HOUSING OPPORTUNITY IN OREGON: A LOOK ATNEEDS

PRESENTED AT: NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS 2015 RE:CONFERENCE

PRESENTED BY:MEGAN BOLTONOctober 30, 2015

OREGON HOUSING & COMMUNITYSERVICES

Mission: We provide stable and affordable housing andengage leaders to develop integrated statewide policy thataddresses poverty and provides opportunity for Oregonians.• OHCS administers federal and state antipoverty, homeless,

energy assistance, and community service programs.• OHCS also assists in the financing of single-family homes,

the new construction or rehabilitation of multifamilyaffordable housing developments, and provides grants andtax credits to promote affordable housing.

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RECENT TRENDS

● As of 2014, Oregon was the 13th fastest growing state inthe country.● More people continue to move from ownership market to

rental market or delay timing of first home purchase.● Housing markets are tightening all across the state, and

rental vacancy rates in particular are very low. This hasdriven rents up.● Job growth and incomes have remained stagnant, with

most new job growth limited to low wage sectors.● Federal resources for housing assistance are declining,

putting more pressure on states to ensure residents arestably housed.

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• Median Gross Rent increased from $816 in 2010 to $924 in2014.

• In order to afford a 2-Bedroom unit in Oregon at the FairMarket Rent of $864 someone would need to earn a wageof $16.61 per hour.●A minimum wage worker would need to work 72 hours a

week to afford this level of rent.• Median home sale prices have been increasing since 2011,

reaching $255,000 in June 2015.●A household income of approximately $70,000 would be

needed to afford this home price.

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COST OF HOUSING

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132,000 renterhouseholds in

Oregon areconsidered

“Extremely LowIncome”

There are only29,000 rental

unitsaffordable and

available tothose

households

SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Only one in four eligiblehouseholds receive a federalhousing subsidy nationwide

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COST BURDEN OF RENTERS

Source: HUD CHAS Data, 2008-2012

COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

• Over represented among those with housing problems andextremely low incomes

7Source: HUD CHAS Data, 2007-2011

Race % of HomelessPopulation

% of Total Population

White 79.0% 85.2%African American 6.1% 1.8%Asian 0.7% 3.8%Native American 4.3% 1.2%Native Hawaiian/PacificIslander

1.0% 0.4%

Multiple Races 4.9% 3.8%Missing Race/Other Race 3.9% 3.7%Hispanics/Latinos (can beof any Race)

10% 11.9%

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HOMELESS ASSESSMENT BYRACE/ETHNICITY

Source: 2015 PIT Count data, 2009-2013 American Community Survey data

• In planning processes (Consolidated Plan, Analysis ofImpediments, Annual Plans, etc.)

• To set priorities for the use of federal and state funds• In allocation formulas for state programs• To report on the agency’s performance towards certain

goals• Recent examples:● A Needs Assessment and Market Analysis were completed for the

2015-2020 Consolidated Plan● A research brief on the 2015 Point-in-Time count was released● The policy subcommittee tasked with determining how the new

LIFT fund will be targeted and how success with be measured isusing Census, OHCS, and DHS data

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HOW OHCS USES DATA

• OHCS is part of the Oregon Enterprise Data AnalyticsAdvisory Committee, and the Integrated Client Servicesdata Steering Committee●The state is building upon the ICS data warehouse and

creating a data analytics unit around it.• OHCS is working on updating and potentially expanding

the Oregon Affordable Housing Inventory (OAHI)• Create better internal reporting systems and more regular,

comprehensive external reports on agency activities.

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FUTURE DATA GOALS

The Framework

The State of Black Oregon 2015 report illustratesthe status of Black Oregonians through• data• analysis• and storytelling

“ I felt like I was seen for thefirst time” -2009 case study participant

Disaggregating by Racedemographic vs. geographic

2009’s report helped to unpackage initialdisparities in wealth and homeownership

– Homeowners have 20-40 times the net wealth of arenter

– Homeownership rates comparing black and whitehouseholds

2015’s report highlighted the need for solutionsto focus on race (AND geography)

30 %

Poverty High Mobility Incarceration

IMPACTLow Birth Weight

11%

Achievement Gap Homeownership Rates

A Growing Gap in Key Areas

Median Household Income(2000 inflation-adjusted, 2006-2010)

Unemployment

Incarceration

Displacement

Wealth gap

What does progress look like • Here is what we see now…

• Here is what we want to see…

Parity in home ownership

Writing ournext chapter: A Call toactionWE NEEDINVESTMENT

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STEPHANIE J ENNINGS , A ICPGRANTS MANAGER , C ITY OF EUGENE

EquityandOpportunityAssessment

WhatistheLaneLivabilityConsor2um?

Par$cipa$ngAgencies• CityofEugene• CityofSpringfield• LaneCounty• LaneTransitDistrict• LaneCouncilofGovernments• HousingandCommunityServicesAgency

ofLaneCounty• St.VincentdePaulSocietyofLaneCounty• EugeneWater&ElectricBoard• CentralLaneMetropolitanPlanning

Organiza2on• OregonDepartmentofTransporta2on• UniversityofOregon• UnitedWayofLaneCounty

A coalition of 12 entities includinglocal government, regional planning,nonprofit, and educational agenciesand organizations. Formed to apply for and manage theimplementation of the HUDSustainable Communities RegionalPlanning Grant. With direction from participatingagencies, the Consortium is carryingout a collection of initiatives toadvance issues of regionalimportance.

What is the Equity and Opportunity Assessment?

Guidedbyfourgoals

• Createacommonunderstandingofissuesofequity,access,andopportunitythroughanalysisofdataandcommunityperspec7ves

• Iden4fyareasofgreaterandlesseropportunitywithinourcommunitythroughdataandanalysis

• Considerhowthisanalysiscaninformplans,policies,investments,andpublicpar7cipa7onstrategies

• Developrecommenda7onsforapplyingtheanalysistoplans,policies,investments,andpublicpar7cipa7onstrategies

LaneLivabilityEquityReports

EquityandOpportunityAssessment

ProcessSteps

Iden%fyKeyIssuesandDatathrough

Interviews

SelectandMapData

DiscussandInterpretDataandMaps

Iden%fyFindingsandRecommenda%ons

ShareDra>FindingsandDevelopFinal

Report

Equity and Opportunity Assessment Focus Areas

SocialandDemographicCharacteris4cs

CompositeIncludes:• La3noEthnicity• Minority• Age0-17,Age60-79,Age80+• Popula3onwithDisability• SingleFemaleHeadedHouseholds• SingleMaleHeadedHouseholds

ExamplesofSpecificApplica1ons

• BrownfieldRedevelopmentPriori1za1on• AffordableHousingSi1ngDecisions• Iden1fica1onofEnvironmentalJus1ceIssues• CommunityHealthConcerns• Iden1fica1onofVulnerablePopula1onstoinformNaturalHazardMi1ga1onPlans

• Targe1ngAlterna1veTransporta1onImprovements

ReachingResidentsofAffordableHousing

Par$cipa$ngPartners

Lane LivabilityConsortium

HACSACornerstoneCommunity

Housing

City of EugeneCity of Springfield

St. Vincent dePaul

TopicAreas

1.Loca/onofHousing1. Transporta/on&

TrafficSafety

2.Percep)onofSafety 7.HealthandWellness3.ServicesNeedsAssessment

8.FoodandNutri)on

4.Childcare 9.FinancialOpportuni)es5.Schools 10.AccesstoJobs

HousingCharacteris0cs • HousingAffordability,QualityandSafetyreceivedhighestra;ngs.HousingLoca;onandAccesstoTransitfollowedinimportance.

Turtle Creek Prairie View Aurora

Recommenda*on:Con*nuetoemphasizehousingchoiceindevelopingaffordablehousing.Residentsvaluedopportuni*estoliveinbothurbanandmoresuburbanloca*ons,differentbuildings,andvalueddifferentameni*es.

Percep&onofSafety

• 75%feelsafeinhome,60%inneighborhood

• “Safety”o<enreferstotrafficsafetyratherthansafetyfromcrime.

• Numerouscommentsabouttrafficsafety,crossingsandspeedsreceivedthroughgeneralsurveyandfocusgroupquesEons.

Transporta)on

• 31%ofresidentsuseanLaneTransitDistrictbuspass,but66%saidtheywouldifbuspasseswerecheaper.

• Commentsaboutthebusare:• Costofbuspasses• LackoffrequencyinsomelocaCons• Lackofnightandweekendservice• DifficultygeGngtoandfrombusstopsbecauseoftrafficsafetyproblems.

Transporta)on&TrafficSafety

Recommenda)onExplorewaystoimprovetrafficsafetyaroundaffordablehousingdevelopmentstoimproveaccesstobusstops&schools.

Recommenda)onIncreaseaffordability&accesstopublictransporta)onforaffordablehousingresidents.Considerbothphysicalaccessaswellasfinancialaccess.

Thankyou!