North Dakota

  • State Data Overview

    Across North Dakota, 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

    North Dakota

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    Key Facts

    • 32,592 OR 24%

      Renter households that are extremely low-income

    • -15,274

      Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low-income renters

    • $31,830

      Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household

    • $43,520

      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:

    • 96 hours per week or 2.4 full-time jobs to afford a 1-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
    • 115 hours per week or 2.9 full-time jobs to afford a 2-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
    Most Expensive Areas 2-Bedroom Housing Wage
    Divide County $29.50
    McKenzie County $26.04
    Williams County $23.00
    Bismarck MSA $22.60
    Ward County HMFA $22.40
    Common Occupations Median Hourly Wage
    Nursing Assistants $22.64
    Home Health and Personal Care Aides $19.49
    Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $18.66
    Retail Salespersons $17.81
    Fast Food and Counter Workers $14.86

    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.
  • State Level Partners

    NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer

    Thaddaeus Elliott

    Thaddaeus Elliott

    [email protected] 
    202.662.1530 x250


     

    State Partners

    North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People
    PO Box 14881
    Grand Forks, North Dakota 58208
    701-428-2481

    Sue Shirek, Chair
    [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 Fund
    HTF 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 Thaddaeus Elliott with any questions.

    Current Year HTF Allocation

    $2,982,433

    See Allocation Amount for Prior Year

    HTF State Resources

    2020

    Draft HTF Allocation Plan (PDF) 

    2019

    Draft 2019 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2019 HTF Project List (PDF)

    2018

    2018 HTF Project Award List (PDF)

    Draft 2018 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2017

    2017 HTF Project Award List (PDF)

    2017 HTF Allocation Plan 10/5 (PDF)  

    Draft 2017 HTF Allocation Plan 6/19 (PDF)

    Draft 2017 HTF Allocation Plan 3/27 (PDF)

    Applications Due by September 29, 2017 (PDF) 

    2016

    2016 HTF Project Award List (PDF)

    HUD Approved HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    List of applications for 2016 HTF funds (PDF)

    Draft HTF Allocation Plan by North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (PDF)

    HTF Model Allocation Plan (PDF)

    State Designated Entity

    State Entity Webpage 
    North Dakota Housing Finance Agency

    Official Directly Involved with HTF Implementation

    Jennifer Henderson 
    Community Housing and Grants Management Director 
    701-328-8085 
    [email protected]

    Joseph Fink
    [email protected]

    NHTF-specific pages 
    Housing Trust Fund 
    Annual Action Plan

    Learn More About HTF

  • Resources
    Resources

    Housing Profiles

    State Housing Profile

    State Housing Profile: North Dakota (PDF)

    Congressional District Housing Profile

    See State Housing Profile (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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota and Nationwide

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