THE FACTS

There are simply not enough affordable options for living -- food, housing, and childcare are at record highs.

Wages don't match up.

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$15.00 /hr. x 40 hrs./week = $600 a week

                                        = $2,400 monthly pre-taxes

                                        = $1,830 a month actual

                                        = $21,960 a year

                                           with no other deductions

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rent @ 35% of $2,400 = $840 a month   

transportation @ 15% of $2,400 = $360 a month   

food @ 15% of $2,400 = $360 a month   

EXPENSES = $1,560 a month

           = $270 remaining 

for everything else 

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Min. Wage Michigan = $10.10/hr.

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POVERTY RATES

                                           National        Michigan

Americans living in poverty         11.6%           13.1%

Children in poverty under 18      16.9%           17.8%

Children in poverty under 5        16.9%           19.7%

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PERCENT of WAGES SPENT ON HOUSING

Overburdened = paying more than 30% of wages 

                                            National         Hastings

Making less than $15,000/yr.      72 %

Making less than $30,000/yr       43 %          43.3%

 

RENTAL RATES

Hastings (limited availability)    1 BR               2 BR

rates as high as ...             $1,300/mo.    $2,000/mo.

'average' rates                  $1,100/mo.    $1,400/mo.