Nevada County, Arkansas Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Nevada County, Arkansas

Nevada County features 139 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 Nevada County, Arkansas

There are 73 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Nevada County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Nevada County, Arkansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Nevada County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Nevada County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Nevada County, Arkansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $741 and $905.

2023 Nevada 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.

Nevada County, AR Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	7
Total Low Income Apartments	212
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	139
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	28.83%
Average Renter Household Size	2.90
Average Household Size	2.48
Median Household Income	$30,691 ±$6,746
Median Rent	$635 ±$101
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	40.96% ± 12.83pp
Total Population	8,793

Population and Household Demographics

Nevada County is a county in Arkansas with a population of 8,793. There are 3,472 households in the county with an average household size of 2.48 persons. 28.83% of households in Nevada County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Nevada County

The median gross income for households in Nevada County is $30,691 a year, or $2,558 a month. The median rent for the county is $635 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Nevada County, a household making less than $2,117 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 40.96% of households who rent are overburdened in Nevada County.

Area Median Income In Nevada 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 Nevada County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $50,400

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 Nevada 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 Nevada County