Office for Social Justice
328 West Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN  55102   
(651-291-4477)

Program of Catholic Charities of
Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Housing Costs for Families with
$20,000 -- $25000 Per Year


$20,000 - $25,000 Per Year
(One Full-Time Worker At $9.60 - $12.00 Per Hour
or One Full-Time Worker and One Part-Time Worker
at Less than $8.00 per Hour Each)

Jobs in this wage range include bank teller, food preparation worker, housekeeping cleaner, home health aide, teacher aide, restaurant cook, janitor, file clerk, and bank teller. Households with one full-time and one part-time worker, each earning close to minimum wage, also would fall within this income category. A two bedroom apartment costs up to half of income for households in this group, and owning a three-bedroom house costs up to two-thirds of income.

See  charts for other income levels:

Housing costs for families at income of $20,000 or less

Housing costs for families at income of $25,000 -- $30,000 per year

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