BRIEF3.F Housing instability: Number and percentage of renter households with children ages 0–17 not current on rent by poverty status,a July 21, 2021–January 10, 2022

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Characteristic All households with children Poverty status
At or below 200% poverty Above 200% poverty
Number of renter households with children (in thousands)b 12,761 4,096 8,665
Type of housing instability
Households not current on rent
Number (in thousands) 2,829 2,409 390
Percent 22.2 27.8 9.5
Households "not at all confident" in ability to pay next rental payment
Number (in thousands) 2,150 1,863 270
Percent 16.8 21.5 6.6
Households not current on rent and reporting eviction is somewhat or very likely within the next 2 months
Number (in thousands) 1,306 1,187 140
Percent 10.2 13.7 3.4
Households not current on rent and reporting eviction is somewhat likely within the next 2 months
Number (in thousands) 807 737 92
Percent 6.3 8.5 2.2
Households not current on rent and reporting eviction is very likely within the next 2 months
Number (in thousands) 492 447 48
Percent 3.9 5.2 1.2
a Households are categorized by income as a percentage of Federal Poverty Guidelines. Categorization is subject to minor error because incomes in Household Pulse Survey (HPS) data are grouped into ranges.
b Renter household estimates from HPS data were reweighted to correspond to a control total of approximately 42.7 million renter households based on the 2019 American Housing Survey.
NOTE: Table reflects data collected in Phases 3.2 and 3.3, weeks 34–41 (July 21, 2021, through January 10, 2022).
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey. Tabulated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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