Issues: Housing

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Average Cost of Rent or Home Ownership Compared to Median Family Income The percent of monthly income spent on housing as figured by median family income (divided by 12 months) compared to median monthly rent or mortgage cost. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Rent	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	21.5%	12.5%	11.6%	11.5%	11.7%
	Black	31.5%	18.4%	19.8%	20.2%	19.8%
	White	20.0%	12.0%	11.2%	10.7%	11.0%
	Mortgage	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	22.0%	19.0%	17.7%	18.2%	18.3%
	Black	32.2%	27.9%	30.1%	32.0%	31.1%
	White	20.4%	18.2%	17.0%	17.0%	17.4%
2017 - 2021
	Rent	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	23.5%	13.6%	12.7%	12.7%	12.7%
	Black	34.6%	20.2%	19.9%	17.7%	20.1%
	White	21.9%	13.1%	12.3%	11.9%	12.0%
	Mortgage	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	23.9%	20.7%	19.4%	20.1%	20.0%
	Black	35.3%	30.7%	30.3%	28.1%	31.5%
	White	22.3%	19.8%	18.7%	18.9%	18.9%
2016 - 2020
	Rent	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	16.4%	13.9%	13.2%	13.1%	13.3%
	Black	24.3%	20.5%	23.4%	23.6%	24.0%
	White	15.4%	13.2%	12.6%	12.2%	12.4%
	Mortgage	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	24.3%	21.2%	21.0%	22.0%	22.0%
	Black	36.0%	31.4%	37.3%	39.4%	38.1%
	White	22.8%	20.2%	20.0%	20.4%	20.2%
Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Median Family income. United States Census [Table B19113]. United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Selected Housing Characteristics. United States Census [Table DP04]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Average Cost of Rent or Home Ownership Compared to Median Family Income. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4929
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Functional Zero Level of Unsheltered Homelessness This indicator utilizes data from the Missouri Balance of State Continuum of Care annual Point in Time Count and Housing Inventory Count. A functional zero level of unsheltered homelessness is achieved when the number of shelter beds is equal to or greater than the number of unsheltered persons. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	Boone County
2023
	Total	-
	Number of Persons Experiencing Homelessness	270.00
	Number of Shelter Beds	298.00
	Capacity	28.00
2019
	Total	-
	Number of Persons Experiencing Homelessness	268.00
	Number of Shelter Beds	267.00
	Capacity	-1.00
Suggested citation: Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, Division of Human Services. 2024. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Functional Zero Level of Unsheltered Homelessness.
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Homelessness The Missouri Balance of State (BoS) CoC conducts a Point-in-Time Count throughout its 101 county geographic area each year as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The count helps Missourians monitor trends in the homeless population and increases public awareness of homelessness. The unsheltered Point in Time Count was not conducted nationally in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	Boone County
2023
	Total	270.00
	Sheltered	204.00
	Unsheltered	66.00
2022
	Total	336.00
	Sheltered	281.00
	Unsheltered	55.00
2020
	Total	237.00
	Sheltered	191.00
	Unsheltered	46.00
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Suggested citation: Missouri Balance of State Continuum of Care. A Report of Sheltered and Unsheltered Point-in-Time Count of Homelessness. Missouri Balance of State. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Homelessness. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4897
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Houses Built Before 1950 Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
2018 - 2022	Total	16.6% 23,481,116.0	18.0% 503,191.0	7.0% 5,598.0	7.2% 3,946.0	6.6% 4,434.0
2017 - 2021
2017 - 2021	Total	16.9% 23,689,372.0	18.1% 504,942.0	7.3% 5,791.0	7.6% 4,096.0	6.9% 4,636.0
2016 - 2020
2016 - 2020	Total	17.2% 23,842,900.0	18.5% 520,221.0	7.5% 5,855.0	7.9% 4,264.0	7.2% 4,769.0
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Year Structure Built. United States Census [Table B25034]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Houses Built Before 1950. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4783 Houses Built Before 1950 Percent Suggested citation: Missouri Census Data Center. American Community Survey profile H3. Year Structure Built. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Houses Built Before 1950. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4783
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Housing Units Lacking Plumbing Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
2018 - 2022	Total	0.4% 486,881.0	0.4% 9,724.0	0.3% 248.0	0.2% 92.0	0.2% 122.0
2017 - 2021
2017 - 2021	Total	0.4% 474,563.0	0.4% 9,692.0	0.3% 225.0	0.2% 96.0	0.2% 113.0
2016 - 2020
2016 - 2020	Total	0.4% 460,275.0	0.4% 9,883.0	0.1% 81.0	0.1% 64.0	0.1% 66.0
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Tenure by Plumbing Facilities. United States Census [Table B25049]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Housing Units Lacking Plumbing. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4787 Housing Units Lacking Plumbing Percent Suggested citation: Missouri Census Data Center. American Community Survey profile H7. Selected Housing Units. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Housing Units Lacking Plumbing. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=478
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Occupied Housing Units: Owner- and Renter-Occupied The number and percent of occupied housing units which are owned and rented. Owner-occupied housing indicates more stable neighborhoods than places with high levels of renter-occupied housing. Columbia and Boone County have relatively high rates of renters because of the high student populations. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Total	89.2% 125,736,353.0	88.0% 2,458,324.0	92.6% 74,269.0	92.8% 50,948.0	92.7% 62,383.0
	Renter-Occupied	35.2% 44,238,593.0	32.4% 796,470.0	42.4% 31,516.0	51.2% 26,062.0	46.3% 28,854.0
	Owner-Occupied	64.8% 81,497,760.0	67.6% 1,661,854.0	57.6% 42,753.0	48.8% 24,886.0	53.7% 33,529.0
2017 - 2021
	Total	88.8% 139,647,024.0	87.5% 2,433,819.0	92.2% 73,113.0	92.0% 49,666.0	92.1% 61,404.0
	Renter-Occupied	35.4% 43,858,832.0	32.4% 788,386.0	41.9% 30,599.0	50.5% 25,106.0	45.7% 28,056.0
	Owner-Occupied	64.6% 80,152,160.0	67.6% 1,645,433.0	58.1% 42,514.0	49.5% 24,560.0	54.3% 33,348.0
2016 - 2020
	Total	88.4% 122,354,216.0	87.0% 2,440,212.0	91.8% 71,919.0	91.9% 49,371.0	91.6% 60,703.0
	Renter-Occupied	35.6% 43,552,844.0	32.9% 802,838.0	44.0% 31,631.0	52.6% 25,961.0	48.1% 29,205.0
	Owner-Occupied	64.4% 78,801,376.0	67.1% 1,637,374.0	56.0% 40,288.0	47.4% 23,410.0	51.9% 31,498.0
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Tenure. United States Census [Table B25003]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Housing Units: Owner-and Renter-Occupied.http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4786 Occupied Housing Units: Renter and Owner-Occupied Percent Suggested citation: Missouri Census Data Center. American Community Survey profile H1. Housing and Occupancy Tenure. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Owner-and Renter-Occupied. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4786
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Households Spending Over 30% Income on Housing (Adjusted) This indicator represents adjusted housing cost burden for total households, as well as specific numbers for those that rent or own. Households that own include those with and without mortgages. Households with missing values for housing cost or income have been removed from the analysis, resulting in ADJUSTED Housing Cost Burden. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Total	31.4% 121,996,295.0	25.9% 2,383,290.0	30.1% 72,602.0	34.2% 49,746.0	32.0% 61,020.0
	Rent	49.9% 41,167,877.0	45.2% 733,379.0	50.4% 30,133.0	52.5% 24,977.0	51.3% 27,660.0
	Own	22.0% 80,828,418.0	17.4% 1,649,911.0	15.7% 42,469.0	15.7% 24,769.0	16.1% 33,360.0
2017 - 2021
	Total	31.3% 120,317,267.0	25.8% 2,360,352.0	30.1% 71,586.0	34.2% 48,512.0	32.2% 60,107.0
	Rent	49.4% 40,811,805.0	44.8% 726,672.0	50.7% 29,365.0	52.8% 24,181.0	51.6% 27,013.0
	Own	22.0% 79,505,462.0	17.3% 1,633,680.0	15.8% 24,181.0	15.6% 24,331.0	16.3% 33,094.0
2016 - 2020
	Total	31.3% 118,657,095.0	25.8% 2,364,524.0	29.8% 70,235.0	34.6% 48,111.0	32.0% 59,247.0
	Rent	49.1% 40,484,226.0	44.5% 738,478.0	49.7% 30,171.0	53.4% 24,892.0	50.8% 27,964.0
	Own	22.1% 78,172,869.0	17.4% 1,626,046.0	14.8% 40,064.0	14.5% 23,219.0	15.3% 31,283.0
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Gross Rent as a Percent of Household Income in the Past 12 Months. Calculated from the United States Census [Tables B25070 & B25091]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Households Spending Over 30% of Income (Adjusted). http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4785
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Households Spending Over 30% Income on Housing (Non-Adjusted) This indicator includes housing cost burden for total households, as well as specific numbers for those that rent or own. Households that own include those with and without mortgages. The total household figure (denominator) includes all households, including those for which the housing cost burden is unknown. An adjusted figure is available which excludes households with missing values. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Total	30.5% 38,363,931.0	25.2% 618,323.0	29.4% 21,867.0	33.3% 16,990.0	31.3% 19,544.0
	Rent	46.4% 20,547,938.0	41.6% 331,537.0	48.2% 15,182.0	50.3% 13,109.0	49.2% 14,187.0
	Own	21.9% 17,815,993.0	17.3% 286,786.0	15.6% 6,685.0	15.6% 3,881.0	16.0% 5,357.0
2017 - 2021
	Total	30.3% 37,625,113.0	25.0% 608,095.0	29.5% 21,564.0	33.4% 16,565.0	31.5% 19,352.0
	Rent	46.0% 20,169,402.0	41.3% 325,273.0	48.6% 14,879.0	50.9% 12,767.0	49.7% 13,949.0
	Own	21.8% 17,455,711.0	17.2% 282,822.0	15.7% 6,685.0	15.5% 3,798.0	16.2% 5,403.0
2016 - 2020
	Total	30.4% 37,128,748.0	25.0% 610,831.0	29.1% 20,908.0	33.8% 16,662.0	31.3% 18,986.0
	Rent	45.7% 19,886,052.0	40.9% 328,688.0	47.4% 14,984.0	51.3% 13,304.0	48.6% 14,205.0
	Own	21.9% 17,242,696.0	17.2% 282,143.0	14.7% 5,924.0	14.3% 3,358.0	15.2% 4,781.0
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Gross Rent as a Percent of Household Income in the Past 12 Months. Calculated from the United States Census [Tables B25070 & B25091]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard indicator as Households Spending Over 30% of Income (Non-Adjusted). http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4784
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Issues: Housing

Average Cost of Rent or Home Ownership Compared to Median Family Income

Functional Zero Level of Unsheltered Homelessness

Homelessness

Houses Built Before 1950

Housing Units Lacking Plumbing

Occupied Housing Units: Owner- and Renter-Occupied

Households Spending Over 30% Income on Housing (Adjusted)

Households Spending Over 30% Income on Housing (Non-Adjusted)