# Haywood County

### Summary

**25.6%** share of renter households  
**42.5%** share of low-income households  
**46.0%** share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

| Households               | % share  |
|-------------------------|----------|
| Renter households       | 6,757    | 25.6%    |
| Homeowner households    | 19,642   | 74.4%    |
| Total households        | 26,399   | 100.0%   |

### Low-income renter households

| Renter households by income group               | Households | % share  |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|----------|
| Extremely low-income (≤30% AMI)                | 505        | 7.5%     |
| Very low-income (31-50% AMI)                  | 1,681      | 24.9%    |
| Low-income (51-80% AMI)                        | 686        | 10.2%    |
| All low-income households (<80% AMI)           | 2,872      | 42.5%    |

### Rent-burdened households

| Share of income spent on rent                   | Households | % share  |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|----------|
| Moderately rent-burdened                        | 1,535      | 22.7%    |
| 30.0–34.9%                                     | 481        | 7.1%     |
| 35.0–39.9%                                     | 564        | 8.3%     |
| 40.0-49.9%                                     | 490        | 7.3%     |
| Severely rent-burdened                          | 1,573      | 23.3%    |
| ≥50.0%                                         | 1,573      | 23.3%    |
| All rent-burdened households                    | 3,108      | 46.0%    |

### Affordable housing shortage

#### Rent vs median household income

- **Median household income**  
  - Amount ($)  
    - in 2010: 27,717  
    - in 2021: 30,129  
    - Increase (2010–2021): 8.7%

- **Median rent**  
  - Amount ($)  
    - in 2010: 558  
    - in 2021: 647  
    - Increase (2010–2021): 15.9%

#### Affordable housing stock

| Supply, demand & shortage         | Units   |
|----------------------------------|---------|
| Supply (current stock)           | 927     |
| Demand (total units needed)      | 1,657   |
| Shortage                          | 963     |
| Total shortage                    | 963     |
| Supply/demand ratio               | 55.9%   |

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

| Name                              | Location       | Year | Units | Income ceiling | LIHTC allocation |   Type                                   | Amount     |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|------|-------|----------------|------------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK                | 10452          | 2014 | N/A   | N/A            | 60% AMI         | New construction                         | $1,804,887 |
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS             | 94538          | 2007 | N/A   | N/A            | 60% AMI         | New construction                         | $1,378,252 |
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                   | 32208          | 2012 | N/A   | N/A            | 60% AMI         | New construction - Acquisition and Rehab | $504,385   |
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                | 32773          | 2006 | N/A   | N/A            | 60% AMI         | NA                                       | $424,046   |
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS | 91768          | 2016 | N/A   | N/A            | 60% AMI         | New construction                         | $1,557,010 |
| INTERVALE GARDENS LLC             | 10459          | 2008 | N/A   | N/A            | 60% AMI         | New construction                         | $659,087   |
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II   | 33905          | 2012 | N/A   | N/A            | 60% AMI         | New construction                         | $1,510,000 |
| JEFFERSON BOULEVARD & FIFTH AVENUE APTS| 90018 | 2013 | N/A   | N/A            | 60% AMI         | New construction                         | $674,261   |

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