What HUD offices serve Center Point, Alabama?
Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.
Go to the Alabama Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Center Point.
How many renters live in Center Point, Alabama?
The City of Center Point has 16,279 people living in 5,643 households.
There are 6,482 renters living in 2,312 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.82 percent of the population living in Center Point.
What is the rental market like in Center Point, Alabama?
There are an estimated 6,621 housing units in the Center Point area. Of these, 2,723 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Center Point, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Center Point?
The rental vacancy rate in Center Point is 14 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.
How many rental units are in Center Point for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Center Point
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 246 | 1,105 | 868 | 62 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Center Point
A large number of apartments in Center Point have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How many renter households in Center Point are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 63 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.
The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.
How Much Is Rent in Center Point
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $983 to $1,752. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $983 |
| One BR | $1,109 |
| Two BR | $1,245 |
| Three BR | $1,570 |
| Four BR | $1,752 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Center Point, Alabama
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Center Point?
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.
These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:
| Unit Size | Count of Units Below FMR | Percentage of Total Units Below FMR |
| Studio | 29 | 94 percent |
| One BR | 196 | 80 percent |
| Two BR | 905 | 82 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Center Point, Alabama
How many affordable rental units are in Center Point?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Center Point, Alabama including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 283 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Center Point, Alabama
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Center Point, Alabama
Center Point features 0 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
Low Rent Apartments in Center Point, Alabama
There are 374 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Center Point.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Center Point, Alabama
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Center Point landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Center Point.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Center Point, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,121 and $1,370.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
