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Affordable Housing
LIHTC Projects
Median Income
Racial Distributions
Population
Iles Park, a neighborhood in Springfield, Illinois, contains one Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funded affordable housing project. This project, Sunley Fund IV, provides a single low-income unit to the community. The estimated 245 housing units in the neighborhood are based on the 2022 population of 640 and the national average household size. The LIHTC funded affordable housing represents approximately 0.4% of the estimated housing inventory in Iles Park.
The Sunley Fund IV project received $3,594 in tax credits, equating to $3,594 per unit in federal funding for affordable housing. Completed in 1991, this project has provided LIHTC-supported affordable housing in Iles Park for over three decades. The project consists of one four-bedroom unit, potentially suitable for a large family or multiple individuals.
Iles Park has undergone significant demographic changes over the past decade. The population decreased from 1,169 in 2015 to 640 in 2022, a decline of approximately 45%. Despite this population decrease, the median income increased from $33,853 in 2015 to $40,969 in 2022, representing a 21% growth.
Racial demographics in Iles Park have also shifted. The white population percentage remained relatively stable, from 51% in 2015 to 55% in 2022. The Black population percentage decreased slightly from 42% to 40% during the same period. The Hispanic population decreased from 1% to 0%, while the Asian population increased slightly from 0% to 1%.
These demographic changes, particularly the significant population decrease and income increase, may indicate changing housing needs in the neighborhood. The absence of new LIHTC projects in recent years could be related to these shifts, possibly suggesting a reduced demand for additional low-income housing units.
Iles Park's LIHTC-funded affordable housing inventory consists of one project completed in 1991, providing a single four-bedroom low-income unit. This represents a small fraction of the estimated housing inventory in the neighborhood. Over the past decade, the neighborhood has experienced a significant population decrease, an increase in median income, and slight shifts in racial demographics. These changes may have influenced the lack of new LIHTC developments in recent years. Other affordable housing programs not captured in this data may also be contributing to meeting the neighborhood's housing needs.