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State Data Overview
Across Nebraska, 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
Nebraska
Key Facts
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61,498 OR 22%
Renter households that are extremely low-income
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-38,344
Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low-income renters
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$30,790
Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household
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$48,001
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:
- 50 hours per week or 1.3 full-time jobs to afford a 1-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
- 62 hours per week or 1.5 full-time jobs to afford a 2-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
Most Expensive Areas 2-Bedroom Housing Wage Omaha-Council Bluffs HMFA $26.31 Hall County HMFA $23.37 Sioux City MSA $22.19 Lincoln HMFA $21.94 Dodge County $21.73 Common Occupations Median Hourly Wage Nursing Assistants $19.77 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $17.86 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $17.74 Retail Salespersons $15.75 Fast Food and Counter Workers $14.33 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
Thaddaeus Elliott
State PartnersNebraska Housing Developers Association
3883 Normal Boulevard
#102
Lincoln, NE 68506
P (402) 435-0315
F (402) 435-0331
www.housingdevelopers.orgAmber Marker, Executive Director
[email protected]Carol Bodeen, Director of Policy & Outreach
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. Email Brooke Schipporeit with any questions.
Current Year HTF Allocation$3,076,650
HTF State Resources2020
2019
State media release (June 25, 2020) announces 2019 HTF awards (PDF)
Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on page 197 (PDF)
2018
Proposed 2018 Annual Action Plan with HTF information clustered on pages 92-97 and 164-178 (PDF)
HTF Application Guidelines for CoC and Special Needs (PDF)
HTF Application Instructions (PDF)
Final 2018 Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on page 187 and 478 (PDF)
2017
HTF Application Guidelines for CoC and Special Needs (PDF)
HTF Application Instructions (PDF)
Proposed 2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Proposed 2017 HTF Allocation Plan in Draft Action Plan (PDF)
Proposed Annual Action Plan (PDF)
2016
HUD-Approved HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
December 2016 version of HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Final National Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Allocation Plan, August 17, 2016 (PDF)
State Designated EntityOfficial Directly Involved with HTF ImplementationMechele Grimes
Housing Specialist
402-309-4536
[email protected]Lynn Kohout
Director of Housing and Field Operations
Department of Economic Development
402-440-2599
[email protected]NHTF-specific Pages
National Housing Trust Fund
Plans and Reports
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority
Applying for CRANE Funds -
ResourcesResources
Housing Profiles
State Housing Profile
State Housing Profile: Nebraska (PDF)
Congressional District Housing Profile
Congressional District Profile: Nebraska (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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska and Nationwide
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