New ACS Data Shows the City of Portland Had 82% of Multnomah County Severely Cost Burdened Renters, and 46% of the 3 County Portland Metro Total.

NEW 5 Year ACS data was released last week and includes tables showing renter cost burdens. 

I downloaded some of that data and used it to construct the two tables and graph pasted below. 

The City of Portland Had: 

• 31,364  severely cost burdened renters. 
• 25.2% of its renters with severe cost burdens. (Note that Gresham had a higher percentage at 33.1%).
• 22% of statewide severely cost burdened renters.
• 46% of 3 Portland metro county severely costs burdened renters
• 82% of the Multnomah County severely cost burdened renters.  (Gresham had 15% of the Multnomah county total, leaving 3% of Multnomah county severely cost burdened renters outside of those two cities). 

Multnomah County Had:

•  38,253  severely cost burdened renters. 
• 26.1% of its renters with severe cost burdens. (Note that Gresham had a higher percentage at 33.1%)
• 26% of statewide severe cost burdened renters.
• 56% of metro Portland 3 county severely cost burdened renters.  

The State of Oregon Had:

• 145,776 severely cost burdened renters. 
• 25.3% of its renters with severe cost burdens. 

Data table used was B25070. The severe cost burden percentage calculation is: 

Renter HH with severe cost burdens/all renter HH's with known cost burdens. 

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.