{"id":9,"date":"2024-03-02T19:26:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T19:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2024-03-18T00:13:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T00:13:43","slug":"elementor-9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9c476 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb9c476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc95212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dc95212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdc9b4 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cdc9b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:10}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHY IS RENTING IN HOUSTON SO EXPENSIVE?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07123f3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07123f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064e306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"064e306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHO RENTS IN HOUSTON?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400acfb e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"400acfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d70e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d70e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff3949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dff3949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3>Percentage of Renters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2858511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2858511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262eb55 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"262eb55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c97170 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c97170\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6daffc4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6daffc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-13-768x422.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-93\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-13-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-13-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-13-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-13-1536x844.png 1536w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-13-2048x1125.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d08ac e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7d08ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32c7ae elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e32c7ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-1.png 639w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a1cae e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66a1cae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3bbd7a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3bbd7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d6259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f1d6259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f25bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7f25bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e67ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6e67ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Houston is a city of renters: 58% of households rented in 2021. Harris County is a county of renters: 45% of households rented in 2021, and renters are expected to represent a majority of households in the next 20 years. The proportion of renters in Houston and Harris County contrasts with high homeownership rates in neighboring counties, such as Fort Bend County, where 78% of households are owner-occupied, and Montgomery County, where 72% of households are owner-occupied.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b145ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b145ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04982c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d04982c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Renter VS Owner Population by Age<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb3b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dfb3b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9dc527 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9dc527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"5438\" height=\"2613\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-14.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-94\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-14.png 5438w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-14-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-14-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-14-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-14-1536x738.png 1536w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-14-2048x984.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5438px) 100vw, 5438px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56c603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b56c603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea1b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bea1b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Renters in Houston and Harris County differ from homeowners in terms of their age, income, education and race\/ethnicity. Renters tend to be younger than homeowners in Houston and Harris County. Of the 390,458 households in Harris County headed by someone less than 35 years old, nearly three-quarters are renters and one-quarter are homeowners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fead4bd e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fead4bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bae7e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0bae7e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2736b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad2736b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade3af6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ade3af6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e57711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e57711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Renter Population by Race\/Ethnicity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3385a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3385a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a82af animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c3a82af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4942\" height=\"1821\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-15.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-97\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-15.png 4942w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-15-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-15-1024x377.png 1024w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-15-768x283.png 768w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-15-1536x566.png 1536w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-15-2048x755.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4942px) 100vw, 4942px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a43ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7a43ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4ccbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4ccbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 60% of Hispanic households, more than 70% of Black households and more than 54% of Asian households rent in the city. By comparison, 56% of White households in Houston were owner-occupied, making them the only racial or ethnic group with a majority owning homes in the city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c38869 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c38869\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a9492 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4a9492\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be60194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be60194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd26c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd26c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Renter Population by Education Levels<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4dd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5d4dd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0e764 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c0e764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5100\" height=\"1592\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-16.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-98\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-16.png 5100w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-16-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-16-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-16-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-16-1536x479.png 1536w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-16-2048x639.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5100px) 100vw, 5100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847e314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"847e314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66006d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66006d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Harris County, as education level increases, homeownership rates increase. About 52% of householders with a high school diploma or less as their highest level of education are renters, compared to 47% of householders with some college and 36% of house-holders with a bachelor\u2019s degree or more. In the city, a higher education level is not as clearly linked to homeownership as it is in the county. Harris County householders with a bachelor\u2019s degree or higher have a 2-to-1 ratio of homeowners to renters. In the city, the ratio of homeowners to renters among householders with a bachelor\u2019s degree or higher is almost evenly split: 51% homeowners and 49% renters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e6b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"93e6b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d465333 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d465333\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d34401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d34401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RENTERS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab0f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ab0f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Comp-1_2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1164\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd3ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6cd3ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795e484 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"795e484\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eb509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86eb509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RENTER STRUGGLES<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0acd8 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab0acd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd3fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fd3fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88872d3 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88872d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71ca0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a71ca0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Percentage of Cost-Burdened Rental Households<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c967a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c967a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e09b6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0e09b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fb127 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7fb127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59f4f4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f59f4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-17-1024x475.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-99\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-17-1024x475.png 1024w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-17-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-17-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-17-1536x712.png 1536w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-17-2048x950.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ccea2 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77ccea2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bde451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bde451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCost-burdened\u201d households spend more than 30% of their income on housing and utilities. According to the US Department of Housing &amp; Urban Development, cost burdened households may have \u201cdifficulty affording necessities such as food, clothes, transportation, and medical care.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7642082 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7642082\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09bd5a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09bd5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e498602 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e498602\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6e978 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df6e978\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e32de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e32de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Percentage Increase in Rent and Income<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e3269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"42e3269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92413e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e92413e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c058a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13c058a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954a13a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"954a13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-18-1-1024x1018.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-18-1-1024x1018.png 1024w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-18-1-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-18-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-18-1-768x763.png 768w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-18-1-1536x1527.png 1536w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-18-1-2048x2036.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff328e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff328e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79839a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79839a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Percentage of &#8220;Below Average&#8221; Rental Structures<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2db05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8f2db05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5384e26 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5384e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-19-1024x608.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-96\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-19-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-19-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-19-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-19-1536x912.png 1536w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Data-Viz-19-2048x1216.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f50e3d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f50e3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8b095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf8b095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Between 2015 and 2021, rent on a two-bedroom rental increased 30% in Harris County. Wages only increased by about 23%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a81c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c6a81c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045278f elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"045278f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-2.png 502w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-2-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/elementor\/thumbs\/Rent-2-150x150.png 501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c8b1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53c8b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb92ff elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fb92ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-3.png 503w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-3-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab2573 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fab2573\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d6ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"02d6ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe044c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebe044c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ebc19 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5ebc19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e800d7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e800d7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Bigger Picture<\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In Houston and Harris County, renters are disproportionately people of color. Policies and programs are needed to ensure that Houston\u2019s housing system does not reinforce existing racial disparities, but rather makes it more possible for people of color to improve the quality of their lives and build stronger communities.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Renters also tend to be younger adults, people who may be beginning to build their lives and careers in Houston. For this population, having an affordable rent means being able to pay back student loans, save up money for a down payment, and begin to build wealth that will sustain them for a lifetime.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A rental\u2019s \u201caffordability\u201d is not only a factor of the monthly rent costs but also the living costs for the people in that household. As the saying goes, \u201cthe rent eats first.\u201d In a household\u2019s budget, rent is a fixed monthly payment that cannot be easily deferred or reduced to make room for increasing costs elsewhere. Increases in rent will almost always mean less to go toward healthy food options, medical care, child care and other expenditures. It must also be noted that the cost of transportation in a car-dependent city can rival housing costs for some households, making transportation policy an important avenue for addressing long-term housing challenges.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>One of the major findings in current research is that households with children are cost-burdened at a much higher rate than households without children, given the additional mouths to feed, health care bills to pay and car trips to make.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f94f7 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0f94f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f802b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"42f802b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c984659 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c984659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-4.png 329w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-4-254x300.png 254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f13fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b0f13fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcbd732 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcbd732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-5.png 330w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-5-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3b090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1c3b090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a6ec4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15a6ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-6.png 330w, https:\/\/rent.matocha.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rent-6-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec3f4d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ec3f4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2478d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Citations<\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kinder.rice.edu\/urbanedge\/renting-harris-county-houston-state-of-housing\">Kinder Institute<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/all?q=median%20rent%20houston\">US Census Bureau<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/app\/plugins\/pdfjs-viewer-shortcode\/pdfjs\/web\/viewer.php?file=https:\/\/cdn.houstonpublicmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/25073722\/KI-Research-Report%E2%80%932023-State-of-Housing-Final.pdf&amp;attachment_id=457697&amp;dButton=true&amp;pButton=true&amp;oButton=false&amp;sButton=true#zoom=auto&amp;pagemode=none&amp;_wpnonce=03fd3e5c6a\">Houston Public Media<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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WHO RENTS IN HOUSTON? Percentage of Renters Houston is a city of renters: 58% of households rented in 2021. Harris County is a county of renters: 45% of households rented in 2021, and renters are expected to represent a majority of households in the next 20 years. 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