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, % Housing Units 2000 – 260,460 Est. Housing Stock 2005 – 278, % 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) 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 $ k – Juneau, Wrangell-Petersburg, Haines $ k – Anchorage, Mat-Su, Sitka, Ketchikan, Valdez, Yakutat $ k – Fairbanks, Kenai, Kodiak, Denali $ k – Bethel, Bristol Bay, Nome, Northwest Arctic $ k – North Slope, Wade Hampton, Yukon-Koyukuk >$300k – Aleutians

Ahtna Region Housing Condition StatewideAhtna 2000 Population626,9323,674 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 46 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft1,502 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft1,100 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 StatewideAleut 2000 Population626,9328,162 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 3 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft1,355 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft1,152 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide Arctic Slope 2000 Population626,9327,385 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 3 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft1,443 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft1,300 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide Bering Straits 2000 Population626,9329,196 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 40 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 991 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 900 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide Bristol Bay 2000 Population626,9327,875 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 38 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,384 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,200 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide Calista 2000 Population626,93213,943 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 62 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,048 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,000 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide Chugach 2000 Population626,93212,134 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 25 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,771 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,500 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide Cook Inlet 2000 Population626,932364,225 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 24 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,732 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,700 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide Doyon 2000 Population626,93297,169 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 30 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,539 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,200 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide Koniag 2000 Population626,93213,913 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 37 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,755 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,615 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide NANA 2000 Population626,9327,208 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 45 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,256 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,000 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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 Region Housing Condition Statewide Sealaska 2000 Population626,93271,510 Average persons/household Income < or = $30, % 28 % Mean household unit 1,507 sq ft 1,641 Median household unit 1,300 sq ft 1,500 Mean sq ft per resident Median sq ft per resident 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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