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State Data Overview
Across Florida, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions.
Housing Profiles
Florida
Key Facts
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576,381 OR 20%
Renter households that are extremely low-income
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-424,819
Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low-income renters
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$30,020
Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household
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$78,905
Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent (FMR)
Impact on Low-Wage Workers
A minimum wage worker would need to work:
- 91 hours per week or 2.3 full-time jobs to afford a 1-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
- 108 hours per week or 2.7 full-time jobs to afford a 2-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
Most Expensive Areas 2-Bedroom Housing Wage Monroe County $48.15 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall HMFA $46.85 Fort Lauderdale HMFA $44.87 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton HMFA $43.35 Naples-Marco Island MSA $38.19 Common Occupations Median Hourly Wage Nursing Assistants $18.53 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $17.04 Retail Salespersons $16.81 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $16.70 Fast Food and Counter Workers $14.37 Solutions
- Provide significant resources to build and preserve homes affordable to renters with the lowest incomes through investments in public housing and the national Housing Trust Fund
- Encourage states and local communities to reform zoning and land use regulations that prevent housing from being built and push up housing costs
- Bridge the gap between incomes and housing costs by expanding rental assistance so that it is universally available to all eligible households or consider other innovative approaches, such as a fully refundable renters’ tax credit
- Prevent evictions and homelessness by creating permanent tools, such as emergency rental assistance, to help stabilize families in crisis
- Other federal housing resources, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, should be reformed to better address the shortage of rental housing affordable to the lowest-income households.
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State Level Partners
NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer
Kenza Idrissi Janati
State PartnersFlorida Housing Coalition, Inc.
1311 N. Paul Russell Road, B-201
Tallahassee, FL 32301
P 850-878-4219
F 850-942-6312
www.flhousing.orgAshon Nesbitt
President
[email protected]Florida Supportive Housing Coalition
P.O. Box 11242
Tallahassee, FL 32302
https://fshc.orgStephanie Sutton
Executive Director
[email protected]Become an NLIHC State Partner
NLIHC’s affiliation with our state coalition partners is central to our advocacy efforts. Although our partners' involvement varies, they are all housing and homeless advocacy organizations engaged at the state and federal level. Many are traditional coalitions with a range of members; others are local organizations that serve more informally as NLIHC's point of contact.
Inquire about becoming a state partner by contacting [email protected]
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Housing Trust FundHTF Implementation Information
NLIHC continues working with leaders in each state and the District of Columbia who will mobilize advocates in support of HTF allocation plans that benefit ELI renters to the greatest extent possible. Please contact the point person coordinating with NLIHC in your state (below) to find out about the public participation process and how you can be involved.
Current Year HTF Allocation$37,274,870
HTF State Resources2020
Request for Applications, modified December 6, 2019 (PDF)
2019
Request for Applications, modified October 19, 2019 (PDF)
2018
Request for Applications, modified November 19, 2018 (PDF)
2017
Proposed HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
RFA for SAIL Financing, including 2017 NHTF (PDF)
(Reflecting 9-13-17 and 9-15-17 and 10-3-17 Modifications)2016
HUD-Approved 2016 Allocation Plan (PDF)
June 2016 Proposed Allocation Plan (PDF)
Draft Allocation Plan by Florida Housing Finance Commission dated April 21, 2016 (PDF)
Florida Housing Coalition comments submitted on March 28 (PDF)
Florida Legal Services Housing Umbrella Group comments submitted on May 26 (PDF)
State Designated EntityState Entity Webpage
Florida Housing Finance CorporationOfficial Directly Involved with HTF ImplementationBill Aldinger
Director of Policy and Special Programs
850.488.4197
[email protected]Zach Summerlin
Assistant Policy Director
850-488-4197
[email protected]NHTF-specific Pages
National Housing Trust Fund
Competitive Application Process
Annual Action Plans -
ResourcesResources
Housing Profiles
State Housing Profile
State Housing Profile: Florida (PDF)
Congressional District Housing Profile
Congressional District Profile: Florida (PDF)
Research and Data
National Housing Preservation Database
The National Housing Preservation Database is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the United States.
Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing
Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. In Florida and Nationwide
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes
The Gap represents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. In Florida and Nationwide
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