Housing in Arizona
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Housing in Arizona takes a variety of forms, from single-family homes to apartment complexes. Arizona had a homeownership rate of 62.6% in 2017.{{Cite news |last=Kiersz |first=Andy |date=July 28, 2017 |title=Here's how many people own their homes in every state |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/homeownership-rate-state-map-2017-7 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |work=Business Insider}} Issues related to housing in Arizona include homeownership, affordable housing, housing insecurity, zoning, and homelessness.
Background
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 3,082,000 housing units in Arizona in 2020.{{Cite web |title=2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2023/dec/2020-census-dhc.html |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=United States Census Bureau}} There were an estimated 8,280 homeless individuals in Arizona in 2020, according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report.{{Cite web |title=The 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress |url=https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2020-ahar-part-1.pdf |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=United States Department of Housing and Urban Development}}
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development administers programs that provide housing and community development assistance in the United States.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) |url=https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-department-of-housing-and-urban-development |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=USA.gov}} Adequate housing is recognized as human right in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.{{Cite web |title=The human right to adequate housing |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-housing/human-right-adequate-housing |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights}}