Photo: Jim Hejl
43.5% of low-income households in Austin live in substandard housing.
Affordability:
19,832 (65%) of poverty level households in Austin pay more than half of their income for housing.
Source: 1990 US Census data provided to HUD for Consolidated Plan. Compiled by Texas Low lncome Housing Information Service.

The typical monthly rent for a 2 bedroom apartment in Austin is $699.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

A full-time Austin wage earner would have to earn $13.44 per hour to afford a typical two bedroom apartment.
Source: Compiled by Texas Low lncome Housing Information Service.

41% of Austin renter households are unable to afford the rent for a modest two bedroom apartment.
Source: Out of Reach. National Low Income Housing Coalition. 1998.
11,413 Austinites live in
overcrowded housing.
Housing Shortage
Austin’s housing occupancy rate is currently 95.6%
Source: 1998 Austin Apartment Survey. Capital Market Research

11,413 Austinites live in overcrowded housing.
Source: 1995 Consolidated Plan. City of Austin, Texas
Substandard Housing
Photos: Alina Simone
43.5% of low-income households in Austin live in substandard housing.
Source: 1995 Consolidated Plan. City of Austin, Texas

21,565 poor renter households in Austin experience at least one housing problem, be it inability to afford housing, substandard, or overcrowded conditions. Source: 1995 Consolidated Plan. City of Austin, Texas
19,832 (65%) of poverty level households in Austin pay more than half of their income for housing.