Full-time jobs needed to afford two-bedroom housing in the U.S. in 2024, by state

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 27, 2024

More than one minimum wage job was required to afford two-bedroom housing in all states in the United States in 2024. At mean wage, Hawaii was the most expensive state requiring renters to hold about two full-time jobs at a mean wage to afford two-bedroom housing. 
The fair market rent value of two bedroom housing in Hawaii ranked fourth most expensive among all states in the United States in 2024.

Number of full-time jobs at minimum and mean renter wage needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the United States in 2024, by state

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June 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2024

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The source adds the following information: "This calculation uses the higher of the state or federal minimum wage."

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