In the Fall of 2018, the City of Miami signed a much anticipated agreement with Florida International University’s Metropolitan Center to commission the preparation and drafting of a comprehensive City of Miami Affordable Housing Master Plan. Since then, the Center’s researchers have been analyzing the most recently issued U.S. Census data for all City census tracts as they work on this important document. The overarching goal of the Plan is to quantify the City’s current housing landscape, and then outline specific, data-driven strategies that can help City leaders tackle the affordable housing shortage in the coming years.
The Department of Housing & Community Development worked with the Connect Capital initiative to hold public meetings in different City neighborhoods in the Spring of 2019, to discuss the data findings and gather feedback from residents.
In September 2019, the City of Miami and the FIU Jorge M. Pérez Metropolitan Center invited residents to two community Open Houses as work on the City’s Affordable Housing Master Plan draft wrapped up. These two sessions helped gather input from City residents on a menu of possible strategies that could help the City tackle the affordable housing shortage.
Ultimately, a workshop was held at City Hall on Jan. 8, 2020 for the City Commission and general public, to further discuss ideas proposed by FIU and gather additional feedback. The draft plant was presented to the City Commission during their Jan. 23, 2020 Commission meeting. Via City Resolution 20-0031, the City Commission accepted the Study (Needs Assessment & Technical Compendium dated May 2019), subject to the FIU Metropolitan Center: (i) sharing its documentation on which the Study was based and (ii) explaining its methodology in obtaining and calculating the data found in the Study, including but not limited to the methodology used to determine the needs, estimates, and projections found in the Study regarding the City and district-specific data. Please refer to the resolution for further details.
Resident Engagement Presentation
Resident Engagement Presentation(PDF, 2MB)
District 1 Infographic
Why care about affordable housing?
- Affordable Housing Challenges – Renters 74% Owners 26%
- Nearly 4,500 Rental Units Are Needed to Meet the Demand of Low and Moderate Income Renters
- Nearly 7 In 10 Renters in District 1 Are Cost-Burdened
- 37% Of Renters Spend More Than 50% of Their Income on Housing
- 23% Of Owners Spend More Than 50% of Their Income on Housing
- Nearly 5 in 10 Home Owners in District 1 Are Cost-Burdened
- Nearly 4,200 homes Are Needed to Meet the Demand of Low & Moderate Income Owners
- Nearly 8 In 10 Homes Are Unaffordable to Low & Moderate Income Owners
- Nearly 9 In 10 Rental Units Are Unaffordable to Low & Moderate Income Renters
What does this mean for a resident?
Lack of Disposable Income leads to:
- Cost-Burdened Households Make Difficult Choices Between Food, Medical Bills, Utilities & Other Non-Housing Expenses
- Renters Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck and Could Be One Emergency Away from Homelessness
- Shrinking Contributions to Savings, Investment Opportunities, And Retirements Accounts
- Reduction of Community Economic Vitality, Making an Area Unattractive for Potential Employees/Employers and Challenging for Employees/Employers Retainment
Demographics
- Total number of residents: 85,146
- Below poverty level:
Children: 40%
Workforce: 26%
Seniors: 38%
- A Typical Resident Is Employed in Service, Sale & Office Industries with Average Annual Earnings ranging from $21,600 to $32,400
- Race
White (81%)
Black/African American (11%)
American Indian (0.3%)
Asian (0.5%)
Native Hawaiian (0.1%)
Some other race (6%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Hispanic or Latino (90%)
Source: FIU Metropolitan Center
The following Infographics were issued at Community Meetings – April 2019.
Why care about affordable housing?
- Affordable Housing Challenges – Renters 63% Owners 37%
- Nearly 5,000 Rental Units Are Needed to Meet the Demand of Renters of All Income Levels (Extremely Low - Low Incomes)
- Nearly 5 In 10 Renters in District 2 Are Cost-Burdened
- 26% Of Renters Spend More Than 50% Their Income on Housing
- 18% Of Owners Spend More Than 50% Their Income on Housing
- Nearly 3 in 10 Home Owners in District 2 Are Cost-Burdened
- Nearly 610 homes are Needed to Meet the Demand of Low & Moderate Income Owners
- Nearly 2 In 10 Homes Are Unaffordable to Low & Moderate Income Owners
- Nearly 2 In 10 Rental Units Are Unaffordable to Low and Moderate Income Renters
What does this mean for a resident?
Lack of Disposable Income leads to:
- Cost-Burdened Households Make Difficult Choices Between Food, Medical Bills, Utilities & Other Non-Housing Expenses
- Renters Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck and Could Be One Emergency Away from Homelessness
- Shrinking Contributions to Savings, Investment Opportunities, And Retirements Accounts
- Reduction of Community Economic Vitality, Making an Area Unattractive for Potential Employees/Employers and Challenging for Employees/Employers Retainment
Demographics
- Total number of residents: 81,335
- Below poverty level:
Children: 18%
Workforce: 15%
Seniors: 18%
- A Typical Resident Is Employed in Management, Sales & Office Industries with Average Annual Earnings ranging from $24,500 to $121,600
- Race
White (82%)
Black/African American (10%)
American Indian (0.2%)
Asian (2.4%)
Native Hawaiian (0%)
Some other race (3.2%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
The following Infographics were issued at Community Meetings – April 2019.
Why care about affordable housing?
- Affordable Housing Challenges – Renters 83% Owners 17%
- Nearly 8,400 Rental Units Are Needed to Meet the Demand of Renters of All Income Levels (Extremely Low - Moderate Incomes)
- Nearly 7 In 10 Renters in District 3 Are Cost-Burdened
- 38% Of Renters Spend More Than 50% Their Income on Housing
- 21% Of Owners Spend More Than 50% Their Income on Housing
- Nearly 4 in 10 Home Owners in District 3 Are Cost-Burdened
- Nearly 600 homes Are Needed to Meet the Demand of Low & Moderate
- Nearly 5 In 10 Homes Are Unaffordable to Low & Moderate Income
- Nearly 6 In 10 Rental Units Are Unaffordable to Low Income Renters
What does this mean for a resident?
Lack of Disposable Income leads to:
- Cost-Burdened Households Make Difficult Choices Between Food, Medical Bills, Utilities & Other Non-Housing Expenses
- Renters Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck and Could Be One Emergency Away from Homelessness
- Shrinking Contributions to Savings, Investment Opportunities, And Retirements Accounts
- Reduction of Community Economic Vitality, Making an Area Unattractive for Potential Employees/Employers and Challenging for Employees/Employers Retainment
Demographics
- Total number of residents: 81,002
- Below poverty level:
Children: 36%
Workforce: 22%
Seniors: 38%
- A Typical Resident Is Employed in Management, Sales & Office Industries with Average Annual Earnings ranging from $21,600 to $32,400
- Race
White (91%)
Black/African American (4%)
American Indian (0.2%)
Asian (0.5%)
Native Hawaiian (0%)
Some other race (2.5%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Hispanic or Latino (93%)
The following Infographics were issued at Community Meetings – April 2019.
Why care about affordable housing?
- Affordable Housing Challenges – Renters 53% Owners 47%
- Nearly 5,500 Rental Units Are Needed to Meet the Demand of Renters of All Income Levels (Extremely Low - Moderate Incomes)
- Nearly 6 In 10 Renters in District 4 Are Cost-Burdened
- 38% Of Renters Spend More Than 50% Their Income on Housing
- 22% Of Owners Spend More Than 50% Their Income on Housing
- Nearly 4 in 10 Home Owners in District 4 Are Cost-Burdened
- Nearly 3,200 homes Are Needed to Meet the Demand of Low & Moderate Income Owners
- Nearly 7 In 10 Homes Are Unaffordable to Low & Moderate Income Owners
White (94%)
Black/African American (3%)
American Indian (0%)
Asian (1%)
Native Hawaiian (0%)
Some other race (1%)
Two or more races (1%)
Source: FIU Metropolitan Center
Why care about affordable housing?
- Affordable Housing Challenges – Renters 76% Owners 24%
- Nearly 8,100 Rental Units Are Needed to Meet the Demand of Renters of All Income Levels (Extremely Low - Moderate Incomes)
- Nearly 6 In 10 Renters in District 5 Are Cost-Burdened
- 34% Of Renters Spend More Than 50% Their Income on Housing
- 10% Of Owners Spend More Than 50% Their Income on Housing
- Nearly 2 in 10 Home Owners in District 5 Are Cost-Burdened
- Nearly 121 homes Are Needed to Meet the Demand of Low Income Owners
- Nearly 1 In 10 Homes Are Unaffordable to Low Income Owners
White (27%)
Black/African American (66%)
American Indian (0.3%)
Asian (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian (0.1%)
Some other race (3.7%)
Two or more races (2%)
Hispanic or Latino (29%)
Source: FIU Metropolitan Center