A minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 full-time jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment in most of the US

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Andy Kiersz and Hillary Hoffower
Jun 14, 2018, 1:46 PM

• Many minimum-wage workers can't even afford a modest one-bedroom apartment, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual report.
• The national housing wage for a modest one-bedroom apartment is $17.90, while the federal minimum wage is $7.25.
• A low-income worker earning the federal minimum wage would need 2.5 jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment.

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Only five states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington — have one-bedrooms affordable for minimum-wage workers across 22 counties.

All of these states have minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage, but if you're looking for housing outside of the 22 counties, even these higher minimum wages aren't enough.

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