Public Housing Agencies Serving Aliceville, 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.

Aliceville, Alabama Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Aliceville, Alabama

Aliceville features 197 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 Aliceville, Alabama

There are 101 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Aliceville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Aliceville, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Aliceville landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Aliceville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Aliceville, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $666 and $814.

2023 Aliceville, Alabama Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Aliceville, AL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	5
Total Low Income Apartments	298
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	197
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	54.25%
Average Renter Household Size	2.74
Average Household Size	2.82
Median Household Income	$21,131 ±$2,438
Median Rent	$416 ±$149
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	57.18% ± 13.12pp
Total Population	3,727

Population and Household Demographics

Aliceville is a city in Pickens County, Alabama with a population of 3,727. There are 1,283 households in the city with an average household size of 2.82 persons. 54.25% of households in Aliceville are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Aliceville

The median gross income for households in Aliceville is $21,131 a year, or $1,761 a month. The median rent for the city is $416 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Aliceville, a household making less than $1,387 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 57.18% of households who rent are overburdened in Aliceville.

Area Median Income In Aliceville

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Aliceville, the AMI is calculated from all households within Pickens County.

In Aliceville, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $60,100

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Aliceville

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Aliceville