# Roane County

### Summary

24.6% share of renter households  
49.6% share of low-income households  
34.9% share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

#### Renters vs homeowners

| Households               | % share  |
|-------------------------|----------|
| Renter households       | 5,363    | 24.6%  |
| Homeowner households    | 16,410   | 75.4%  |
| **Total households**    | 21,773   | 100.0% |

#### Low-income renter households

| Households               | % share  |
|-------------------------|----------|
| Extremely low-income    | ≤30% AMI | 888      | 16.6%  |
| Very low-income         | 31-50% AMI| 862      | 16.1%  |
| Low-income              | 51-80% AMI| 909      | 16.9%  |
| **All low-income households** | <80% AMI | 2,659    | 49.6%  |

#### Rent-burdened households

| Households               | % share  |
|-------------------------|----------|
| Moderately rent-burdened | 971      | 18.1%  |
| 30.0–34.9%             | 438      | 8.2%   |
| 35.0–39.9%             | 368      | 6.9%   |
| 40.0-49.9%             | 165      | 3.1%   |
| Severely rent-burdened   | 899      | 16.8%  |
| **All rent-burdened households** | 1,870    | 34.9%  |

### Affordable housing shortage

#### Rent vs median household income

**Median household income**

| Year | Amount ($) |
|------|------------|
| 2010 | 22,799     |
| 2021 | 32,451     |

**Increase (2010–2021)**: 42.3%

**Median rent**

| Year | Amount ($) |
|------|------------|
| 2010 | 542        |
| 2021 | 535        |

**Increase (2010–2021)**: -1.3%

**Affordable housing stock**

| Supply (current stock) | Demand (total units needed) | Shortage |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|----------|
| 107                   | 1,531                       | 1,436    |

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

| Name                              | Type                          | Year | Zipcode | Market Rate | Low-income | Type | Amount         |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|------|---------|-------------|------------|------|----------------|
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK               | New construction              | 2014 | N/A     | 1           | 154        | N/A  | $1,804,887     |
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS             | New construction              | 2007 | N/A     | 1           | 99         | N/A  | $1,378,252     |
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                   | New construction - Acquisition and Rehab | 2012 | N/A | 0 | 200 | N/A | $504,385 |
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                 | NA                            | 2006 | N/A     | 0           | 168        | N/A  | $424,046       |
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS  | New construction              | 2016 | N/A     | 1           | 61         | N/A  | $1,557,010     |
| INTERVALE GARDENS LLC             | New construction              | 2008 | N/A     | 1           | 65         | N/A  | $659,087       |
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II  | New construction              | 2012 | N/A     | 0           | 88         | N/A  | $1,510,000     |
| JEFFERSON BOULEVARD & FIFTH AVENUE APTS | New construction         | 2013 | N/A     | 1           | 39         | N/A  | $674,261       |
| IMPERIAL GARDENS FAMILY APTS      | New construction              | 2009 | N/A     | 1           | 76         | N/A  | $1,142,750     |
| HOLLY HEIGHTS I + II APARTMENTS   | Acquisition and Rehab        | 2016 | N/A     | 1           | 41         | N/A  | $435,816       |
| HILTON SENIOR APTS                | New construction              | 2007 | N/A     | 0           | 69         | N/A  | $242,084       |

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