One-third of California renters unsure if they can make June payment, census survey shows

More than one-third of California home renters say they have little or no confidence that they will be able to pay rent in June, according to a new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Millions of Californians have lost their jobs in the last two months due to the COVID-19 crisis. Gov. Gavin Newsom in March allowed local governments to institute a moratorium on evictions. He recently extended the moratorium through July 28. Tenants must still eventually pay all back rent.

About 34 percent of California home renters said they had little or no confidence in their ability to pay rent, compared to about 32 percent of home renters nationwide. People of color, Californians without a college education and households with children were among those most likely to say they would have trouble.

Here’s the breakdown from the survey, which was conducted from May 14 through May 19.

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