# Columbia County

### Summary

**27.2**% share of renter households  
**43.0**% share of low-income households  
**41.1**% share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

#### Renters vs homeowners

| Households              | % share  |
|-------------------------|----------|
| Renter households       | 6,835    | 27.2%    |
| Homeowner households    | 18,332   | 72.8%    |
| Total households        | 25,167   | 100.0%   |

#### Low-income renter households

| Households              | % share                |
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
| Extremely low-income    | ≤30% AMI (999)        | 14.6%  |
| Very low-income         | 31-50% AMI (1,035)    | 15.1%  |
| Low-income              | 51-80% AMI (902)      | 13.2%  |
| All low-income households| <80% AMI (2,936)      | 43.0%  |

#### Rent-burdened households

| Share of income spent on rent | Households | % share |
|-----------------------------|------------|---------|
| Moderately rent-burdened    | 1,123     | 16.4%   |
| 30.0–34.9%                  | 427       | 6.2%    |
| 35.0–39.9%                  | 282       | 4.1%    |
| 40.0-49.9%                  | 414       | 6.1%    |
| Severely rent-burdened      | 1,689     | 24.7%   |
| ≥50.0%                      | 1,689     | 24.7%   |
| All rent-burdened households | 2,812     | 41.1%   |

### Affordable housing shortage

#### Rent vs median household income

| Indicator                    | Amount ($) |
|------------------------------|-------------|
| Median household income (2010)| 33,207     |
| Median household income (2021)| 40,177     |
| Increase (2010–2021)         | 21.0%      |
| Median rent (2010)           | 517        |
| Median rent (2021)           | 874        |
| Increase (2010–2021)         | 69.1%      |

#### Affordable housing stock

| Supply, demand & shortage     | Units            |
|------------------------------|------------------|
| Supply (current stock)       | 2,156            |
| Demand (total units needed)  | 1,676            |
| Shortage                     | 230              |
| Total shortage               | 230              |
| Supply/demand ratio          | 128.6%           |

### HUD National Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database

| Name                                | Type                            | Year | Zipcode | Number of units | Income ceiling | LIHTC allocation |  
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------|---------|----------------|----------------|------------------|  
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK                 | New construction                 | 2014 | 10452   | 154            | 60% AMI       | $1,804,887      |  
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS                | New construction                 | 2007 | 94538   | 99             | 60% AMI       | $1,378,252      |  
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                     | New construction - Acquisition  | 2012 | 32208   | 200            | 60% AMI       | $504,385        |  
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                  | NA                              | 2006 | 32773   | 168            | 60% AMI       | $424,046        |  
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS   | New construction                 | 2016 | 91768   | 61             | 60% AMI       | $1,557,010      |  
| INTERVALE GARDENS LLC                | New construction                 | 2008 | 10459   | 65             | 60% AMI       | $659,087        |  
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II     | New construction                 | 2012 | 33905   | 88             | 60% AMI       | $1,510,000      |  
| ...                                 | ...                             | ...  | ...     | ...            | ...            | ...              |

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