Statistics on Homelessness in DuPage County
DuPage County residents who live in poverty (2): 56,425 residents (6.2% of population)
DuPage County women residents who live in poverty (2): 62,086 (6.8% of population)
Fair market monthly rent for a 2-bedroom apartment in DuPage County (3): $1,299
Median monthly rent for a 2-bedroom apartment in DuPage County (5): $1,417
Number of hours needed to work, per week, at minimum wage to afford rent (3): 76 hours
Needed 2-bedroom rent price to sustain apartment earning minimum wage (3): $624/month
Needed hourly wage to sustain a 2-bedroom apartment in Illinois (3): $22.80
Percentage of Illinois residents at the very-low income that is cost-burdened (3): 74%
Number of homes available for every 100 low-income renters (3): 68
Sources:
2 Impact DuPage 2020
3 National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2022, http://nlihc.org/oor
4 Illinois Department of Employment Security's Local Area Unemployment
Statistics http://www.ides.illinois.gov/LMI/Local%20Area%20Unemployment%20Statistics%20LAUS/countymap.pdf
5 Rentdata.org FY2021
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