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22 <br /> White and Asian households are the least likely to be cost-burdened in Orange County, highlighting <br /> disparities in housing affordability across different demographic groups.These findings underscore <br /> the need for targeted strategies to address housing affordability challenges, particularly for <br /> populations more likely to face financial strain from housing costs. <br /> NA-30 Disproportionately Greater Need: Discussion - 91 .205 (b)(2) <br /> Are there any Income categories in which a racial or ethnic group has disproportionately <br /> greater need than the needs of that income category as a whole? <br /> As discussed above,we find the following racial/ethnic groups have disproportionately greater <br /> needs than Orange County's population as a whole(analysis limited to the four largest racial/ethnic <br /> groups in the county:Whites,African-Americans,Asians, and Hispanics): <br /> • Housing problems: Hispanics earning below 30%AMI <br /> • Severe housing problems: Hispanics earning 50-80%AMI <br /> If they have needs not identified above,what are those needs? <br /> There are no additional needs not previously discussed in this section. <br /> Are any of those racial or ethnic groups located in specific areas or neighborhoods in your <br /> community? <br /> According to the most recent American Community Survey estimates(2014-2018 ACS estimates), <br /> Orange County's racial composition is 70.5%White, 10.6%African-American, 7.9%Asian, and <br /> 10.6% Hispanic.African American residents are concentrated in Chapel Hil, and East and West of <br /> Hillsborough. Hispanics are concentrated in four areas in Orange County: in the Town of Carrboro <br /> and in three block groups located west and east of Hillsborough.Asians are concentrated in three <br /> block groups located southwest, north, and northeast of Chapel Hill. <br /> NA-35 Public Housing - 91 .405, 91 .205 (b) <br /> Introduction <br /> Public housing in Orange County is provided by two entities—the Orange County Housing Authority <br /> (OCHA) and the Town of Chapel Hill's Department of Affordable Housing and Community <br /> Connections. OCHA oversees 687 Housing Choice Voucher(HCV, commonly known as Section 8), <br /> all of which are tenant-based.This number includes 18 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV), 5 <br /> Foster Youth to Independence (FYI), and 41 Veterans and Supportive Housing(VASH). OCHA does <br /> not manage any public housing units. OCHA is run by a seven-member Board of Commissioners. <br /> The Chapel Hill Department of Affordable Housing and Community Connections manages a total of <br /> 296 public housing units located in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.These units provide affordable <br /> housing to a diverse community of residents. Notably,the office does not administer any Housing <br /> Choice Vouchers (Section 8),focusing exclusively on public housing management. <br /> 19 <br />