Hennepin County Housing
Building a foundation for all
Support across the housing spectrum
A safe and affordable place to live is the foundation on which people build successful lives. At Hennepin County, we work to develop a range of affordable housing options across income levels. We call it the affordable housing spectrum. We also work to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring.
This spectrum is the heart of our housing strategy at Hennepin County—helping everyone across the continuum gain access to greater housing stability.
Making a difference
Our programs and strategies have very real impacts on the lives of thousands of people living in our county. Read some of their stories.
Long-term affordability, brand new homes for neighbors
The sale of the former site of the Aqua City Motel marks a significant housing milestone for neighbors in south Minneapolis.
2025 Point in Time count found significantly fewer homeless families using emergency shelter
The result is a marked reduction in unsheltered homelessness and fewer single adults experiencing homelessness overall.
Meeting the needs of our affordable housing partners.
Families are facing a crisis
53,090 households in Hennepin County make below 30% of the area median income, but there are only 18,705 housing units affordable to them.
Disparities in housing affordability
We also see significant racial disparities in households that spend more than a third of their income on housing.
