LIHTC Units by Area Racial/Ethnic Composition, NYC Region 1998-2007

Total LIHTC Units

Non-Hispanic            
White                    
Population in            Low-Income Housing Units     
Census Tract             #              %
>80%                        3,939        7.5%
50-80%                    7,958        15.2%
20-50%                    6,171        11.8%
<20%                      34,178        65.4%   
TOTAL                   52,246        100%

               
NYC vs. Suburbs
           
Non-Hispanic                 
White                         Low-Income Housing Units
Population in             NYC Units        Suburban Units
Census Tract              #       %               #            %
>80%                         572    1.5%         3,367      25.4%       
50-80%                   4,150    10.6%       3,808      28.8%
20-50%                   3,389    8.7%         2,782      21.0%       
<20%                     30,900   79.2%       3,278      24.8%     
TOTAL                   39,011   100%       13,235    100%


Family vs. Elderly

Non-Hispanic      
White                      Low-Income Housing Units (Suburbs Only)
Population in          Family Units       Elderly Units   
Census Tract          #          %              #            %
>80%                      618      9.1%         2,749     42.6%   
50-80%                  1,824    26.9%       1,984    30.7%   
20-50%                  1,923    28.4%       859       13.3%
<20%                     2,411    35.6%       867       13.4%     
TOTAL                   6,776    100%        6,459    100%

Source: Fair Housing Justice Center (2013). Choice Constrained, Segregation Maintained: Using Federal Tax Credits to Provide Affordable Housing. Figures 15-19 Location of LIHTC Units by Area Racial/ Ethnic Composition. Retrieved from: http://tinyurl.com/kb2z8p4