HUD: Picture of Subsidized Households

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Topics housing subsidies, Section 8 rental assistance, public housing, multifamily
Source US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s A Picture of Subsidized Households
Years Available 2009-2023
Geographies tract, county, place, state, points
Public Edition or Subscriber-only Public Edition
Download Available yes
For more information https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/assthsg.html
Last updated on PolicyMap April 2024

Description:

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) conducts a periodic survey of all households living in HUD-subsidized housing. HUD compiles this information into a series of reports called A Picture of Subsidized Households where household data are aggregated by program at various geographies including tract, county, place, and state. The programs in this report include public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, Mod Rehab, Project Based Section 8, RentSup/RAP, Section 236/BMIR, and Section 202 and 811 Supportive Housing programs.

Point-level data on HUD’s multifamily and public housing sites are available on PolicyMap. PolicyMap downloaded and geocoded data on multifamily and public housing sites from three different HUD resources. Wherever possible, PolicyMap linked the data using the property ID. The three datasets included are the Multifamily Assistance and Section 8 Contracts, A Picture of Subsidized Households, and the REAC assessment scores report. All points are geocoded by HUD; where coordinates were not available, the point was not included on the map. 99.99% of public housing properties and 92% of multifamily properties contain coordinates and appear on the map.

A Picture of Subsidized Households data is provided by HUD at the contract level, not property level. Multifamily properties may contain multiple contracts. For PolicyMap, contracts are aggregated together to create single values for each property. All contracts available in the Picture data are included, regardless of the contracts listed in the Multifamily Assistance database. Only properties listed in the HUD Multifamily database are included.

State, county, place, and tract level data from Picture of Subsidized Households are aggregated for all HUD subsidy programs, and are also available for the Housing Choice Voucher recipients and for public housing residents. Tract level data for all subsidized households is only available from 2014 on, due to missing data from the source. Data at the tract level for HCV and public housing data is available for all years. Percent calculations against the general population were made by PolicyMap by using data from the American Community Survey.

Available Data Layers & Indicators
Indicator Name Geographies Measurement Type Time Frame Coverage
Average household income per year for households living in subsidized housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Average dollars Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in public housing that are headed by a female and are with children Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers who are Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in public housing who are black and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of population in subsidized housing that live in a household where a person has a disability Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers who are black and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average household income as a percent of local area median family income for households living in public housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average household contribution towards rent per month for households living in public housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Average dollars Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in subsidized housing who are Native American and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average household income as a percent of local area median family income for households living in subsidized housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Number of households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Number Annually from 2009 to 2023
Number of households living in subsidized housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Number Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in public housing who are Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers that have an income below 30% of local area median family income Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average household income per year for households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Average dollars Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average number of people per unit for households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Average Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of population in public housing that live in a household where a person has a disability Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers who are Asian or Pacific Islander, and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average household contribution towards rent per month for households living in subsidized housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Average dollars Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of population with Housing Choice Vouchers that live in a household where a person has a disability Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in public housing where the head or spouse is age 62 or older Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in public housing who are Asian or Pacific Islander, and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in subsidized housing who are Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in public housing that have an income below 30% of local area median family income Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Number of people living in subsidized housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Number Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in subsidized housing that are headed by a female and are with children Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers where the head or spouse is age 62 or older Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Number of households living in public housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Number Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in subsidized housing who are Asian or Pacific Islander, and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average household contribution towards rent per month for households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Average dollars Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in subsidized housing where the head or spouse is age 62 or older Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average number of people per unit for households living in subsidized housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Average Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in public housing who are Native American and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in subsidized housing that have an income below 30% of local area median family income Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers who are Native American and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average household income as a percent of local area median family income for households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers that are headed by a female and are with children Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Number of people receiving Housing Choice Vouchers Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Number Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average number of people per unit for households living in public housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Average Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in subsidized housing who are black and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Average household income per year for households living in public housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Average dollars Annually from 2009 to 2023
Number of people living in public housing Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Number Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in subsidized housing who are white and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households living in public housing who are white and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023
Percent of households receiving Housing Choice Vouchers who are white and non-Hispanic Nation, State, County, Census Tract, City, Metro Area Percent Annually from 2009 to 2023