Affordable Housing In Lakewood
Los Angeles County, California

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Waiting List Openings In Lakewood

Waiting List	Status
Los Angeles County Development Authority Senior Public Housing	Open Now

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4 Low Income Apartment Communities In Lakewood

Housing Authorities that serve Lakewood

Housing Authority	Programs
Los Angeles County Development Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Family Self-Sufficiency; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV); Moderate Rehabilitation

Guide To Affordable Housing in Lakewood, California

There are 4 low income housing apartment communities offering 166 affordable apartments for rent in Lakewood, California.

Income Based Apartments in Lakewood, California

Lakewood features 81 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 Lakewood, California

There are 85 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lakewood.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lakewood, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lakewood landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Lakewood.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lakewood, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,852 and $2,264.

2021 Lakewood, California 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
Lakewood, California Fair Market Rent	$1,369	$1,605	$2,058	$2,735	$2,982
Lakewood, California Payment Standard Range	$1,232 to $1,506	$1,445 to $1,766	$1,852 to $2,264	$2,462 to $3,009	$2,684 to $3,280

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Lakewood, CA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	4
Total Low Income Apartments	166
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	81
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	29.79%
Average Renter Household Size	3.11
Average Household Size	3.11
Median Household Income	$79,193 ±$2,655
Median Rent	$1,513 ±$60
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	53.87% ± 4.56pp
Total Population	81,173

Population and Household Demographics

Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California with a population of 81,173. There are 26,083 households in the city with an average household size of 3.11 persons. 29.79% of households in Lakewood are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Lakewood

The median gross income for households in Lakewood is $79,193 a year, or $6,599 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,513 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Lakewood, a household making less than $5,043 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 53.87% of households who rent are overburdened in Lakewood.

Area Median Income In Lakewood

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.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Lakewood, the AMI is calculated from all households within Los Angeles County.

In Lakewood, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $77,300

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 Lakewood

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 Lakewood

	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 Lakewood AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$23,700	$27,050	$30,450	$33,800	$36,550	$39,250	$41,950	$44,650
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Lakewood AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$39,450	$45,050	$50,700	$56,300	$60,850	$65,350	$69,850	$74,350
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Lakewood AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$63,100	$72,100	$81,100	$90,100	$97,350	$104,550	$111,750	$118,950