# El Dorado County

### Summary

23.8%  
share of renter households

45.7%  
share of low-income households

49.8%  
share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

**Renters vs homeowners**

| Households                | % share  |
|---------------------------|----------|
| Renter households         | 17,743   | 23.8%  |
| Homeowner households      | 56,792   | 76.2%  |
| Total households          | 74,535   | 100.0% |

**Low-income renter households**

| Households                            | % share  |
|---------------------------------------|----------|
| Extremely low-income (≤30% AMI)       | 3,418    | 19.3%  |
| Very low-income (31-50% AMI)         | 2,655    | 15.0%  |
| Low-income (51-80% AMI)               | 2,043    | 11.5%  |
| All low-income households (<80% AMI)  | 8,116    | 45.7%  |

**Rent-burdened households**

| Share of income spent on rent          | Households | % share  |
|----------------------------------------|------------|----------|
| Moderately rent-burdened (30.0–34.9%) | 4,373      | 24.6%    |
| 30.0–34.9%                            | 1,616      | 9.1%     |
| 35.0–39.9%                            | 962        | 5.4%     |
| 40.0-49.9%                            | 1,795      | 10.1%    |
| Severely rent-burdened (≥50.0%)      | 4,468      | 25.2%    |
| All rent-burdened households          | 8,841      | 49.8%    |

### Affordable housing shortage

**Rent vs median household income**

| Year     | Median household income ($) | Median rent ($) | Increase (%) |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------|--------------|
| 2010     | 40,803                       | 700             | -            |
| 2021     | 51,740                       | 1,217           | 73.9%        |
| Increase | -                           | -               | 26.8%        |

### Supply, demand & shortage

| Units                              | Number  |
|-------------------------------------|---------|
| Supply (current stock)              | 1,190   |
| Demand (total units needed)         | 4,862   |
| Shortage                            | 4,068   |
| Supply/demand ratio                 | 24.5%   |

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

| Name                                   | Type                          | Year  | Number of units | Income ceiling | LIHTC allocation | Amount          |
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK                   | New construction              | 2014  | N/A             | 10452          | N/A              | $1,804,887       |
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS                 | New construction              | 2007  | N/A             | 94538          | N/A              | $1,378,252       |
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                       | New construction - Acquisition | 2012  | N/A             | 32208          | N/A              | $504,385         |
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                    | NA                            | 2006  | N/A             | 32773          | N/A              | $424,046         |
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS     | New construction              | 2016  | N/A             | 91768          | N/A              | $1,557,010       |
| INTERVALE GARDENS LLC                 | New construction              | 2008  | N/A             | 10459          | N/A              | $659,087         |
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II      | New construction              | 2012  | N/A             | 33905          | N/A              | $1,510,000       |
| JEFFERSON BOULEVARD & FIFTH AVENUE APTS | New construction            | 2013  | N/A             | 90018          | N/A              | $674,261         |
| IMPERIAL GARDENS FAMILY APTS          | New construction              | 2009  | N/A             | 92243          | N/A              | $1,142,750       |
| HOLLY HEIGHTS I + II APARTMENTS       | Acquisition and Rehab         | 2016  | N/A             | 95490          | N/A              | $435,816         |

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