Locked out of the supply-constrained home-buying market, more households are crowding the rental market, driving up rents and stressing housing support programs.

Universal announced that it would be offering affordable housing to its employees, and the community as it continues to expand and grow its theme park/resort in Central Florida.

KETCHUM, Idaho—Ethan McKee-Bakos has had no trouble finding work since he moved to this upscale mountain town last February, earning $60,000 a year from two jobs. But Mr. McKee-Bakos spent nearly six weeks living out of his SUV in the nearby Sawtooth National Forest, unable to afford rent for a condo.

Full-time minimum wage workers cannot afford a two-bedroom rental anywhere in the U.S. and cannot afford a one-bedroom rental in 95% of U.S. counties, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual “Out of Reach” report.