Affordable rent is in parentheses; it’s calculated by multiplying the median family income by .3 (as federal guidelines recommend spending no-more than 30% of your income on housing), then diving the number by 12 (as in 12 months). For Travis County, MFI in fiscal year 2006 was $69,600, for a family of four.

Household Size One Person Two People Four People
80% MFI
(low-income
defined by HUD)		 39,850
($996/mo.)		 45,500
($1,138/mo.)		 56,900
($1,423/mo.)
100% MFI* 48,700
($1,218/mo.)		 55,700
($1,393/mo.)		 69,600
($1,740/mo.)
120% MFI* 58,450
($1,461/mo.)		 66,800
($1,670/mo.)

83,500
($2,088/mo.)


* MFI figures were calculated by city of Austin and not defined directly by HUD.

This article appears in March 23 • 2007.

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