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TABLE 7 SUBSIDIZED HOUSING PROJECTS OCCUPANCY AND RESIDENT INFORMATION ource: Indian River County Planning Survey Table 7 shows that at the time of the survey there were 263 households on waiting lists at the county's affordable housing projects that responded to the survey. This includes those on the Housing Authority's Victory Park and Orangewood Park waiting lists It does not include those households on the Housing Authority's Section 8 voucher program waiting List. There were another 164 households on the Section 8 waiting list. The affordable housing project waiting lists confirm that there is a need for additional affordable housing in the county. Staffs affordable housing survey also identified some of the characteristics of that need As shown in Table 7, 62% of the renters in the county's affordable housing projects are female headed households many with children and others elderly. In terms of employment. many of the affordable housing project tenants work in the retail or service industries: some are teachers, nurses, and police officers. SHIP Program Demand Since its inception in FY 92-93. the SHIP program has received increasing amounts of funding and increasing numbers of applications. In each of the last two years, there have been a number of unfunded SHIP applications despite a significant increase in SHIP program funds. Also in each of the last two years no additional SHIP applications were accepted after the initial application period Based upon estimates of total -SHIP money expected from the state, there are approximately 50 SHIP applicants who will not be funded this fiscal year. If SHIP applications had been accepted for the entire fiscal year. that number would be significantly higher Like the affordable housing project waiting lists, the unfunded SHIP applications provide another indicator of housing need in the county. Median Family Income/Median Housing Cost Another indicator of housing affordability is the relationship between the county's median family income and the county's median housing cost. Currentls. the county's median family income is February 13, 2001 Project Name Are all Units in the Project Occupied Number on Waiting List M of Residents Residents Sex Male Female Gardenia Garden Yes 14 81 16 65 Lindsey Gardens Yes 6 100 25 75 River Park Place Yes 20 155 45 110 Indian River Apartments Yes 75 348 133 215 Kyles Run Apartments 3 vacant (2 bedroom apts.) 32 (waiting for 1 bedroom apt.) 498 224 - 274 Sunset Apartments Yes 8 35 15 20 Gifford Grove No n/a 127 87 140 Victory Park 13 vacant, pending application approval 60 109 32 77 Orangewood Park 7 vacant. pending application approval 48 273 122 151 Total 263 1826 699 1127 ource: Indian River County Planning Survey Table 7 shows that at the time of the survey there were 263 households on waiting lists at the county's affordable housing projects that responded to the survey. This includes those on the Housing Authority's Victory Park and Orangewood Park waiting lists It does not include those households on the Housing Authority's Section 8 voucher program waiting List. There were another 164 households on the Section 8 waiting list. The affordable housing project waiting lists confirm that there is a need for additional affordable housing in the county. Staffs affordable housing survey also identified some of the characteristics of that need As shown in Table 7, 62% of the renters in the county's affordable housing projects are female headed households many with children and others elderly. In terms of employment. many of the affordable housing project tenants work in the retail or service industries: some are teachers, nurses, and police officers. SHIP Program Demand Since its inception in FY 92-93. the SHIP program has received increasing amounts of funding and increasing numbers of applications. In each of the last two years, there have been a number of unfunded SHIP applications despite a significant increase in SHIP program funds. Also in each of the last two years no additional SHIP applications were accepted after the initial application period Based upon estimates of total -SHIP money expected from the state, there are approximately 50 SHIP applicants who will not be funded this fiscal year. If SHIP applications had been accepted for the entire fiscal year. that number would be significantly higher Like the affordable housing project waiting lists, the unfunded SHIP applications provide another indicator of housing need in the county. Median Family Income/Median Housing Cost Another indicator of housing affordability is the relationship between the county's median family income and the county's median housing cost. Currentls. the county's median family income is February 13, 2001