U.S. citizens with a professional degree had the highest median household income in 2023, at 172,100 U.S. dollars. In comparison, those with less than a 9th grade education made significantly less money, at 35,690 U.S. dollars. Household income The median household income in the United States has fluctuated since 1990, but rose to around 70,000 U.S. dollars in 2021. Maryland had the highest median household income in the United States in 2021. Maryland’s high levels of wealth is due to several reasons, and includes the state's proximity to the nation's capital. Household income and ethnicity The median income of white non-Hispanic households in the United States had been on the rise since 1990, but declining since 2019. While income has also been on the rise, the median income of Hispanic households was much lower than those of white, non-Hispanic private households. However, the median income of Black households is even lower than Hispanic households. Income inequality is a problem without an easy solution in the United States, especially since ethnicity is a contributing factor. Systemic racism contributes to the non-White population suffering from income inequality, which causes the opportunity for growth to stagnate.

Low income cut-offs (LICOs) before and after tax by community size and family size, in current dollars, annual.

A Home for Everyone is the City of Boise’s (city) initiative to address needs in the community by supporting the development and preservation of housing affordable to residents on Boise budgets. A Home for Everyone has three core goals: produce new homes affordable at 60% of area median income, create permanent supportive housing for households experiencing homelessness, and preserve home affordable at 80% of area median income. This dataset includes information about all homes that count toward the city’s Home for Everyone goals.

While the “produce affordable housing” and “create permanent supportive housing” goals are focused on supporting the development of new housing, the preservation goal is focused on maintaining existing housing affordable. As a result, many of the data fields related to new development are not relevant to preservation projects. For example, zoning incentives are only applicable to new construction projects.

Data may be unavailable for some projects and details are subject to change until construction is complete. Addresses are excluded for projects with fewer than five homes for privacy reasons.

The dataset includes details on the number of “homes”. We use the word "home" to refer to any single unit of housing regardless of size, type, or whether it is rented or owned. For example, a building with 40 apartments counts as 40 homes, and a single detached house counts as one home.

The dataset includes details about the phase of each project when a project involves constructing new housing. The process for building a new development is as follows: First, one must receive approval from the city’s Planning Division, which is also known as being “entitled.” Next, one must apply for and receive a permit from the city’s Building Division before beginning construction. Finally, once construction is complete and all city inspections have been passed, the building can be occupied.

To contribute to a city goal, homes must meet affordability requirements based on a standard called area median income. The city considers housing affordable if is targeted to households earning at or below 80% of the area median income. For a three-person household in Boise, that equates to an annual income of $60,650 and monthly housing cost of $1,516. Deeply affordable housing sets the income limit at 60% of area median income, or even 30% of area median income. See Boise Income Guidelines for more details.Project Name – The name of each project. If a row is related to the Home Improvement Loan program, that row aggregates data for all homes that received a loan in that quarter or year. Primary Address – The primary address for the development. Some developments encompass multiple addresses.Project Address(es) – Includes all addresses that are included as part of the development project.Parcel Number(s) – The identification code for all parcels of land included in the development.Acreage – The number of acres for the parcel(s) included in the project.Planning Permit Number – The identification code for all permits the development has received from the Planning Division for the City of Boise. The number and types of permits required vary based on the location and type of development.Date Entitled – The date a development was approved by the City’s Planning Division.Building Permit Number – The identification code for all permits the development has received from the city’s Building Division.Date Building Permit Issued – Building permits are required to begin construction on a development.Date Final Certificate of Occupancy Issued – A certificate of occupancy is the final approval by the city for a development, once construction is complete. Not all developments require a certificate of occupancy.Studio – The number of homes in the development that are classified as a studio. A studio is typically defined as a home in which there is no separate bedroom. A single room serves as both a bedroom and a living room.1-Bedroom – The number of homes in a development that have exactly one bedroom.2-Bedroom – The number of homes in a development that have exactly two bedrooms.3-Bedroom – The number of homes in a development that have exactly three bedrooms.4+ Bedroom – The number of homes in a development that have four or more bedrooms.# of Total Project Units – The total number of homes in the development.# of units toward goals – The number of homes in a development that contribute to either the city’s goal to produce housing affordable at or under 60% of area median income, or the city’s goal to create permanent supportive housing for households experiencing homelessness. Rent at or under 60% AMI - The number of homes in a development that are required to be rented at or below 60% of area median income. See the description of the dataset above for an explanation of area median income or see Boise Income Guidelines for more details. Boise defines a home as “affordable” if it is rented or sold at or below 80% of area median income.Rent 61-80% AMI – The number of homes in a development that are required to be rented at between 61% and 80% of area median income. See the description of the dataset above for an explanation of area median income or see Boise Income Guidelines for more details. Boise defines a home as “affordable” if it is rented or sold at or below 80% of area median income.Rent 81-120% AMI - The number of homes in a development that are required to be rented at between 81% and 120% of area median income. See the description of the dataset above for an explanation of area median income or see Boise Income Guidelines for more details.Own at or under 60% AMI - The number of homes in a development that are required to be sold at or below 60% of area median income. See the description of the dataset above for an explanation of area median income or see Boise Income Guidelines for more details. Boise defines a home as “affordable” if it is rented or sold at or below 80% of area median income.

Note: This dataset as of March 14th, 2025, now contains data on all 12 data elements. The only outstanding data is 2SLGBTQ+ households in table "Data_Element_ 3" which will be updated once the to-be-received custom census order has been provided to us. Any further updates will be noted below.

Update 1 (March 14, 2025): Tables "Data_Element_1a" and "...1b" have been updated to exclude some non-rail rapid transit stops that were erroneous included, notably in Winnipeg.

For more information, please visit HART.ubc.ca.

Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART)

This database was created to accompany the dashboard on HART's website called the "Federal Housing Needs Assessment Template." URL: https://hart.ubc.ca/federal-hna-template/.

This dashboard presents housing-related data to help communities complete the Housing Needs Assessment template requested by the Government of Canada as a requirement for certain funding applications. For more information on that template, please visit the Government of Canada's website (https://housing-infrastructure.canada.ca/housing-logement/hna-ebml/template-modele-eng.html).

This dataset represents the underlying data used to populate HART's dashboard. The data contains some public and custom data from Canada's Census of Population (author: Statistics Canada), public data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) regarding it's Rental Market Survey as well as it's Starts and Completions Survey, private data from the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada, and data created by Licker Geospatial Consulting Co. specifically for this dashboard. Due to the variety of sources, the dataset is not complete for every CSD.

The full list of data elements, their sources, and any methodological considerations can be found in the attached file "Federal-HNA-Template-Methodology.pdf".

The other attached files have been named to correspond with the Data Elements listed in the methodology document on page 2. Each file contains data on all available geographies. Some files will have a letter after he number (i.e. "1a" and "1b") if there was more than one data table associated with a given data element. Some data will not be available until March 14, 2025, namely elements 3, 5, and 11.

Data Elements:

1. Counts and percentages of households within 800m and 200m of rail/light-rail transit station (applies only to municipalities with 2021 population of 30,000+, excluding BC and Quebec) (HICC Section 3.1.1)
2. Changes to headship rates 2016-2021 & Household Suppression by age of Primary household maintainer following the Province of British Columbia’s HNR methodology (HICC Section 3.3)
3. (Part 2, March 14) Provide priority groups by core housing need status (Youth age 18-29, 2SLGBTQ+, People dealing with mental health and addictions issues, Veterans) (HICC Section 4.1)
4. Number of secondary rental units (HICC Section 5.2.1)
5. (Part 2, March 14) The number of affordable units for low and very low-income households built, and the number lost (HICC Section 5.3)
6. Change in Average rents (HICC Section 5.4)
7. Change in Vacancy rates (HICC Section 5.5)
8. Changes in core housing need over time in both tenant and owner-occupied households (HICC Section 5.6)
9. Number of housing units that are subsidized (HICC Section 5.7.1)
10. Number of housing units that are below market rent in the private market (HICC Section 5.7.1)
11. (Part 2, March 14th) Number of co-operative housing units (HICC Section 5.7.1)
12. Housing starts by structural type and tenure (HICC Section 5.9.2)

Each "Data_Element_#" file has the geography indicated as a 7-digit geocode (e.g. 1001101). This geocode is drawn from Statistics Canada's Standard Geographical Classification (SCG) which provides standard names and codes for the geographical regions of Canada.

Each geocode may have multiple rows of data. For example, in the file Data_Element_6 each geography has three rows:

1. % Change in Avg Rent,
2. Avg Monthly Rent, and
3. Change in Avg Rent.

(2025)