New Dashboard Illustrates Housing Inventory
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The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and the Housing Working Group have released an online dashboard that includes a statewide inventory of housing. The IHCDA says the dashboard is part of a comprehensive plan to analyze housing needs as the Hoosier state tries to attract and retain workers.
The Holcomb Administration made housing a top priority for its 2022 legislative agenda. Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch says having enough housing for an increasing number of workers in the state is a challenge.
“We have put a heavy emphasis on building our workforce in the Hoosier state,” said Crouch. “Housing is a huge part of Indiana’s economic development as we attract talent. This new tool will allow communities at a local and regional level to see what their needs are and work to build their housing infrastructure as our workforce continues to grow.”
The administration created the Housing Working Group in March 2020 to create a comprehensive overview of the state’s housing supply. It includes dozens of organizations and associations, including builders, bankers and realtors to examine housing needs in support of economic development.
The dashboard offers information that can be compared county by county, including housing stock in Indiana by age, by price, by number of units in a structure, by number of bedrooms in a unit, and more.
“This comprehensive dashboard shows an in-depth look at market rate and affordable housing in the state,” said Jacob Sipe, IHCDA Executive Director. “This dashboard will be a helpful tool for our network of housing partners to utilize as we work together to increase attainable housing across the state.”
The dashboard also includes economic trends such as top employers, top industries, workforce and unemployment statistics, median income and costs of material inputs for construction. Population statistics by age, race, ethnicity, income and education are also available.
Click here to view the dashboard.