History
This chart uses the official actual values cached from ClearImpact. The latest point is highlighted; the table below preserves every raw row.
Latest
39.4%
FY 2024 - 25
First shown
36.3%
FY 2018 - 19
Change shown
3.1%
Within visible history
Full source history
Every cached ClearImpact row for this measure.
| Period | Actual | Target | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 - 25 | 39.4% | — | 0 |
| FY 2023 - 24 | 39.4% | — | -1 |
| FY 2022 - 23 | 40.6% | — | 1 |
| FY 2021 - 22 | 37.3% | — | 1 |
| FY 2020 - 21 | 35.3% | — | 0 |
| FY 2019 - 20 | 35.3% | — | -1 |
| FY 2018 - 19 | 36.3% | — | 0 |
Narrative Tabs
Households (renters and homeowners) that spend more than 30% of their income on housing have less money available for other essential needs like food, transportation, and healthcare. Spending more than 30% of income on housing indicates affordability problems and potential negative effects on well-being. This makes cost burden a key indicator for housing policy and understanding housing affordability issues within a community.
The number of households (renters and homeowners) spending more than 30% of their income on housing has increased from FY 2019-20. This change is largely driven by an increase in the number of renter households with cost burden. In FY 2019-20, 46.8% of renters spent more than 30% of their income on housing. This number climbed to 53.8% in the newly released FY 2024-25 American Community Survey Data.
The percentage of households spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs is calculated for communities annually by the Census Bureau in the American Community Survey .
Detailed information on Portland's housing stock and affordability can be found in the Portland Housing Bureau's State of Housing Report .