Apartments Section 8 Waitlists Public Housing Waitlists Email Alerts FAQs News ADVOCACY TOOLS AND DATA Latest News: HUD News in Review - November 24, 2021 Build Back Better Act passes House with $150B for affordable housing - November 23, 2021 Open Section 8 Waiting List Report - November 22, 2021 Low Income Housing Data and Advocacy Tools Get data; take action Get local data for your state, county/city, US congressional district, or zip code. Share with colleagues, friends, and even elected officials. Choose State --OR-- Enter 5-digit zip code: Print page Comparing owner and renter households for the entire US Number of occupied housing units by tenure Owner households Renter households 36.1% 63.9% Over 1/3 of all households in the US rent their homes or apartments. Monthly median income and housing costs Owner households Renter households Median monthly income Median monthly housing costs 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 Dollars Renter households make less than half of owner households, but pay almost the same in monthly housing costs. Source: US Census Bureau 2015 ACS 5-yr estimates States with the highest percentage of cost burdened renter households HUD classifies households that pay 30% or more of income on rent and utilities as "cost burdened." Hover over bars to get the raw number of households. Unburdened renter households Cost burdened renter households 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% California Florida Hawaii New Jersey New York These percentages are for renter households only and do not include those households that own their residences. Source: US Census Bureau 2015 ACS 5-yr estimates Affordable Housing Availability in the US through federal programs Number of properties/complexes and respective housing units available through select federal programs (does not include state, local, or private properties and units) Program Properties Units Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 6,762 356,881 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 2,898 36,671 Rental Assistance Payments (RAP) 129 21,902 Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 12,905 1,198,960 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) 42,585 3,104,697 Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 11,881 500,706 Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing 519 29,441 HOME Investment Partnerships Program 18,206 478,999 Section 521 USDA Rental Assistance 8,134 325,420 Public Housing 7,644 1,136,991 State or Local Program 194 25,593 HOPE VI 14 1,844 Section 223 185 20,059 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 7 391 Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) 901 52,139 Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) 121 16,028 Family Self-Sufficiency 20 2,848 New Market Tax Credit 2 243 Supportive Housing for Elderly/Disabled 56 5,352 FHA Mortgage Insurance/subsidy 179 21,654 Section 811 PRA 275 15,319 Rent Supplement 0 0 Section 514/516 Farm Labor Housing 377 10,557 Section 8 New Construction 84 6,756 Tax-exempt Bond 6 989 A housing unit is typically an apartment or townhome. About About Us About Our Data Privacy Equal Housing Contact Us Manager Log In Read More Blog Advocacy Tools FY20 Budget Cut Estimator Housing Help FAQs Public Housing Authority Directory Low Income Apartments Open Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Public Housing Waiting Lists Guides Affordable Housing Glossary Low Income Housing Guide Section 8 Vouchers Guide Public Housing Guide LIHTC Guide Project-Based Section 8 Guide Housing and Natural Disasters Guide Source of Income Discrimination Laws Housing Scam Prevention Guide © 2002-2021 ApartmentSmart.com, Inc. Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with any housing authority or apartment community, and does not manage any affordable housing programs. EN FR DE ES IT HR SV SR SL NL Privacy & Transparency We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page. Manage Settings Continue with Recommended Cookies Vendor List | Privacy Policy