PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME SPENT ON HOME OWNERSHIP COSTS, 2013

 

State Percent (1) Rank (2) State Percent (1) Rank (2)
Alabama 26.3% 38 Montana 28.9% 28
Alaska 26.7 36 Nebraska 23.2 47
Arizona 31.4 17 Nevada 35.7 7
Arkansas 24.7 42 New Hampshire 33.7 12
California 41.6 2 New Jersey 40.7 3
Colorado 30.0 22 New Mexico 31.1 18
Connecticut 35.1 8 New York 37.6 5
Delaware 30.6 19 North Carolina 28.9 28
D.C. 28.4 31 North Dakota 17.6 51
Florida 38.6 4 Ohio 26.0 39
Georgia 30.5 20 Oklahoma 24.2 43
Hawaii 43.5 1 Oregon 35.1 8
Idaho 29.9 23 Pennsylvania 28.8 30
Illinois 32.6 14 Rhode Island 36.1 6
Indiana 23.3 46 South Carolina 29.8 24
Iowa 20.9 50 South Dakota 21.9 49
Kansas 22.1 48 Tennessee 28.4 31
Kentucky 25.5 41 Texas 27.4 34
Louisiana 27.2 35 Utah 29.0 27
Maine 31.5 16 Vermont 34.8 10
Maryland 31.6 15 Virginia 29.4 25
Massachusetts 33.7 12 Washington 34.1 11
Michigan 27.5 33 West Virginia 23.4 45
Minnesota 25.6 40 Wisconsin 29.1 26
Mississippi 30.3 21 Wyoming 23.7 44
Missouri 26.4 37 United States 31.6%  
(1) Percent of mortgaged owner-occupied housing units spending 30 percent or more of household income on selected owner costs such as all mortgage payments (first mortgage, home equity loans, etc.), real estate taxes, property insurance, utilities, fuel and condominium fees if applicable. (2) States with the same percentages receive the same rank. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau; American Community Survey.