HUD Designations of Qualified Census Tracts and Difficult

Effective: January 1, 2015
WEST VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
HUD DESIGNATIONS OF QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
AND DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT AREAS
FOR THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
*QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
Internal Revenue Code Section 42(d)(5)(B)(ii)
A Qualified Census Tract is any census tract (or any equivalent geographic area
defined by the Bureau of the Census) in which either at least 50% of the households in
such census tract have an income less than 60% of the Area Median Gross Income
(AMGI) or such census tract has a poverty rate of at least 25%. This list of
Qualified Census Tracts is effective for allocations of Low-Income Housing
Tax Credits made after December 31, 2014. The following are the revised
designations of Qualified Census Tracts, released by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD), located within the State of West Virginia:
Nonmetropolitan Areas:
County
Braxton
Doddridge
Fayette
Fayette
Gilmer
Gilmer
Greenbrier
Harrison
Harrison
Harrison
Harrison
Harrison
Harrison
Lewis
Lewis
Logan
Logan
Marion
Marion
Marion
Mason
Census Tracts
9681.00
9651.00
0205.00
0211.00
9677.00
9678.00
9507.00
0301.00
0302.00
0303.00
0316.00
0317.00
0319.00
9672.00
9675.00
9568.00
9569.00
0201.00
0202.00
0205.00
9551.01
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WEST VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
HUD DESIGNATIONS OF QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
AND DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT AREAS
FOR THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
*QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
Internal Revenue Code Section 42(d)(5)(B)(ii)
Nonmetropolitan Areas (continued):
County
McDowell
McDowell
McDowell
McDowell
McDowell
McDowell
McDowell
Mercer
Mercer
Mercer
Mercer
Mingo
Mingo
Nicholas
Nicholas
Raleigh
Raleigh
Roane
Roane
Summers
Summers
Upshur
Webster
Census Tracts
9536.00
9538.00
9540.00
9542.00
9545.01
9545.03
9545.04
0013.00
0016.00
0019.00
0020.00
9571.00
9575.00
9503.00
9504.00
0002.00
0004.00
9630.00
9631.00
0005.00
0007.00
9668.00
9702.00
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WEST VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
HUD DESIGNATIONS OF QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
AND DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT AREAS
FOR THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
*QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
Internal Revenue Code Section 42(d)(5)(B)(ii)
Metropolitan Area: Charleston, West Virginia MSA
County
Boone
Clay
Clay
Kanawha
Kanawha
Kanawha
Kanawha
Kanawha
Kanawha
Lincoln
Lincoln
Census Tracts
9584.00
9579.00
9580.00
0001.00
0002.00
0007.00
0008.00
0009.00
0138.00
9556.00
9558.00
Metropolitan Area: Cumberland, Maryland - West Virginia MSA
County
Mineral
Census Tracts
0107.00
Metropolitan Area: Hagerstown - Martinsburg, Maryland - West Virginia MSA
County
Berkeley
Berkeley
Morgan
Morgan
Census Tracts
9715.00
9717.00
9708.00
9709.00
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WEST VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
HUD DESIGNATIONS OF QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
AND DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT AREAS
FOR THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
*QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
Internal Revenue Code Section 42(d)(5)(B)(ii)
Metropolitan Area: Huntington - Ashland, West Virginia - Kentucky - Ohio MSA
County
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Cabell
Wayne
Wayne
Census Tracts
0001.01
0001.02
0002.00
0003.00
0004.00
0005.00
0006.00
0009.00
0010.00
0011.00
0013.00
0015.00
0016.00
0018.00
0109.00
0208.00
0210.00
Metropolitan Area: Morgantown, West Virginia MSA
County
Monongalia
Monongalia
Monongalia
Monongalia
Monongalia
Monongalia
Census Tracts
0101.01
0101.02
0102.01
0102.02
0106.00
0107.00
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WEST VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
HUD DESIGNATIONS OF QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
AND DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT AREAS
FOR THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
*QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
Internal Revenue Code Section 42(d)(5)(B)(ii)
Metropolitan Area: Parkersburg - Marietta - Vienna, West Virginia - Ohio MSA
County
Wood
Wood
Wood
Wood
Metropolitan Area:
Census Tracts
0003.00
0005.00
0007.01
0008.02
Washington - Arlington - Alexandria, District of Columbia Virginia - Maryland - West Virginia MSA
County
Jefferson
Census Tract
9724.01
Metropolitan Area: Weirton - Steubenville, West Virginia - Ohio MSA
County
Hancock
Census Tract
0213.00
Metropolitan Area: Wheeling, West Virginia - Ohio MSA
County
Marshall
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Ohio
Census Tracts
0205.00
0004.00
0006.00
0007.00
0026.00
0027.00
Metropolitan Area: Winchester, Virginia - West Virginia MSA
County
Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire
Census Tracts
9683.00
9684.00
9685.00
9686.00
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WEST VIRGINIA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
HUD DESIGNATIONS OF QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS
AND DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT AREAS
FOR THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
*DIFFICULT DEVELOPMENT AREAS
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 42 (d)(5)(B)(iii)
A Difficult Development Area is any area designated by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) as an area that has high construction, land, and utility
costs relative to the Area Median Gross Income (AMGI).
These Difficult
Development Areas are effective for allocations of Low-Income Housing Tax
Credits made after December 31, 2014. The following is the revised designation of
Difficult Development Area located within the State of West Virginia:
None
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