# Rockland County

## Summary

31.9%

share of renter households

46.4%

share of low-income households

55.7%

share of rent-burdened households

## Renter population data

**Renters vs homeowners**  
**Households**  
| Category            | Number    | % share  |
|---------------------|-----------|----------|
| Renter households    | 32,602    | 31.9%    |
| Homeowner households  | 69,559    | 68.1%    |
| Total households      | 102,161   | 100.0%   |

**Low-income renter households**  
**Renter households by income group**  
| Income Group                    | Households | % share |
|----------------------------------|-----------|---------|
| Extremely low-income (≤30% AMI)  | 5,883     | 18.0%   |
| Very low-income (31-50% AMI)     | 5,331     | 16.4%   |
| Low-income (51-80% AMI)          | 3,925     | 12.0%   |
| **All low-income households** (<80% AMI) | 15,139    | 46.4%   |

## Rent-burdened households

**Share of income spent on rent**  
**Households**  
| Category                      | Number    | % share |
|-------------------------------|-----------|---------|
| Moderately rent-burdened      | 7,829     | 24.0%   |
| 30.0–34.9%                    | 3,018     | 9.3%    |
| 35.0–39.9%                    | 1,908     | 5.9%    |
| 40.0-49.9%                    | 2,903     | 8.9%    |
| Severely rent-burdened        | 10,344    | 31.7%   |
| ≥50.0%                        | 10,344    | 31.7%   |
| **All rent-burdened households** | 18,173    | 55.7%   |

## Affordable housing shortage

**Rent vs median household income**

| Year | Median Household Income ($) | Median Rent ($) | Increase (%) |
|------|-----------------------------|------------------|--------------|
| 2010 | 40,440                     | 460              | -            |
| 2021 | 52,093                     | 1,471            | 28.8%        |

**Affordable housing stock**
| Supply (current stock) | Demand (total units needed) | Shortage | % Supply/Demand Ratio |
|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------|-----------------------|
| 5,560                   | 9,185                      | 6,217    | 60.5%                 |

## Affordable housing properties

Here are some properties in the Rockland County:

| Name                               | Type                               | Year  | Market Rate | Low-income | LIHTC Allocation ($) |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------|-------------|------------|---------------------|
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK                | New construction                   | 2014  | N/A         | 154        | $1,804,887          |
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS              | New construction                   | 2007  | N/A         | 99         | $1,378,252          |
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                    | New construction - Acquisition Rehab | 2012  | N/A         | 200        | $504,385            |
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                 | N/A                                | 2006  | N/A         | 168        | $424,046            |
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS  | New construction                   | 2016  | N/A         | 61         | $1,557,010          |
| INTERVALE GARDENS LLC              | New construction                   | 2008  | N/A         | 65         | $659,087            |
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II    | New construction                   | 2012  | N/A         | 88         | $1,510,000          |
| JEFFERSON BOULEVARD & FIFTH AVENUE APTS | New construction               | 2013  | N/A         | 39         | $674,261            | 
|...                                 | ...                                | ...   | ...         | ...        | ...                 |