2005 Housing Assessment

1. 2005 Housing Assessment

2. 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.

3. Basis for estimates • U.S. Census 2000 • New housing starts • Household survey • Overcrowding • Substandard housing

4. 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

5. Level V Communities (1)

6. Level IV Communities (4)

7. Level III Communities (14)

8. Level 2 Communities (24)

9. Level 1 Communities (335)

10. 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 %

11. 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 %

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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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