FARMWORKER HOUSING
BRIEFING
Texas Farmworker Population
Map prepared by National Center for Farmworker Health using findings from HHS study by Dr.
Alice Larson.
# Farmworkers in 10 states with the most farmworkers
State Adjusted MSFW Farmworker Estimate Migrant Farm-workers Seasonal Farm-workers Non-Farm-workers in Migrant Households Non-Farm-workers in Seasonal Households MSFW Farm-workers & household members % of Total MSFW & household members California 731,745 338,798 392,947 124,508 445,897 1,302,150 53% Texas 196,704 131,638 65,066 77,844 86,863 361,411 15% Washington 185,088 64,411 120,677 16,531 84,696 286,315 12% Florida 194,817 120,430 74,387 44,556 43,914 283,287 11% N. Carolina 100,316 62,697 37,618 24,724 30,851 155,891 6% Arkansas 16,061 10,696 5,364 7,908 2,727 26,695 1% Mississippi 10,368 2,848 7,520 959 4,727 16,054 1% Oklahoma 8,111 3,391 4,721 1,524 4,412 14,047 1% Louisiana 7,636 2,069 5,566 345 3,229 11,210 0.5% Maryland 7,934 7,030 905 981 606 9,522 0.4% 10 state total: 1,458,780 744,008 714,771 299,880 707,922 2,466,582 100.0%Texas farmworkers work in many states and other parts of Texas
GROWER- OWNED HOUSING
BUILT IN 2005 FOR MIGRANT
WORKERS
2 TYPES HOUSING NEEDS: HOMEBASED
& MIGRANT HOUSING
INTERIOR OF
GROWER-OWNED
UNIT BUILT IN 2005
CHILDREN LIVE IN FARMWORKER HOUSING
& OFTEN WORK WITH THEIR
PARENTS IN THE FIELDS
“Communities
from 46
counties
indicated a
need for
migrant or
seasonal
farmworker
housing.”
(indicated by
crosshatch)
Source: Migrant Labor Housing Facilities in Texas: A Report on the Quantity, Availability, Need, and Quality of Migrant Labor Housing in the States. A Report
CHILDREN SHARPENING TOOLS IN FRONT OF THEIR MIGRANT
VALLEY FARMWORKERS
TAKE A BREAK FROM WORK
NEAR PECOS TX
Children play in the only
shade they could find at
Floydada housing complex
Location of USDA 514/516 facilities across US
Source: USDA Section 514/516 Farmworker Housing: Existing Stock and Changing Needs, Housing Assistance Council, 2006.
Current USDA Farm Labor Housing Inventory
Texas Farm Labor Housing - Section 514/516 Inventory
# of Units Region Name of Project Location County in 2009
Panhandle/Plains 1 Amistad Housing Hereford Deaf Smith 50 2 Azteca Economic Apartments Dimmitt Castro 80 3 Muleshoe Labor Housing Muleshoe Bailey 73 4 Windmill Village Littlefield Lamb 21 5 Housing Authorityof Plainview Court Plainview Hale 160 6 Paducah Housing Authority Paducah Cottle 16
7 Morton Meadows Morton Cochran 21
8 Plains East Apartments Anton Hockley 14 9 Lorenzo Farm Labor Housing Lorenzo Crosby 40 TransTexas 10 Herbert Tio Cooper Apartments El Paso El Paso 50 11 Del Rio Housing Authority Del Rio Val Verde 42 12 Crystal City Farm Labor Housing Crystal City Zavala 26 13 Enrique Montalvo Riverside Manor Eagle Pass Maverick 60 14 Aldo Tatangelo Housing Laredo Webb 48 Rio Grande Valley 15 Colonia Remigo Valdesm Jr. San Antonio Bexar 75 16 Memorial Apartments McAllen Hidalgo 246 17 Northside Apartments Weslaco Hidalgo 289 18 San Jaun Farm Labor Housing San Juan Hidalgo 32 19 Willacy Housing Authority Raymondville Willacy 59
Total Facilities 19
Total Units 1402
TEXAS POPULATION
Texas farmworkers and family members
people
360,000
COMPARED TO HOUSING INVENTORY
units
USDA farm labor housing apartments
1,400
Other TDHCA migrant licensed
housing facilities (producer-provided)
200
VALLEY FARMWORKER FROM PECOS LOST
THEIR JOBS WHEN HOUSING CLOSED
FLOYDADA HOUSING
WAS BUILT IN EARLY
1980s AND IS NOW IN
PLAINVIEW FARM LABOR HOUSING
Among the 1
stfacilities built in 1960s
Bexar County Housing Authority
Colonia Remigio Valdez Jr Migrant Housing Complex San Antonio TX
Bexar County Housing Authority
Colonia Remigio Valdez Jr Migrant Housing Complex San Antonio TX
Crystal City Housing Authority Juan Duran Courts
Crystal City Housing Authority
Farm Labor Housing Crystal City TX
Del Rio Housing Authority
Villas de Val Verde (newest units in TX, completed 2008) Del Rio TX
Del Rio Housing Authority
Villas de Val Verde (newest units in TX) Del Rio TX
Eagle Pass Housing Authority
Enrique Montalvo Riverside Manor Eagle Pass TX
Eagle Pass Housing Authority
Enrique Montalvo Riverside Manor Eagle Pass TX
Laredo Housing Authority
Aldo Tatangelo Farm Labor Housing Laredo TX
Laredo Housing Authority
Aldo Tatangelo Farm Labor Housing Laredo TX
Azteca Economic Development Corp New Replacement Units (2006)
Azteca Economic Development Corp
Before (left) New Replacement Units (right - built 2006) Dimmit TX
Floydada Housing Authority Floydada TX
Floydada Housing Authority Floydada TX
Amistad Economic Development Corporation Hereford TX (built 1990)
Amistad Economic Development Corporation Hereford TX
Willacy County Housing Authority Raymondville TX
Willacy County Housing Authority Raymondville TX
Hidalgo County Housing Authority Memorial Apartments
Hidalgo County Housing Authority Memorial Apartments
El Paso Housing Authority
Tio Cooper Apartments (completed 2003) El Paso TX
El Paso Housing Authority
Tio Cooper Apartments (completed 2003) El Paso TX
People’s Self Help
Los Adobes de Maria
Santa Maria CA, Completed 1995
65 Farmworker Housing Units, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom units USDA, Section 514 &516 financing with rental assistance and local funds
People’s Self Help
Canyon Creek Apartments
Paso Robles CA, 2007
• 68 housing units
• 14 Farmworker Units with USDA Section 514 & rental assistance
• 10 State of California farmworker units
• 42 Units very low income locally employed households
• 2 Units for Property Management & Maintenance
7 funding sources includes USDA & State FW Program
RANCHO LINDO Lamont CA,
San Joaquin Valley 2009 44 units for farmworkers Funding: Section 514 LIHTC HOME
MANATEE VILLAGE
62 units for farmworkers
Ranskin FL, 2005
128 beds in 16 Apartments $35 per week per tenant
Funding
USDA 514/516
CDBG (Land Acquisition)
State of Florida $1.5M Grant Federal Home Loan Bank AHP
Rural Neighborhoods Evergreen FL
“Affordable Housing for Working Families”
LIVE OAK VILLAS II 80 Units, % Farmworker Ft Pierre FL, 2007 Funding: • LIHTC • FL State Farm- worker Set-Aside • Private-Sector 1st Mortgage • Local Government Grant Rural Neighborhoods Evergreen FL
Catholic Charities Housing Services
Yakima WA
Built 1990sBefore rehab
After rehab …OVERCROWDED, …
After rehab Before rehab
After rehab Before rehab
During rehab Before rehab
…OR FAMILIES PAY MORE THAN THEY CAN AFFORD.
After rehab Before rehab
After rehab Before rehab
