Senate Committee on Community Affairs Briefing Robert C. Stroh, Sr. , Director Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing Rinker School of Building Construction College of Design, Construction and Planning University of Florida 5 December 2005 Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 1
Topics Florida Population Workforce earnings Florida Housing Access to Housing Suggestions Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 2
Population Growth Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 3
Population Diversity In 2000, population stood at 15, 982, 378: – 17% foreign born – 48% from other US states – Over-65 group declined 1% from 1990 – Under-18 group increased 1% from 1990 – 35 -54 group increased 5% from 1990 Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 4
Growth Distribution Growth percentage largest in Panhandle and North Central areas – 60%-74% growth in Flagler, Sumter, Collier, Wakulla, and Osceola (all <100, 000 increase) Actual growth greatest in south – Miami-Dade grew by over 316, 000 (+16%) – Broward grew by over 367, 000 (+29%) Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 5
Employment What does the Florida workforce earn? Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 6
Service Workers Bookkeeping, Accounting, Auditing, Cashiers, Food preparation, Food servers, Customer service, Firefighter, Janitors, Cleaners, General office clerk, Police patrol officers, Registered nurses, Retail sales, Secretaries, Stock clerks, Order fillers, Waitresses Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 7
Service Worker Hourly Wages Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 8
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Who can buy a home on their own? Registered nurses could afford to purchase a median priced home in 2001 and 2002. After 2002, the average nurse, police, firefighter, and people in the service jobs listed could not afford to purchase a median priced home in Florida. One option is to double up – maybe get married Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 10
How about an Apartment? Using data for Florida and Fair Market Rent from the HUD USER web site, the 2006 statewide median 2 -bedroom average rent in metropolitan areas is $693 and ranges from a low of $503 to a high of $967/mo. It takes a monthly income of $2, 310 to afford the average apartment unit. It takes a monthly income of $3, 223 for the highest cost unit. It takes a monthly income of $1, 676 for the least expensive unit. Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 11
Can the Service Workers Afford These Units? 30% of Unit 2006 Service Location cost FMR* wage paid Hi end $1, 047 $1, 245 Avg $773 $635 Lo end $583 $328 Non- metro Hi end $819 $1, 245 Avg $602 $635 Lo end $583 $328 Metro areas * Monthly utility cost of $80 included Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 12
Conclusion Highest paid service worker may be able to live in a metro-area apartment. The lowest paid service worker must double up or seek substandard unit. Metro area costs encourage the “drive until you can buy (or rent) approach. ” Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 13
Suggestions Full funding of the state and local housing trust fund. Encourage preservation of existing affordable housing developments with selection preference for rehab. Lobby Congress for LIHTC to reach the Below-30% AMI population with increased subsidy fore reserved units. Encourage employer-assisted housing programs Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing 14
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