Raleigh News & Observer: NC minimum-wage worker must work 3.5 jobs to afford modest housing

A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition reveals that someone earning North Carolina’s minimum wage of $7.25 per hour would need to work 139 hours per week to afford a two-bedroom rental unit at the fair market rate, highlighting the growing disparity between wages and housing costs. In this News and Observer article, Kevin Campbell, RALT’s Executive Director, emphasizes that the widening gap between income and housing affordability, exacerbated post-COVID, makes housing increasingly unattainable for many essential workers in the community.