Kern County Housing Need Report 2023

The 2023 Affordable Housing Needs Report highlights market conditions in Kern County and key indicators of housing need for low-income families, including: levels of housing production, state and federal funding, asking rent trends, and local wages.


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Kern County Housing Need Report 2022

The 2022 Affordable Housing Needs Report highlights market conditions in Kern County and key indicators of housing need for low-income families, including: levels of housing production, state and federal funding, asking rent trends, and local wages.


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Kern County Housing Need Report 2021

The 2021 Affordable Housing Needs Report offers specific recommendations to policymakers to remedy California’s housing challenges and highlights key indicators of housing affordability for low-income families in Kern County, including: market conditions, federal and state funding, local wages and rent, and LIHTC production/preservation.


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Kern County Housing Need Report 2020

The 2020 Affordable Housing Needs Report offers specific recommendations to policymakers to remedy California’s housing challenges and highlights key indicators of housing affordability for low-income families in Kern County, including: market conditions, federal and state funding, local wages and rent, and housing production/preservation.


Kern County’s Housing Emergency Update

Kern County needs 26,203 more affordable rental homes to meet current demand.


Kern County Housing Need Report 2018

Kern County needs 30,068 more affordable rental homes to meet current demand. Read more about solutions to Kern County’s housing emergency.