The same is true of to be in core housing need and spending 50% or more of their households in core housing need and spending 50% or more of income on shelter. [...] Table 1: Households Spending 30% or more and 50% or more of their Income on Shelter - Canada, 2001 Total Households Households in Core Housing Need All Households Households All Households Households Spending Households Spending 30% or Spending 50% or Households Spending 30% or 50% or More on More on Shelter More on Shelter More on Shelter Shelter (severe affordability problems) # # % # % # # % # [...] In 2001, Canadian Over 80% of households in core housing need and spending 50% households in general reported an average income of $60,976, or more of their income on shelter reported an annual income of compared to $17,427 for households in core housing need, and less than $20,000, while 30.2% reported an income of less than $13,979 for households in core housing need spending 50% or $10,000. [...] Table 4: Households in Core Housing Need and Spending 50% or more of their Income on Shelter - Canada, 2001 Number of Households % of Households in % of Households in core housing core housing need need and spending 50% or more of their income on shelter Total Owner Renter Total Owner Renter Total Owner Renter All Households 10,805,600 7,229,700 3,576,000 13.7 6.6 28.3 5.3 2.6 10.8 Household Incom [...] Summary Not surprisingly, the CMAs with the greatest percentage of owner households in core housing need and spending 50% or more of Households in core housing need and spending 50% or more of their income on shelter - Vancouver (4.1%) and Toronto (4.0%) - their income on shelter accounted for 5.3% of all Canadian also have the most expensive resale housing markets in the households in 2001.