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Sierra County

Summary

21.1% share of renter households
60.1% share of low-income households
29.2% share of rent-burdened households

Renter population data

Households	% share
Renter households	243 (21.1%)
Homeowner households	908 (78.9%)
Total households	1,151 (100.0%)

Low-income renter households

Households	% share
Extremely low-income (≤30% AMI)	1 (0.4%)
Very low-income (31-50% AMI)	39 (16.0%)
Low-income (51-80% AMI)	106 (43.6%)
All low-income households (<80% AMI)	146 (60.1%)

Rent-burdened households

Share of income spent on rent	Households	% share
Moderately rent-burdened	36	14.8%
30.0–34.9%	16	6.6%
35.0–39.9%	0	0.0%
40.0-49.9%	20	8.2%
Severely rent-burdened	35	14.4%
≥50.0%	35	14.4%
All rent-burdened households	71	29.2%

Affordable housing shortage

Metric	Amount ($)
Median household income in 2010	16,125
Median household income in 2021	45,605
Increase (2010–2021)	182.8%
Median rent in 2010	599
Median rent in 2021	775
Increase (2010–2021)	29.4%

Affordable housing stock

Metric	Units
Supply (current stock)	6,604
Demand (total units needed)	40
Shortage	-4,096
Supply/demand ratio	16510.0%

HUD National Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database

Name	Type	Year	Zipcode	Income ceiling	LIHTC allocation
HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK	New construction	2014	N/A	N/A	$1,804,887
IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS	New construction	2007	N/A	N/A	$1,378,252
HILLTOP VILLAGE	New construction - Acquisition and Rehab	2012	N/A	N/A	$504,385
HUNTINGTON RESERVE	NA	2006	N/A	N/A	$424,046
HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS	New construction	2016	N/A	N/A	$1,557,010
INTERVALE GARDENS LLC	New construction	2008	N/A	N/A	$659,087
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