# Caswell County

### Summary

24.8% share of renter households  
40.2% share of low-income households  
41.1% share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

**Renters vs homeowners**

| Households              | % share |  
|------------------------|---------|  
| Renter households      | 2,130   | 24.8%  
| Homeowner households    | 6,465   | 75.2%  
| Total households       | 8,595   | 100.0%

**Low-income renter households**

| Households                                | % share |  
|------------------------------------------|---------|  
| Extremely low-income ≤30% AMI            | 278     | 13.1%  
| Very low-income 31-50% AMI               | 288     | 13.5%  
| Low-income 51-80% AMI                     | 291     | 13.7%  
| All low-income households <80% AMI      | 857     | 40.2%

**Rent-burdened households**

| Share of income spent on rent | Households | % share |  
|------------------------------|------------|---------|  
| Moderately rent-burdened     | 478        | 22.4%  |  
| 30.0–34.9%                   | 188        | 8.8%   |  
| 35.0–39.9%                   | 136        | 6.4%   |  
| 40.0-49.9%                   | 154        | 7.2%   |  
| Severely rent-burdened       | 398        | 18.7%  |  
| ≥50.0%                        | 398        | 18.7%  |  
| All rent-burdened households  | 876        | 41.1%  |

### Affordable housing shortage

**Rent vs median household income**

| Median Household Income            | Amount ($) |  
|------------------------------------|-------------|  
| in 2010                            | 17,510      |  
| in 2021                            | 23,040      |  
| Increase (2010–2021)              | 31.6%       |

**Median rent**

| Median Rent                       | Amount ($) |  
|-----------------------------------|-------------|  
| in 2010                           | 490         |  
| in 2021                           | 456         |  
| Increase (2010–2021)             | -6.9%       |

**Affordable housing stock**

| Units                            | Supply (current stock) | Demand (total units needed) | Shortage |  
|----------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|----------|  
|                                  | 380                    | 418                          | 139      |  
|                                  |                        |                              | 139      |  
| Total shortage                   | 90.9%                  |                              |          |