,476 38% $9.00 $468 1.2
Berrien County $10.31 $536 $21,440 1.4 $44,300 $1,108 $13,290 $332
2,044 28% $9.02 $469 1.1
Bibb County $12.42 $646 $25,840 1.7 $54,700 $1,368 $16,410 $410 23,763 42% $9.82 $511 1.3
Bleckley County $10.31 $536 $21,440 1.4 $53,000 $1,325 $15,900 $398
1,325 31% $7.72 $401 1.3
Brantley County $13.63 $709 $28,360 1.9 $60,200 $1,505 $18,060 $452
973 15% $9.25 $481 1.5
Brooks County $12.38 $644 $25,760 1.7 $50,900 $1,273 $15,270 $382
1,623 26% $7.41 $385 1.7
Bryan County $15.69 $816 $32,640 2.2 $60,800 $1,520 $18,240 $456
2,703 26% $7.46 $388 2.1
Bulloch County $10.62 $552 $22,080 1.5 $56,700 $1,418 $17,010 $425 10,776 44% $7.77 $404 1.4
Burke County $13.31 $692 $27,680 1.8 $57,900 $1,448 $17,370 $434
2,176 28% $9.95 $517 1.3
Butts County $13.90 $723 $28,920 1.9 $64,200 $1,605 $19,260 $482
1,816 23% $7.82 $406 1.8
Calhoun County $10.31 $536 $21,440 1.4 $43,800 $1,095 $13,140 $329
513 29% $6.76 $352 1.5
Camden County $12.56 $653 $26,120 1.7 $61,700 $1,543 $18,510 $463
5,830 33% $10.43 $542 1.2
Candler County $10.31 $536 $21,440 1.4 $41,300 $1,033 $12,390 $310
1,273 34% $9.59 $498 1.1
Carroll County $16.19 $842 $33,680 2.2 $69,300 $1,733 $20,790 $520 12,615 32% $10.62 $552 1.5
Catoosa County $12.08 $628 $25,120 1.7 $57,800 $1,445 $17,340 $434
5,852 24% $9.02 $469 1.3
Charlton County $10.94 $569 $22,760 1.5 $48,900 $1,223 $14,670 $367
898 24% $11.74 $610 0.9
Chatham County $15.69 $816 $32,640 2.2 $60,800 $1,520 $18,240 $456 41,461 41% $12.38 $644 1.3
Chattahoochee County $12.94 $673 $26,920 1.8 $52,300 $1,308 $15,690 $392
1,742 69% $22.50 $1,170 0.6
Chattooga County $10.31 $536 $21,440 1.4 $41,100 $1,028 $12,330 $308
2,473 28% $11.55 $600 0.9
Cherokee County $16.19 $842 $33,680 2.2 $69,300 $1,733 $20,790 $520 14,393 19% $10.05 $523 1.6
Clarke County $13.83 $719 $28,760 1.9 $59,400 $1,485 $17,820 $446 22,722 54% $10.50 $546 1.3
Clay County $10.87 $565 $22,600 1.5 $44,800 $1,120 $13,440 $336
315 28% $6.96 $362 1.6
Clayton County $16.19 $842 $33,680 2.2 $69,300 $1,733 $20,790 $520 35,458 41% $15.00 $780 1.1
Clinch County $10.31 $536 $21,440 1.4 $42,200 $1,055 $12,660 $317
692 27% $8.78 $456 1.2
Cobb County $16.19 $842 $33,680 2.2 $69,300 $1,733 $20,790 $520 78,135 30% $14.46 $752 1.1
Coffee County $10.31 $536 $21,440 1.4 $42,900 $1,073 $12,870 $322
4,348 30% $9.58 $498 1.1
† 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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