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Title: Where Do Low-Income Angelenos Live?
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: According to the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS), there are nearly 1.8 million occupied rental units in Los Angeles county. Within that huge rental supply, more than one-third (36.2%) are occupied by renters with very low-income (defined as total household income that is less than half of the county median household income of $65,000 in 2017). This very low-income group of renters is the principal focus of this Brief. These low-income renters have great difficulty finding a rental housing unit they can afford without public assistance. Yet, even though the very low-income segment is the major beneficiary group targeted by public programs for rental assistance, less than half receive any public assistance. A key policy question is why is it so hard for low-income renters to find affordable housing? What hurdles impede their success in housing? Ultimately, what . . .
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Authors: Park, Jungho; Myers, Dowell
Publisher: Population Dynamics Research Group
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Other, Poverty and Welfare
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