By 2040, it is projected that 48% of California’s population will be Latino.
However, access to affordable housing is out of reach for far too many Latinos with 57% of Latino renters paying more than 30% of their income for housing and only 45% of Latinos being homeowners. This fact sheet outlines some of the challenges affecting Latino families’ access to affordable housing.
Today’s overheated and hyper-competitive housing market puts low- and middle-income homebuyers at a disadvantage, exacerbating inequality.
UnidosUS and Oportun organized a survey to better understand the economic health of Latinos in Arizona, California, and Texas.
In this fact sheet, UnidosUS provides an overview of the Latino community, their contributions and unequal challenges they face in California.
This statement for the record was submitted as a part of the July 9th 2024 hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, titled “Closing the Justice Gap: How […]
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