Summary
County data show renters — disproportionately people of color — are increasingly cost-burdened, while homeownership skews white and older. The committee dug into how census data limits what the county can track, and how housing strategy decisions should respond.
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Last discussed Jun 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
Housing cost burdens hit renters hardest, and county grant programs like the Community Housing Development Fund are the main local lever — its partner MOU expires at the end of 2027.
Renters and prospective homebuyers, especially households of color facing disproportionate cost burdens.
Renters paying more than 30 percent of income on housing, whose burden has worsened since 2013.
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