New Data Suggests COVID-19 is Widening Housing Disparities by Race and Income
The blog analyzes survey results from the U.S. Census Bureau that provide the first real-time, national data on housing payments disaggregated by race and ethnicity, income, age, and other household characteristics. Among both renters and homeowners, African-Americans, Latinos, and low-income households were more likely to miss or defer housing payments in May than other groups.
Solomon Greene & Alanna McCargo, Urban Institute
June 2, 2020