Community Housing Profile
Genesee County Occupied
Own Built Before 1950
137,479 Units
126,198 Families
Housing Conditions 84.8% Sound Housing Condition 6.5% Minor Repairs Needed
1950 1979
Vacant
Rent
1980 - After 1999 2000
Families Struggling to Afford Basic Needs*
Above ALICE ALICE
Poverty
5.4% Moderate Repairs Needed 1.8% Substantial Repairs Needed 1.4% Dilapidated
Monthly Housing Cost by Percent of Households
87% of Neighborhoods with positive
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Income Spent Under 20%
79% of Sidewalks in need of repair
40% of Lots/Driveways in need of repair
20% 29.9% Over 30%
Sources: U.S. Census American Community Survey Data, GCMPC 2018 Housing Conditions Survey (Based on random sample size of housing; City of Flint not included), and *2017 United Way ALICE Report (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, are households that earn more than the U.S. poverty level, but less than the basic cost of living in Genesee County. Combined, the number of poverty and ALICE households equals the total population struggling to afford basic needs.)