# Contra Costa County

### Summary

**33.0%**

share of renter households

**47.5%**

share of low-income households

**50.9%**

share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

#### Renters vs homeowners

| Households               | % share   |
|-------------------------|-----------|
| Renter households        | 133,727   |
| Homeowner households     | 271,379   |
| Total households         | 405,106   |

#### Low-income renter households

| Households               | % share   |
|-------------------------|-----------|
| Extremely low-income     | ≤30% AMI  |
| Very low-income          | 31-50% AMI|
| Low-income               | 51-80% AMI|
| All low-income households | <80% AMI  |

#### Rent-burdened households

| Households                   | % share     |
|-----------------------------|-------------|
| Moderately rent-burdened    | 34,841      |
| 30.0–34.9%                  | 11,283      |
| 35.0–39.9%                  | 9,931       |
| 40.0-49.9%                  | 13,627      |
| Severely rent-burdened      | 33,251      |
| ≥50.0%                      | 33,251      |
| All rent-burdened households | 68,092      |

### Affordable housing shortage

#### Rent vs median household income

| Year          | Median household income ($) | Median rent ($) |
|---------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
| **2010**      | 44,711                      | 706              |
| **2021**      | 72,883                      | 1,870            |
| Increase      | **63.0%**                   | **164.9%**       |

#### Affordable housing stock

| Supply, demand & shortage                   | Units       |
|--------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Supply (current stock)                     | 2,200       |
| Demand (total units needed)                | 34,765      |
| Shortage                                   | 32,896      |
| **Total shortage**                         | **32,896**  |
| **Supply/Demand ratio**                    | **6.3%**    |

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

| Name                                  | Type                            | Year | Zipcode | Units | Income Ceiling | LIHTC Allocation      | Amount       |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------|---------|-------|----------------|-----------------------|--------------|
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK                   | New construction               | 2014 | N/A     | 60    | 60% AMI       | $1,804,887            |              |
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS                 | New construction               | 2007 | N/A     | 99    | 60% AMI       | $1,378,252            |              |
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                       | New construction - Acquisition and Rehab | 2012 | N/A | 200   | 60% AMI       | $504,385              |              |
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                    | NA                             | 2006 | N/A     | 168   | 60% AMI       | $424,046              |              |
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS     | New construction               | 2016 | N/A     | 61    | 60% AMI       | $1,557,010            |              |

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