Affordable Housing In Garland County
Arkansas

24 Low Income Apartment Communities In Garland County

Guide To Affordable Housing in Garland County, Arkansas

There are 24 low income housing apartment communities offering 1,406 affordable apartments for rent in Garland County, Arkansas.

Income Based Apartments in Garland County, Arkansas

Garland County features 980 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 Garland County, Arkansas

There are 366 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Garland County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Garland County, Arkansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Garland County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Garland County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Garland County, Arkansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $726 and $888.

2022 Garland County, Arkansas 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.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Garland County, Arkansas Fair Market Rent	$589	$613	$807	$1,006	$1,352
Garland County, Arkansas Payment Standard Range	$530 to $648	$552 to $674	$726 to $888	$905 to $1,107	$1,217 to $1,487

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Garland County, AR Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	24
Total Low Income Apartments	1,406
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	980
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	32.71%
Average Renter Household Size	2.30
Average Household Size	2.35
Median Household Income	$38,733 ±$1,804
Median Rent	$712 ±$18
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	50.36% ± 4.13pp
Total Population	96,954

Population and Household Demographics

Garland County is a county in Arkansas with a population of 96,954. There are 40,290 households in the county with an average household size of 2.35 persons. 32.71% of households in Garland County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Garland County

The median gross income for households in Garland County is $38,733 a year, or $3,228 a month. The median rent for the county is $712 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Garland County, a household making less than $2,373 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 50.36% of households who rent are overburdened in Garland County.

Area Median Income In Garland County

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 Garland County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $60,500

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 Garland County

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 Garland County

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Garland County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$13,590	$18,310	$23,030	$27,750	$32,470	$35,100	$37,550	$39,950
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Garland County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$21,200	$24,200	$27,250	$30,250	$32,700	$35,100	$37,550	$39,950
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Garland County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$33,900	$38,750	$43,600	$48,400	$52,300	$56,150	$60,050	$63,900