Return to the PIE Home PageIn Franklin County in 1990, 28.7% of renters and 10.0% of homeowners spent more than 35% of gross monthly income on housing costs (more than 35% of household income is a standard indicator of unaffordable housing). This represented 47,379 renter households and 18,822 homeowner households spending too much for their housing in 1990. As the chart above indicates, housing costs are particularly burdensome for lower-income households. In 1990, 77.4% of renter and 57.1% of homeowner households making less than $10,000 annually paid too much for their housing costs. In contrast, of households making more than $50,000 annually, no renters and only 1.2% of homeowners spent more than 35% of their income on housing.
Monthly owner housing costs include the sum payments for: mortgages and other similar debts on the property; real estate taxes; fire, hazard and flood insurance; utilities (electric, gas and water) and fuels (oil, kerosene, wood, etc.). Monthly renter housing costs include the agreed to contract rent plus the estimated costs of utilities and fuels. Maintenance and repair costs are not included in either.
Income 1-20% 20-24% 25-29% 30-34%
less than $10,000 1,983 1,829 2,409 2,026
$10 - 19,999 2,961 5,206 8,454 7,835
$20 - 34,999 20,937 16,891 8,605 3,212
$35 - 49,999 19,220 2,428 465 161
$50,000 + 12,444 360 122 20
Total 57,545 26,714 20,055 13,254
% of Tot Not
Income 35% + Total 35% + Computed
less than $10,000 28,179 36,426 77.4 3,279
$10 - 19,999 16,948 41,404 40.9 730
$20 - 34,999 2,068 51,713 4.0 477
$35 - 49,999 184 22,458 0.8 256
$50,000 + 0 12,946 0.0 231
Total 47,379 164,947 28.7 4,973
Note: Totals and Percentage of total households spending more than 35% does not include "not computed" households.
Income 1-20% 20-24% 25-29% 30-34%
less than $10,000 1,304 1,107 1,259 917
$10 - 19,999 8,969 2,644 1,902 1,368
$20 - 34,999 20,486 6,882 6,210 4,409
$35 - 49,999 25,905 10,627 5,488 1,683
$50,000 + 53,897 9,443 3,456 1,179
Total 110,561 30,703 18,315 9,556
% of Tot Not
Income 35% + Total 35% + Computed
less than $10,000 6,111 10,698 57.1 811
$10 - 19,999 5,828 20,711 28.1 0
$20 - 34,999 4,679 42,666 11.0 0
$35 - 49,999 1,356 45,059 3.0 0
$50,000 + 848 68,823 1.2 21
Total 18,822 187,957 10.0 832
Note: Totals and Percentage of total households spending more than 35% does not include "not computed" households.
Income 1-20% 20-24% 25-29% 30-34%
less than $10,000 3,287 2,936 3,668 2,943
$10 - 19,999 11,930 7,850 10,356 9,203
$20 - 34,999 41,423 23,773 14,815 7,621
$35 - 49,999 45,125 13,055 5,953 1,844
$50,000 + 66,341 9,803 3,578 1,199
Total 168,106 57,417 38,370 22,810
% of Tot Not
Income 35% + Total 35% + Computed
less than $10,000 34,290 47,124 72.8 4,090
$10 - 19,999 22,776 62,115 36.7 730
$20 - 34,999 6,747 94,379 7.1 477
$35 - 49,999 1,540 67,517 2.3 256
$50,000 + 848 81,769 1.0 252
Total 66,201 352,904 18.8 5,805
Note: Totals and Percentage of total households spending more than 35% does not include "not computed" households.
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: CD-042