Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

Bristol Bay Borough features 11 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 Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

There are 16 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bristol Bay Borough.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bristol Bay Borough landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Bristol Bay Borough.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska for a two-bedroom apartment is between $987 and $1,207.

2023 Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska 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.

Bristol Bay Borough, AK Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	2
Total Low Income Apartments	27
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	11
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	45.89%
Average Renter Household Size	2.38
Average Household Size	2.50
Median Household Income	$79,750 ±$8,886
Median Rent	$1,063 ±$75
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	17.92% ± 8.06pp
Total Population	970

Population and Household Demographics

Bristol Bay Borough is a county in Alaska with a population of 970. There are 377 households in the county with an average household size of 2.50 persons. 45.89% of households in Bristol Bay Borough are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Bristol Bay Borough

The median gross income for households in Bristol Bay Borough is $79,750 a year, or $6,646 a month. The median rent for the county is $1,063 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Bristol Bay Borough, a household making less than $3,543 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 17.92% of households who rent are overburdened in Bristol Bay Borough.

Area Median Income In Bristol Bay Borough

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.

In Bristol Bay Borough, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $102,700

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 Bristol Bay Borough

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 Bristol Bay Borough