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							39% of Fort Worth renter households are unable to afford the rent for a modest two bedroom apartment.
		Affordability:
		40% of low-income renters and homeowners pay more than half of their income for housing expenses. Source: 1995 Consolidated Plan. City of Fort Worth, Texas The typical monthly rent for a two bedroom apartment in Fort Worth is $588. Source: Out of Reach. National Low Income Housing Coalition. 1999. A full-time Fort Worth wage earner would have to earn $11.31 per hour to afford a typical two bedroom apartment. Source: Out of Reach. National Low Income Housing Coalition. 1999. 39% of Fort Worth renter households are unable to afford the rent for a modest two bedroom apartment. Source: Out of Reach. National Low Income Housing Coalition. 1999.
						Housing Shortage:
						The current waiting list for low rent Section 8 housing in Fort Worth is 2,500 families. Source: 1995 Consolidated Plan. City of Fort Worth, Texas There are 42,000 renters in need of low-income housing in the Fort Worth-Arlington area and only 21,000 low-cost units available. Source: 1995 American Housing Survey.
		Substandard Housing:
		An estimated 4,000 low-income renter households in Fort Worth live in overcrowed housing. Source: 1995 American Housing Survey. 17% of low-income renters in Fort Worth live in physically deficient housing Source: 1995 American Housing Survey.