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<br /> Page 22 <br />Everett 2044 Housing Element Appendix <br />Category 2: Sensitfve informatfon <br />• The Regional Growth Center in District 2. This area is antfcipated to absorb much of the future <br />populatfon growth for Everett. It also has lower median household incomes and gaps in park <br />access. <br />• The central corridor of District 5 near the Everett Mall. This area extends from the central <br />corridor of District 4 and is also highlighted as a priority area for equity improvements. There are <br />concentratfons of residents who identffy as People of Color, many households have lower <br />incomes, and there are gaps in park access. District 5 has had the least capital investment in the <br />2018-2021 period, calculated both by number of projects and total dollars invested. <br />Who is Impacted by Disparate Outcomes? <br />Understanding which communitfes bear the greatest housing cost burdens is essentfal to crafling policies <br />that promote equity and stability. Housing cost burden occurs when a household spends more than 30 <br />percent of its gross income on housing. When this rises above 50 percent, it is considered severe, leaving <br />families with little lefl over for other necessitfes. <br />The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Comprehensive Housing Affordability <br />Strategy (CHAS) provides detailed, five-year average estfmates of cost burdens by race and ethnicity. By <br />comparing each group’s share of moderately burdened (30–50 percent) and severely burdened (over 50 <br />percent) households, we can pinpoint disparitfes that have persisted or emerged since the previous <br />2015–2019 analysis. <br />This sectfon presents updated findings for the 2017–2021 period, highlightfng differences across seven <br />categories: White alone (non-Hispanic); Black or African-American alone (non-Hispanic); Asian alone <br />(non-Hispanic); American Indian or Alaska Natfve alone (non-Hispanic); Pacific Islander alone (non- <br />Hispanic); Hispanic or Latfno of any race; and households identffying with two or more races (non- <br />Hispanic). For each, we report the percentage of total households experiencing moderate and severe <br />cost burdens, first for all households, then separately for homeowners and renters. <br />By examining these patterns, the City can focus resources and interventfons where they are most <br />needed—whether through preserving and expanding affordable homeownership opportunitfes, <br />strengthening tenant protectfons, or directfng rental assistance to communitfes disproportfonately <br />affected by rising costs. <br />