Wyoming

  • State Data Overview

    Across Wyoming, 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

    Wyoming

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    Key Facts

    • 17,828 OR 24%

      Renter households that are extremely low-income

    • -12,017

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

    • $30,000

      Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household

    • $43,173

      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).
    • 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
    Teton County $31.79
    Niobrara County $22.81
    Cheyenne MSA $22.58
    Sheridan County $21.71
    Johnson County $21.44
    Common Occupations Median Hourly Wage
    Nursing Assistants $19.35
    Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $17.81
    Retail Salespersons $16.96
    Home Health and Personal Care Aides $16.40
    Fast Food and Counter Workers $13.77

    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

    There is currently no State Partner in this state. Learn more about becoming a State Partner here.

    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. 

    Current Year HTF Allocation

    $2,919,921

    See Allocation Amount for Prior Year

    HTF State Resources

    2020

    Affordable Housing Allocation Plan, see especially Attachment “I”, starting on page 167  (PDF)

    2019

    Draft Annual Action Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on page 64 (PDF)

    2017

    HTF Description in 2018 QAP (PDF)

    2018 QAP with HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2016

    Wyoming 2016 NHTF Annual Action Plan Amendment (PDF)

    Undated Allocation Plan information in revisions to Annual Action Plan (PDF)

    2016 Qualified Allocation Plan with NHTF Additions (PDF)

    Webinar slides from August 4, 2016 public hearing (PPTX)

    HTF Model Allocation Plan (PDF)

    State Designated Entity

    State Entity Webpage 
    Wyoming Community Development Authority

    Official Directly Involved with HTF Implementation

    Grace Torres 
    Housing Development Officer
    307-233-0061
    [email protected]

    Tammy Krei
    Director of Housing and Neighborhood Development
    [email protected]

    NHTF-specific Page 
    Housing & Neighborhood Development

    Learn More About HTF

  • Resources
    Resources

    Housing Profiles

    State Housing Profile

    State Housing Profile: Wyoming (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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming and Nationwide

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