2021 State of Housing Instability & Homelessness Report Released

The 2021 State of Housing Instability & Homelessness (SoHIH) Report was released on October 14, 2021. Unsurprisingly, the report concluded that COVID made housing insecurity and homelessness worse in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. A few key findings from the 2021 SoHIH report include:

• The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the pre-existing problems of homelessness and housing instability, disproportionately impacting minority and low-income households. As of July 2021, there were an estimated 28,174 Mecklenburg County households behind on rent, owing an average of $3,589.

• The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed housing problems that were hidden prior to the pandemic, as well as resulted in the allocation of millions of dollars to support households facing both housing instability and homelessness in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
• There is a 23,022-unit gap of rental units for extremely low-income households who are at or below 30% of Area Median Income in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.

A fact sheet that summarizes the essential housing instability and homelessness indicators into a single page document can be accessed online here.