Table 3c
People living in households spending above and below the affordability benchmark by income quintile1,2,
cross-sectional, 2004

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Shelter-cost-to-income-ratio (STIR) Share within income quintile Cumulative share of people spending 30% or more Median shelter cost Median household income Median Shelter-cost-to-income-ratio
% % $ $ %
Lowest income quintile
30% or more 57.9 57.4 9,000 17,417 51.0
less than 30% 42.1 ... 4,416 24,742 20.1
Second income quintile
30% or more 23.5 80.6 15,983 39,887 39.3
less than 30% 76.5 ... 6,720 41,625 16.5
Third income quintile
30% or more 12.7 93.2 23,233 62,323 36.0
less than 30% 87.3 ... 9,426 62,949 15.0
Fourth income quintile
30% or more 5.2 98.3 31,258 87,196 34.6
less than 30% 94.8 ... 12,104 88,671 13.7
Highest income quintile
30% or more 1.7 100.0 44,570 124,383 35.2
less than 30% 98.3 ... 13,823 135,885 9.6
... not applicable
1. Household income not adjusted for inflation or by family composition and size
2. Upper bounds in current dollars for quintiles 1 to 4 respectively are: $31,580; $51,716; $74,388; $106,209