Nevada

  • State Data Overview

    Across Nevada, 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

    Nevada

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    Key Facts

    • 92,484 OR 19%

      Renter households that are extremely low-income

    • -78,121

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

    • $30,080

      Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household

    • $69,329

      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:

    • 93 hours per week or 2.3 full-time jobs to afford a 1-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
    • 111 hours per week or 2.8 full-time jobs to afford a 2-bedroom apartment at Fair Market Rent (FMR).
    Most Expensive Areas 2-Bedroom Housing Wage
    Reno HMFA $35.96
    Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas MSA $33.37
    Douglas County $30.87
    Carson City MSA $29.73
    Elko County $29.42
    Common Occupations Median Hourly Wage
    Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $18.98
    Retail Salespersons $16.90
    Home Health and Personal Care Aides $16.64
    Fast Food and Counter Workers $15.79

    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

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    Kenza Idrissi Janati

    [email protected]
    202.662.1530 x817

    State Partners

    Nevada Housing Coalition
    P.O. Box 97801,

    Las Vegas, NV 89193-7801

    P: 725-310-2689
    https://nvhousingcoalition.org/
    Maurice Page, Executive Director
    [email protected]

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    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. Email Brooke Schipporeit with any questions.

    Current Year HTF Allocation

    $7,462,633

    See Allocation Amount for Prior Year

    HTF State Resources

    2018

    2018 HTF Allocation Plan, revised (PDF)

    2017

    2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)

    2016

    HUD-Approved 2016 Allocation Plan (PDF)

    Draft Allocation Plan (PDF)

    HTF Model Allocation Plan (PDF)

    State Designated Entity

    Nevada Housing Division

    Official Directly Involved with HTF Implementation

    Juawana Grant
    Deputy Administrator of Programs Nevada Housing Division
    702-486-5946
    [email protected]
     

    Chelsea Heath
    State/Federal HUD Grant Supervisor
    775-687-2226
    [email protected]
     

    Jazzmine Betancourt
    Grants & Projects Analyst III
    775-687-2231
    [email protected]

    NHTF-specific Page 
    National Housing Trust Fund

    Learn More About HTF

  • Resources
    Resources

    Housing Profiles

    State Housing Profile

    State Housing Profile: Nevada (PDF)

    Congressional District Housing Profile

    Congressional District Profile: Nevada (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 Nevada 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 Nevada and Nationwide

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