The following are key points from the data in the tables and graphs found on the “Data” tab. The “Sources and Notes” tab provides additional information about the data.

• Across housing unit sizes, the hourly wage needed to afford Fair Market Rent in Franklin County exceeded the federal minimum wage of $7.30 in 2009. Even for studio units, the hourly wage needed was $9.67, or $2.37 per hour higher than the federal minimum wage.
• Problems with rental housing cost burden are concentrated among lower income households. Renter households with incomes at or below 30% of median income comprised 47.2% of all Franklin County renters with housing cost burden in 2008.

For a printable PDF of the Analysis, Data, and Sources and Notes for this indicator, click here.