# Whatcom County

### Summary

**37.6%** share of renter households  
**50.8%** share of low-income households  
**52.3%** share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

#### Renters vs homeowners

| Households              | % share    |
|------------------------|------------|
| Renter households       | 33,787     |
| Homeowner households    | 56,078     |
| **Total households**    | **89,865** |

#### Low-income renter households

| Income Group            | Households | % share  |
|------------------------|------------|----------|
| Extremely low-income    | 5,578      | 16.5%    |
| Very low-income         | 3,543      | 10.5%    |
| Low-income              | 8,049      | 23.8%    |
| **All low-income households** | **17,170** | **50.8%** |

#### Rent-burdened households

| Share of Income Spent   | Households | % share   |
|------------------------|------------|-----------|
| Moderately rent-burdened| 8,722      | 25.8%     |
| 30.0–34.9%            | 2,797      | 8.3%      |
| 35.0–39.9%            | 2,726      | 8.1%      |
| 40.0-49.9%            | 3,199      | 9.5%      |
| Severely rent-burdened  | 8,937      | 26.5%     |
| **All rent-burdened households** | **17,659** | **52.3%** |

### Affordable housing shortage

| Category                | Amount ($) | Year    |
|------------------------|------------|---------|
| Median household income | 29,748     | 2010    |
|                        | 44,749     | 2021    |
| **Increase (2010–2021)** | **50.4%**  |         |

| Category                | Amount ($) | Year    |
|------------------------|------------|---------|
| Median rent            | 710        | 2010    |
|                        | 1,117      | 2021    |
| **Increase (2010–2021)** | **57.3%**  |         |

#### Affordable housing stock

| Type                   | Current Supply | Total Demand | Shortage |
|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------|----------|
| Units                 | 1,560           | 8,376        | 7,505    |
| **Supply/Demand Ratio** | **18.6%**     |              |          |

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

| Name                         | Type                | Year | Market Rate | Low-income | 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           | N/A                 | 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          |
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II | New construction     | 2012 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,510,000        |
| JEFFERSON BOULEVARD & FIFTH AVENUE APTS | New construction     | 2013 | N/A | N/A | $674,261 |
| IMPERIAL GARDENS FAMILY APTS | New construction     | 2009 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,142,750        |
| HOLLY HEIGHTS I + II APARTMENTS | Acquisition and Rehab | 2016 | N/A       | N/A        | $435,816          |
| HILTON SENIOR APTS          | New construction     | 2007 | N/A         | N/A        | $242,084          |
| JEFFERSON AVENUE            | New construction     | 2020 | N/A         | N/A        | $0                |
| INGRAM PRESERVATION         | Acquisition and Rehab | 2005 | N/A         | N/A        | $390,500          |
| JACOB'S HILL                | New construction     | 2006 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,420,505        |
| HOWARD AVENUE CLUSTER       | Acquisition and Rehab | 2006 | N/A         | N/A        | $50,769           |
| JACKSON TERRACE             | Acquisition and Rehab | 2006 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,557,608        |
| JEFFERSON CLUSTER (ATLANTIC AVE) | Acquisition and Rehab | 2006 | N/A     | N/A        | $88,403           |
| JEAN C MCKINNEY MANOR      | New construction     | 2005 | N/A         | N/A        | $562,511          |
| HOE ASSOC. LP              | New construction     | 2006 | N/A         | N/A        | $959,988          |
| HOLLYDALE SENIOR APTS      | New construction     | 2010 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,998,601        |
| HORIZONS AT MORGAN HILL    | New construction     | 2011 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,226,243        |
| HOOD STREET FAMILY APTS     | New construction     | 2004 | N/A         | N/A        | $271,938          |
| HIGH POINT PHASE I         | New construction     | 2006 | N/A         | N/A        | $2,816,735        |
| HUMBOLDT APARTMENTS        | New construction     | 2013 | N/A         | N/A        | $451,721          |
| IMPERIAL HIGHWAY APTS      | Acquisition and Rehab | 2003 | N/A        | N/A        | $161,428          |
| INTERVALE AVENUE II ASSOCIATES, LP | New construction | 2001 | N/A       | N/A        | $519,773          |
| INTERNATIONAL HOUSE         | Acquisition and Rehab | 2005 | N/A         | N/A        | $326,754          |
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE III | New construction  | 2016 | N/A     | N/A        | $1,020,975        |
| ITHACA ARTHAUS             | NA                  | 2021 | N/A         | N/A        | $0                |
| HERON POND II              | New construction     | 2009 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,397,338        |
| INDIO GARDENS              | Acquisition and Rehab | 2006 | N/A         | N/A        | $504,354          |
| HOVLEY GARDENS            | New construction     | 2003 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,780,858        |
| JACKSON MANOR APARTMENTS + LASSEN VIEW APARTMENTS | Acquisition and Rehab | 2015 | N/A | N/A | $706,615 |
| JEFFERSON CLUSTER (98 MACON ST) | Acquisition and Rehab | 2006 | N/A  | N/A        | $59,676           |
| HILLSIDE TERRACE 1500 BLOCK | New construction     | 2006 | N/A        | N/A        | $216,000          |
| HOLLENBECK TERRACE APARTMENTS | New construction   | 2015 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,153,937        |
| HOLLY PARK PHASE II       | New construction     | 2001 | N/A         | N/A        | $750,797          |
| JACKSON CORNERSTONE        | Acquisition and Rehab | 2004 | N/A         | N/A        | $282,414          |
| HILLTOP LANDINGS           | New construction     | 2016 | N/A         | N/A        | $3,300,000        |
| JEFFERSON CLUSTER (111 PUTNAM AVE) | Acquisition and Rehab | 2005 | N/A | N/A | $25,124 |
| HIGHBRIDGE APTS           | New construction     | 2007 | N/A         | N/A        | $494,085          |
| IRIS GARDENS              | Acquisition and Rehab | 2000 | N/A         | N/A        | $290,621          |
| HUNTERS POINTE            | New construction     | 2007 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,859,638        |
| INTERVALE AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP | New construction  | 2000 | N/A         | N/A        | $417,884          |
| HOMESTEAD PARK            | Acquisition and Rehab | 2001 | N/A         | N/A        | $606,246          |
| HUDSON BAY APTS           | New construction     | 2001 | N/A         | N/A        | $776,104          |
| HUNT CLUB                 | New construction     | 2009 | N/A         | N/A        | $548,634          |
| HIGH POINT PHASE II      | New construction     | 2009 | N/A         | N/A        | $2,842,445        |
| HOMESAFE SANTA CLARA      | New construction     | 2001 | N/A         | N/A        | $178,652          |
| HOLLYWOODLAND APTS        | Acquisition and Rehab | 2014 | N/A         | N/A        | $467,498          |
| HIGHLAND COMMONS II       | New construction     | 2001 | N/A         | N/A        | $356,631          |
| HILLSDALE TOWNHOUSES      | New construction     | 2009 | N/A         | N/A        | $697,465          |
| ICON ON ROSECRANS         | New construction     | 2017 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,877,038        |
| HOJAS DE PLATA APTS      | Acquisition and Rehab | 2007 | N/A         | N/A        | $288,269          |
| HOLLYWOOD PALMS II        | Acquisition and Rehab | 2018 | N/A         | N/A        | $880,327          |
| JEFFERSON CLUSTER (DECATUR ST)| Acquisition and Rehab | 2005 | N/A   | N/A        | $31,951           |
| JACKSON HOUSE AT PACIFIC CREST | Acquisition and Rehab | 2014 | N/A | N/A        | $556,761          |
| HOLLY PARK III            | New construction     | 2005 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,802,942        |
| IMPRESSIONS AT VALLEY CENTER | New construction   | 2003 | N/A         | N/A        | $998,814          |
| HILLVIEW RIDGE APTS I     | New construction     | 2008 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,159,018        |
| INDEPENDENCE POINT        | New construction     | 2015 | N/A         | N/A        | $491,964          |
| JEFFERSON CLUSTER (161 JEFFERSON AVE) | Acquisition and Rehab | 2006 | N/A | N/A | $35,013 |
| HUNTERS RUN I            | New construction     | 2003 | N/A         | N/A        | $531,807          |
| IMPERIAL RD PORTFOLIO    | New construction     | 2007 | N/A         | N/A        | $349,538          |
| HOGAR GARDEN COURT       | New construction     | 2021 | N/A         | N/A        | $0                |
| JEFFERSON CLUSTER (133 JEFFERSON AVE) | Acquisition and Rehab | 2006 | N/A | N/A | $23,810 |
| HOWARD AVENUE APTS       | Acquisition and Rehab | 2006 | N/A         | N/A        | $51,978          |
| HIGHBRIDGE APTS          | New construction     | 2007 | N/A         | N/A        | $762,885          |
| HUNTS POINT APARTMENTS LP | Acquisition and Rehab | 2016 | N/A         | N/A        | $967,305          |
| JASMINE SQUARE APTS      | New construction     | 2005 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,129,746        |
| HUNTERS RUN II           | New construction     | 2003 | N/A         | N/A        | $524,934          |
| HOMEWORKS PHASE I        | Acquisition and Rehab | 2007 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,013,276        |
| JEFFERSON CLUSTER (ATLANTIC AVE) | Acquisition and Rehab | 2005 | N/A | N/A | $93,887 |
| JEFFERSON CLUSTER (143 JEFFERSON AVE) | Acquisition and Rehab | 2005 | N/A | N/A | $43,251 |
| INGLEWOOD MEADOWS        | Acquisition and Rehab | 2008 | N/A         | N/A        | $912,744          |
| HICKORY HILL             | Acquisition and Rehab | 2006 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,038,070        |
| HIGHBRIDGE APTS          | New construction     | 2007 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,193,970        |
| HOLIDAY MANOR APTS       | Acquisition and Rehab | 2001 | N/A         | N/A        | $809,403          |
| HIDDEN COVE APTS         | Acquisition and Rehab | 2003 | N/A         | N/A        | $310,899          |
| HOA MAI GARDENS          | New construction     | 2017 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,986,793        |
| IMPACCT PRESERVATION - SOUTHERN CLUSTER | Acquisition and Rehab | 2016 | N/A | N/A | $479,210 |
| IMANI FE EAST & WEST     | New construction     | 2009 | N/A         | N/A        | $1,666,926        |
| ISLAND GARDENS APTS      | Acquisition and Rehab | 2000 | N/A         | N/A        | $282,847          |
| JEFFERSON CLUSTER (161 HALSEY ST) | Acquisition and Rehab | 2005 | N/A | N/A | $64,594 |
| HOLLYWOOD WESTERN APTS    | New construction     | 2003 | N/A         | N/A        | $911,341          |
| HUDSON RIDGE              | New construction     | 2010 | N/A         | N/A        | $761,458          |