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Zillow Research

A Picture’s Worth: How Housing Affordability Changes Across Racial Communities

Nationwide and in many metro markets, rent in black and Hispanic communities consumes a much larger share of household income than in white communities, widening the great divide that already exists between white America and communities of color.

Originally published in a brief by Zillow Economist, Sarah Mikhitarian

A Picture’s Worth: How Housing Affordability Changes Across Racial Communities