A Guide to U.S. Statistics Sources: Housing

Clues about who might be collecting data on various topics. This is a little bit hit-and-miss and you won't necessarily find reports for your city, however, the list provides some clues about what may have been collected and by whom (agency or interagency projects). Search tip: After selecting a topic area, click on the Publications link at the top of the screen to find published reports (sometimes including relevant data).

"The NHPD is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the US. The agencies and departments that fund these programs have data on the individual programs that they manage, but there is no central location where all of these data are integrated. This makes it difficult to get a clear picture of the current stock of public and affordable housing in a community. It also means those who wish to preserve public and affordable housing in their community, cannot easily get the information they need about particular properties. By creating the NHPD, the PAHRC and NLIHC hope to address these issues." [about]

This page provides reports, program data, and income limits related to the following Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs: Entitlement Program, State Program, Colonias Set-Aside Program, HUD Administered Non-Entitled Counties in Hawaii Program, and Insular Areas Program.

Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) receives custom tabulations of American Community Survey (ACS) data from the U.S. Census Bureau. These data, known as the "CHAS" data (Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy), demonstrate the extent of housing problems and housing needs, particularly for low income households. Data can be queried by state, county, MCD, and place.

Note: The last data is from 2010. "The data on the SOCDS reports HMDA for single family loans, both for purchase and refinancing. Loan counts, median loan amount, the median income of the borrower, and purpose of the loan are presented by race and ethnic group for states, counties, and core-based statistical areas."

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