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| Percent of Income Spent on Housing Costs in Nassau County |
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Earning less than $35K &
spending 30+% of income
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Earning less than $20K & spending
30+% of income
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Households
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66,625
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33,000
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Persons
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198,542
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40,909
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According to 2006 American Community Survey, compiled by Saccardi & Schiff, Inc, “There are approximately 66,625 households (containing an estimated 198,542 members) in Nassau County earning less than $35,000 per year who spends 30 percent or more of their income on housing. This includes more than 33,000 households earning less than $20,000 annually who spend more than 30 percent of their household income on housing, and an estimated 40,909 extremely low-income residents in households earning less than $20,000 per year, and paying more than 30 percent of their monthly income on housing. These precariously housed households are described as “chronically on the verge of homelessness”
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| Comparison of Unsheltered Homelessness in Large U.S. Cities |
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Estimated
Unsheltered
Population
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Total Population
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Ratio of Unsheltered Homeless to
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General Population
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New York City
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2,328
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8,274,527
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1 in 3,554
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Los Angeles *
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40,144
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3,834,340
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1 in 96
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San Francisco *
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2,771
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764,976
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1 in 276
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Seattle
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1,976
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594,210
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1 in 301
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Chicago *
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1,576
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2,836,658
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1 in 1,800
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Miami-Dade County
|
994
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2,387,170
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1 in 2,402
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