The Census Bureau recently came out with a bunch of data on US households from 2016. The data cover selected characteristics of households within different income groups. Here are the income groups along with the lower income limit for each:

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In the last couple posts, I looked at household income, age, and number of earners in the household. This post will look at household income and housing - specifically, whether the household owns, rents, or does not pay for housing. Here are the stats:

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One surprise is that so many of the low-income households are owner-occupied. But remember, per our previous posts, that 57% of the lowest income category are headed by individuals who are 55 or older. A good number are retired folk living off Social Security and/or small pensions.