Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Greene County, Ohio 2010 May 2011
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Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Greene County, Ohio 2010 May 2011 Prepared by: Ohio Regional Development Corporation 120 ½ South Fourth Street Coshocton, Ohio 43812 740-622-0529 Greene County, Ohio Table of Contents Chapter 1: Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………………….…………….…..………………………..4 Chapter 2: Basis of This Study………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………..………...14 Limitations of This Analysis Chapter 3: Overview of Greene County…………………………..…………………………………….………….……….…………...…………17 Demographics Chapter 4: Planning Documents…………….. …………………………………………………………….……….……………….….……..……..49 Chapter 5: Greene County Schools and Education……………………………………………………...…………..…………..……….……74 Chapter 6: Transportation……………………………………………………………………….………………….………….….…………..…….…123 Chapter 7: Employment…………………………………………………………………………………………….……….…………………………...134 Chapter 8: Greene County Development ……………………………………………………..………….……..……..…………..….…….…141 Chapter 9: CDBG Funds Expended by Greene County FY 2004-2010…..……….………………...…………...………….…….…180 Chapter 10: Status of Fair Housing in Greene County, Ohio…………………………………………….…....…………….…………….184 Fair Housing Complaints Testing for Housing Discrimination Home Mortgage Lending Practices Home Appraisal Practices Greene County Real Estate Firms Apartment Leasing Firms Real Estate Advertising Chapter 11: Public Sector Compliance Issues…………………………………………………………………..………………….…….………200 Affordable Housing Affordability of Ownership Housing Affordability of Rental Housing Treatment of Proposals to Build Affordable Housing Conclusions on Affordable Housing Chapter 12: Accessing Information about Fair Housing……………………………………..…………………………………...………..211 Assistance on Fair Housing Complaints Chapter 13: pediments Additional Possible Impediments and Possible Solutions……………………..…………………………………..……213 Private Sector Impediments Expanding Housing Choices Public Sector Impediments Analysis of Im of Analysis 1 Greene County, Ohio Chapter 14: Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion……………………………………………..…….…………..……………..217 Data and Reference Material……………………………………………………………………………..……………….…………221 pediments pediments Analysis of Im of Analysis 2 Greene County, Ohio Informational Tables Table 1: Races in Greene County …………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Table 2: Races in Greene County ……………………………..………………………..………………………………………………………….…………..…………….4 Table 3: Persons Who Are White……………………………………………….…………………………..…………………………….………….………………………..6 Table 4: Persons Who Are Black…………………………………..………………………………………….……………………….….………..………………………….7 Table 5: Persons Who Are Asian………………………………….…………………………………….……………………………….………….……….…………………8 Table 6: Persons Who Are Hispanic………………………..………………………………..………………….…………………………………………….………………9 Table 7: Persons of two or more Races………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...……………………..….10 Table 8: Areas of Minority Concentration by Race/Ethnicity, 2010……………………………………………………………………………………………12 Table 9: Year House Built……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..………19 Table 10: Home Sales in Greene County……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….……………19 Table 11: Races in Greene County…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….21 Table 12: Races in Greene County…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….21 Table 13 Mode of Transportation………………………………………………………………….………..………………………………………………….…………….24 Table 14 Means of Transportation………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………….…..….…………..….24 Table 15: Owner Occupied Housing……………………………………………………………………….………………………..….……………………….……………65 Table 16 Renter Occupied Housing……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………..…66 Table 17: Vacant Housing Units……………………………………………………..………………………………………………..……………….…………..…………..67 Table 18: Median Household Income………………………………………………………….....…..……………………………………………..………..……….…..69 Table 19: Percent Families Below Poverty Level…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……70 Table 20: Percent Persons Below Poverty Level…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...……71 Table 21: Household Income distribution…………..…………………………………………………..……………………………………….…………………………72 Table 22: Student Ethnicity………………….…………………………………………….…………………………………………………………..……………..…………..75 Table 23: Education attainment for Greene County residents 25 years and older (as per 2005/2009 US Census update). ………..80 Table 24: Greene County School Enrollment; 3 years and older (as per 2005/2009 US Census update)….………..…………………..……80 Table 25: Means of Transportation………………………..…………………………………..…………………………………………………….…..….………….….124 Table 26: Mode of Transportation………………………………………………………….…….………..………………………………………………….……………124 Table 27: Means of Transportation………………………..………………………………………………..……………………………………….…..….……………..124 Table 28: Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in owner-occupied houses/condos.…………………………………….……125 Table 29: Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in renter-occupied apartments…………………….……….…………………125 Table 30: Median Household Income 2000…………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………….…134 Table 31: Percent Families Below Poverty Level 2000………………………………………………………………………………………………………………135 Table 32: Percent of Individuals Below Poverty Level 2000………………………………………………………………………………………………………136 Table 33: Unemployment Rate March 2011………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………….139 Table 34: Most common occupations for males in Greene County (2009)…………………………………..………………………….……….………140 Table 35: Most common occupations for females in Greene County (2009)………………………………………………………….…………………140 Table 36: 60+ Fast Facts………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………….147 Table 37: Summary Table………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………….…………..………………….148 Table 38: Population Age 60+ by Gender and Age Group……………………..………………………………………………………………..………..………149 Table 39: Greene County Housing Coalition Shelter Providers Statistics; July through December 2010….……………….…….…………173 Table 40: Persons living in Group Quarters…………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………..177 Table 41: Percent of Persons 21-64 with a Disability 2000……………………………………………………………………….…...…………………………178 Table 42: Home Sales in Greene County……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….……………202 Table 43: Year House Built…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..………203 Table 44: 2008 House Values Distribution………………………………………………………………….…………………………………..……………………….204 Table 45: Estimate of Home value( owner-occupied)………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………..204 Table 46: Single-family new housing Construction Building Permits……………………………………………………………………………..…………205 Table 47: Rent Paid by Renters in 2008………………………….……………………………………………………..……………..………………………..………..208 Table 48:Gross Rent paid by renters in 2009………………………………….……………………..………………………………………….……………………..208 pediments pediments Analysis of Im of Analysis 3 Greene County, Ohio Chapter 1: Executive Summary At a Crossroads In the foreseeable future Greene County could be facing a dilemma. The County Administration will have to decide whether: _ To proactively seek to affirmatively advance fair housing choice. Or _ Allow discriminatory practices, attitudes, and perceptions to produce racially, ethnically, and economically segregated neighborhoods. The recommendations proposed in this analysis of impediments to fair housing choice attempt to identify and explain discriminatory practices that can lead to segregated neighborhoods. Implementing these recommendations can help nip in the bud the sort of residential discrimination—and reduced housing choices—that plagues so many areas. Findings and Recommendations Summarized Greene County has not become significantly more racially and ethnically diverse since 2000 when the previous U.S. census was completed. At that time Greene County was 89.2 percent Caucasian, 6.4 percent African American, 2.0 per cent Asian, and 2.5 percent Hispanic. According to the 2010 U.S. Census update Greene County is approximately 85.06 percent White; 7.12 percent African American; 2.13 percent Hispanic/Latino; 2.89 per cent Asian and 2.36 percent two or more races. Races in Greene County; 2010 White alone – 137,440 (85.06%) Black alone – 11,506 (7.12%) Asian alone – 4,663 (2.89%) Hispanic/Latino – 3,439 (2.13%) Two or more races – 3,816 (2.36%) American Indian alone - 367 (0.23%) pediments Tables: 1-2 Analysis of Im of Analysis 4 Greene County, Ohio Races in Greene County, Ohio: White Non-Hispanic (85.06%) Black (7.12%) Two or more races (2.36%) Hispanic (2.13%) Asian (2.89%) Median resident age: 35.6 years Ohio median age: 36.2 years Males: 71,986 (48.7%) Females: 75,900 (51.3%) pediments pediments Analysis of Im of Analysis 5 Greene County, Ohio Percent of Persons who are White Alone 2000 38.8-38.0 percent 75.5-80.0 percent 84.9-89.4 percent 91.0-93.9 percent 94.3-98.3 percent Table: 3 pediments pediments Analysis of Im of Analysis 6 Greene County, Ohio Percent of Persons who are Black or African American 2000 0.4-2.4 percent 2.8-5.1 percent 7.2-9.7 percent 12.7-15.4 percent 57.0-57.0 percent Table: 4 pediments pediments Analysis of Im of Analysis 7 Greene County, Ohio Percent of Persons who are Asian 2000 0.0-0.3 percent 0.5-1.2 percent 1.3-2.8 percent 3.3-5.8 percent 9.8-9.8 percent Table: 5 pediments pediments Analysis of Im of Analysis 8 Greene County, Ohio Percent of Persons who are Hispanic or Latino 2000 0.1-0.2 percent 0.6-0.9 percent 1.0-1.3 percent 1.4-1.9 percent 3.3-3.3 percent Table::6 pediments pediments Analysis of Im of Analysis 9 Greene County, Ohio