Safe, decent and affordable housing is essential for a family to be successful. The stress of unstable housing impacts a person’s ability to be productive at work, a child’s ability to excel in school and a family’s emotional well-being.

In recent years, wages in Pierce County have not kept pace with Fair Market Rent, which has increased significantly over the past nine years resulting in more cost-burdened households.  Here, you can learn about the housing wage, the average renter income and minimum wage workers struggle to afford housing.

We also look at homeownership amongst low-income households, as well as aggregate and racial trends in homeownership.  You can also keep an eye on Foreclosures which have hit our community very hard the past few years.