Haines Borough, Alaska Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Haines Borough, Alaska

Haines Borough features 37 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 Haines Borough, Alaska

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Haines Borough.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Haines Borough, Alaska

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Haines Borough, Alaska for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,180 and $1,442.

2023 Haines 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.

Haines Borough, AK Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	2
Total Low Income Apartments	37
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	37
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	30.95%
Average Renter Household Size	2.11
Average Household Size	2.12
Median Household Income	$58,750 ±$18,270
Median Rent	$868 ±$141
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	27.2% ± 10.57pp
Total Population	2,560

Population and Household Demographics

Haines Borough is a county in Alaska with a population of 2,560. There are 1,176 households in the county with an average household size of 2.12 persons. 30.95% of households in Haines Borough are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Haines Borough

The median gross income for households in Haines Borough is $58,750 a year, or $4,896 a month. The median rent for the county is $868 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Haines Borough, a household making less than $2,893 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 27.2% of households who rent are overburdened in Haines Borough.

Area Median Income In Haines 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 Haines Borough, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $98,000

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 Haines 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 Haines Borough