Impact of Habitat Homeownership
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education
69%
of Habitat homeowners say that their children are doing better in school since they moved into their home.
37%
of Habitat homeowners have completed additional education themselves since moving into their home.
85%
of Habitat homeowners expect their children to get additional education after high school.
financial stability

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Habitat homeowners are twice as likely to have a household budget (and stick to it), compared to Americans as a whole.

68%
of Habitat homeowners say they have
little or no problem paying their bills on time.

69%
of Habitat homeowners believe they are doing better financially now than they were in the past.
quality of life
90%
of Habitat homeowners feel positively about their house as a place to live.
49%
of Habitat homeowners believe their family's health has improved since moving into their Habitat home.
86%
of Habitat homeowners feel that their neighborhood is as safe or more safe than the neighborhood they lived in before.
independence

85%
of Habitat families who previously relied on food stamps no longer need the voucher program after moving into their homes.

89%
of Habitat homeowners believe that they
could not have owned a home without Habitat.

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Prior to moving into a Habitat home,
1 in 5 Habitat homeowners received rental assistance,
which they no longer need.
about our homeowners
employment status
2017 report data
■Employed: 93.3%
■Full-time Student: 4.8%
■Disabled/Unable to Work: 3.8%
■Unemployed: 1.9%
■Stay-at-home Parent: 1.8%
■Retired: 1.0%
■Other: 1.9%
highest education level
■Master's Degree: 3.9%
■Bachelor's Degree: 18.8%
■Associate's Degree:17.8%
■Technical Training/Vocational Diploma: 11.8%
■Some College: 23.7%
■High School Grduate/GED: 15.8%
■Less Than High School: 7.9%
household size
On average, most families have three to five people permanently living in their home.
15% of respondents did not answer.
household income
■Less than $20K: 12.5%
■$20K - $34.9: 43.3%
■$35 - $49.5: 28.8%
■$50K to $74.9K: 13.5%
■More than $75K: 2.0%
Data based on 104 respondents who provided income information.
federal poverty level
■Habitat homeowners with incomes at or below 150% of the Federal Povery Level: 46.6%
■Homeowners in cities nationally with incomes at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level: 17.5%