Housing Stability and Homelessness
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High housing burden is calculated by determining what percentage of a household’s income is spent on housing. High housing burden has been separated into two categories used in measurement: cost burden and severe cost burden. A cost burden is when a household spends 30% or more of their income on housing. A severe cost burden is present when a household spends more than 50% of their income on housing.
Years included: 2012-2017, 2018-2022
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates DP04
High housing burden is calculated by determining what percentage of a household’s income is spent on housing. High housing burden has been separated into two categories used in measurement: cost burden and severe cost burden. A cost burden is when a household spends 30% or more of their income on housing. A severe cost burden is present when a household spends more than 50% of their income on housing.
Years included: 2012-2017, 2018-2022
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates DP04
Students experiencing homelessness are any students who are enrolled in an Indiana school and do not have a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Years included: 2023 | Source: Indiana Department of Education via IYI Data Request
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Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (2019). Indiana Federal Rental Assistance Fact Sheet.
Source: Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) (2018) Measuring Housing Insecurity in the American Housing Survey.