According to the annual Out of Reach study (June 2019) by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and Housing Action Illinois, the Illinois housing wage is $20.85 an hour, 19th highest among the states. This is based on fair market monthly rent of $1,084 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Illinois, and assumes a 40-hour work week for 52 weeks a year. With the Illinois state minimum wage at $8.25 an hour for nine years (since July 2010), a household needs two minimum-wage earners working 101 hours a week to pay for a 2-bedroom's fair market rent. Thirty-four percent of Illinois households rent, with an average hourly renter wage of $17.30.  In Chicago and the five-county suburban area, the housing wage is $23.31 an hour for a typical 2-bedroom costing $1,212. The most expensive Illinois region is Kendall County, where the housing wage is $23.75. Minimum wage in Chicago rose to $13 an hour in July 2019.