But English is one of the worldâs most widespread languages: mother-tongue speakers are recorded in 101 different countries and territories worldwide, 94 of which class it as an official language.
US Median Annual Rent as a Fraction of Median Household Income. US renters paid 20.89% of median household income towards the median monthly gross rent in 2014. This is the highest fraction of median household income going to rent since the series originated in 2005.
Case in point: this SFGate blog post, which was widely shared on social media this week, quoting the new median rent figure of $4,225. As Socketsite correctly and more responsibly points out, that figure is based on a rental index published by for-sale housing data site Zillow, which represents an estimated figure for condos and single-family homes for rent â and this figure does not include rental apartments.