Lots of Americans worried about their ability to pay for housing.
34.7% of renters report no confidence or slight confidence in their own ability to pay rent next month, in the week ending July 14.
Was 30.7% a month ago. Worst in 11 weeks of #HouseholdPulseSurvey, by a smidge
The shares by state a month ago (left) and last week (right).
The share of Americans who owe a mortgage payment but express slight or no confidence was 14.5% in the week ending July 14, up from 12.8% a month prior.
In the week ending July 7, among U.S. households that regularly owe a housing payment (rent or mortgage):
38% expect new employment income losses
22% have little confidence they can make their August housing payment
29% are not able to stop or control worrying on most days.
Here are the shares reporting these pressures by race and ethnicity.
Across the 2019 income spectrum.
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