How much do you need to make to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in Clark County? It’s more than the area’s median wage of $20.32 an hour, and much more than the average renter’s wage, estimated at $13.95 per hour.

Clark County renters need to make $23.23 hourly, or $48,320 annually, to avoid spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent if living in a typical two-bedroom apartment, according to the Out of Reach 2016 report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. At the time the report was written, the fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Clark County was $1,208 a month.

The report reveals a $9.28-an-hour discrepancy between what the average Clark County renter earns and the $23.23 an hour they’d need to make to comfortably afford a two-bedroom rental.

“That’s just the tip of the iceberg,” said Andy Silver, executive director of the Vancouver-based Council for the Homeless.

“People aren’t average. They range across a spectrum,” and many renters make less than $13.95 per hour, Silver said. It’s important to look at the careers available in the community, what they typically pay and whether that matches up with housing costs, he said.