Public Housing Agencies Serving Lawrence County, Arkansas

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.

Lawrence County, Arkansas Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Lawrence County features 283 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 Lawrence County, Arkansas

There are 10 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lawrence County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lawrence County, Arkansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lawrence County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Lawrence County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lawrence County, Arkansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $648 and $792.

2023 Lawrence 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.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Lawrence County, AR Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	17
Total Low Income Apartments	295
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	283
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	29.61%
Average Renter Household Size	2.43
Average Household Size	2.45
Median Household Income	$32,379 ±$2,333
Median Rent	$531 ±$25
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	37.27% ± 5.97pp
Total Population	17,029

Population and Household Demographics

Lawrence County is a county in Arkansas with a population of 17,029. There are 6,696 households in the county with an average household size of 2.45 persons. 29.61% of households in Lawrence County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Lawrence County

The median gross income for households in Lawrence County is $32,379 a year, or $2,698 a month. The median rent for the county is $531 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Lawrence County, a household making less than $1,770 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 37.27% of households who rent are overburdened in Lawrence County.

Area Median Income In Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $62,300

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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County