# Pitt County

## Summary

- **48.8%** share of renter households  
- **48.6%** share of low-income households  
- **46.7%** share of rent-burdened households

## Renter population data

### Renters vs homeowners

| **Households**          | **% share** |  
|------------------------|-------------|  
| Renter households      | 34,747      |  
| Homeowner households    | 36,387      |  
| Total households       | 71,134      |

### Low-income renter households

| **Renter households by income group** | **Households** | **% share** |  
|-------------------------------------|----------------|-------------|  
| Extremely low-income ≤30% AMI       | 8,071          | 23.2%      |  
| Very low-income 31-50% AMI          | 2,883          | 8.3%       |  
| Low-income 51-80% AMI                | 5,919          | 17.0%      |  
| All low-income households <80% AMI   | 16,873         | 48.6%      |

### Rent-burdened households

| **Share of income spent on rent** | **Households** | **% share** |  
|-----------------------------------|----------------|-------------|  
| Moderately rent-burdened          | 7,049          | 20.3%      |  
| 30.0–34.9%                        | 2,802          | 8.1%       |  
| 35.0–39.9%                        | 1,989          | 5.7%       |  
| 40.0-49.9%                        | 2,258          | 6.5%       |  
| Severely rent-burdened            | 9,186          | 26.4%      |  
| ≥50.0%                            | 9,186          | 26.4%      |  
| All rent-burdened households       | 16,235         | 46.7%      |

## Affordable housing shortage

**Rent vs median household income**

- **Median household income**  
  - in 2010: $21,350  
  - in 2021: $33,815  
  - Increase (2010–2021): 58.4%

- **Median rent**  
  - in 2010: $524  
  - in 2021: $647  
  - Increase (2010–2021): 23.5%

- **Affordable housing stock**

| **Supply, demand & shortage** | **Units**           |  
|-------------------------------|---------------------|  
| Supply (current stock)       | 4,162               |  
| Demand (total units needed)  | 9,920               |  
| Shortage                      | 6,723               |

### Builders Patch blog

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

| **Name**                           | **Location**   | **Number of units** | **Income ceiling** | **LIHTC allocation** |  
|-----------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|---------------------|----------------------|  
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK               | New construction| N/A                | 2014                | N/A                  |  
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS             | New construction| N/A                | 2007                | N/A                  |  
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                   | New construction| N/A                | 2012                | N/A                  |  
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                 | NA             | N/A                | 2006                | N/A                  |  
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS  | New construction| N/A                | 2016                | N/A                  |  
| INTERVALE GARDENS LLC             | New construction| N/A                | 2008                | N/A                  |  
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II   | New construction| N/A                | 2012                | N/A                  |

... (additional rows omitted for brevity)

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