2005 Housing Assessment

2005 Housing Assessment

• Updates the 1991 Housing Assessment

• Provides provide a picture of housing in Alaska

• Estimates housing need throughout the state.

• Performed by Information Insights, Inc.

• Managed by Cold Climate Housing Research Center.

• Funded by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and the Association of Alaska Housing Authorities.

Basis for estimates

• U.S. Census 2000

• New housing starts

• Household survey– Overcrowding– Substandard housing

Household Survey

• Stratified Sampling• Survey Tool Redesign• More than 1,500 Surveys Completed• 58 % Rural – 42 % Urban• Results valid by region, by level of

community

Level V Communities (1)

Level IV Communities (4)

Level III Communities (14)

Level 2 Communities (24)

Level 1 Communities (335)

Statewide Demographics

• Total Population 2000 – 626,932

• Est. Population 2004 – 655,435 +4.5%

• Housing Units 2000 – 260,460

• Est. Housing Stock 2005 – 278,118 +6.8%

• Income at or below $30,000 – 33.8 %

Statewide Housing Condition

• Mean household unit – 1,507 square feet

• Median household unit – 1,300 square feet

• Average sq ft per resident (mean) – 634

• Average sq ft per resident (median) - 500

• No running water – 10 %

• Trouble maintaining temperature – 26 %

• Drafty – 44.7 %

Statewide Housing Findings

• Number indicating need for specialized housing decreased– 13.8 % of households can accommodate a person

with a physical disability– Except rural Alaska

• Between 2000 and 2004– 44 % new units in Anchorage – 33 % new units in Mat-Su Borough– 63 % single-family; 37 % multi-family

Statewide Housing Need

• More than 25,000 new housing units needed

• Cost to replace units that are substandard and not salvageable is $873 Million

• Cost to alleviate overcrowding for homes with 200 square feet or fewer per resident is approximately $4.78 Billion dollars

• Total cost to replace, repair and alleviate crowded conditions is $5.99 Billion

Housing Findings

• % of older housing (21+ years) increasing

• % of new housing (0-10 years) decreasing

• Average cost of single-family unit by region ranges from $172k to $266k

• 45,000 households estimated to be income eligible for weatherization services

Average construction cost / unit

• $140-160k – Juneau, Wrangell-Petersburg, Haines • $160-180k – Anchorage, Mat-Su, Sitka, Ketchikan,

Valdez, Yakutat• $180-200k – Fairbanks, Kenai, Kodiak, Denali• $200-250k – Bethel, Bristol Bay, Nome, Northwest

Arctic• $250-300k – North Slope, Wade Hampton, Yukon-

Koyukuk• >$300k – Aleutians

Ahtna Region Housing Condition Statewide Ahtna

• 2000 Population 626,932 3,674• Average persons/household 2.4 1.3• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 46 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,502• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,100• Mean sq ft per resident 634 695• Median sq ft per resident 500 550• No running water 10 % 17 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 25 %• Drafty 45 % 35 %• Total units needed 334• Total estimated cost $61.8 million

Aleut Region Housing Condition Statewide Aleut

• 2000 Population 626,932 8,162• Average persons/household 2.4 2.8• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 3 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,355• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,152• Mean sq ft per resident 634 621• Median sq ft per resident 500 495• No running water 10 % 4 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 27 %• Drafty 45 % 50 %• Total new units needed 318• Total estimated cost $108.0 million

Arctic Slope RegionHousing Condition

Statewide Arctic Slope• 2000 Population 626,932 7,385• Average persons/household 2.4 2.9• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 3 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,443• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,300• Mean sq ft per resident 634 506• Median sq ft per resident 500 400• No running water 10 % 9 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 22 %• Drafty 45 % 59 %• Total new units needed 399• Total estimated cost $117.7 million

Bering Straits RegionHousing Condition

Statewide Bering Straits• 2000 Population 626,932 9,196• Average persons/household 2.4 2.5• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 40 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 991• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 900• Mean sq ft per resident 634 398• Median sq ft per resident 500 316• No running water 10 % 25 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 33 %• Drafty 45 % 63 %• Total new units needed 1,060• Total estimated cost $329.1 million

Bristol Bay RegionHousing Condition

Statewide Bristol Bay• 2000 Population 626,932 7,875• Average persons/household 2.4 1.7• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 38 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,384• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,200• Mean sq ft per resident 634 600• Median sq ft per resident 500 465• No running water 10 % 6 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 18 %• Drafty 45 % 52 %• Total new units needed 883• Total estimated cost $219.3 million

Calista RegionHousing Condition

Statewide Calista• 2000 Population 626,932 13,943• Average persons/household 2.4 1.9• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 62 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,048• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,000• Mean sq ft per resident 634 300• Median sq ft per resident 500 220• No running water 10 % 33 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 21 %• Drafty 45 % 75 %• Total new units needed 3,581• Total estimated cost $1,134.8 million

Chugach RegionHousing Condition

Statewide Chugach• 2000 Population 626,932 12,134• Average persons/household 2.4 2.3• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 25 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,771• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,500• Mean sq ft per resident 634 641• Median sq ft per resident 500 600• No running water 10 % N/A• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 16 %• Drafty 45 % 34 %• Total new units needed 124• Total estimated cost $23.8 million

Cook Inlet RegionHousing Condition

Statewide Cook Inlet• 2000 Population 626,932 364,225• Average persons/household 2.4 2.4• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 24 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,732• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,700• Mean sq ft per resident 634 756• Median sq ft per resident 500 688• No running water 10 % 3 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 19 %• Drafty 45 % 31 %• Total new units needed 8,739• Total estimated cost $1,770.2 million

Doyon RegionHousing Condition

Statewide Doyon• 2000 Population 626,932 97,169• Average persons/household 2.4 2.3• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 30 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,539• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,200• Mean sq ft per resident 634 705• Median sq ft per resident 500 500• No running water 10 % 18 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 21 %• Drafty 45 % 38 %• Total new units needed 6,923• Total estimated cost $1,513.4 million

Koniag RegionHousing Condition

Statewide Koniag• 2000 Population 626,932 13,913• Average persons/household 2.4 2.7• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 37 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,755• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,615• Mean sq ft per resident 634 679• Median sq ft per resident 500 580• No running water 10 % N/A• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 22 %• Drafty 45 % 38 %• Total new units needed 409• Total estimated cost $84.1 million

NANA RegionHousing Condition

Statewide NANA• 2000 Population 626,932 7,208• Average persons/household 2.4 2.8• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 45 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,256• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,000• Mean sq ft per resident 634 354• Median sq ft per resident 500 335• No running water 10 % 11 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 22 %• Drafty 45 % 38 %• Total new units needed 883• Total estimated cost $208.7 million

Sealaska RegionHousing Condition

Statewide Sealaska• 2000 Population 626,932 71,510• Average persons/household 2.4 2.2• Income < or = $30,000 34 % 28 %• Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,641• Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,500• Mean sq ft per resident 634 720• Median sq ft per resident 500 600• No running water 10 % 2 %• Trouble maintaining temp. 26 % 22 %• Drafty 45 % 37 %• Total new units needed 2,119• Total estimated cost $415.6 million

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