Affordable Housing In Trinity County
California

3 Low Income Apartment Communities In Trinity County

Housing Authorities that serve Trinity County

Housing Authority	Programs
Shasta County Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Family Self-sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Homeownership; Family Unification Program (FUP)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Trinity County, California

There are 3 low income housing apartment communities offering 10 affordable apartments for rent in Trinity County, California. Trinity County features 10 low income apartments with rental assistance where households typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent. Additionally, there are 0 other low income apartments that don't provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Trinity County.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Trinity County, CA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	3
Total Low Income Apartments	10
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	10
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	31.11%
Average Renter Household Size	2.43
Average Household Size	2.38
Median Household Income	$34,974 ±$4,081
Median Rent	$786 ±$89
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	50.82% ± 8.13pp
Total Population	13,373

Population and Household Demographics

Trinity County is a County in California with a population of 13,373. There are 5,484 households in the county with an average household size of 2.38 persons. 31.11% of households in Trinity County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Trinity County

The median gross income for households in Trinity County is $34,974 a year, or $2,915 a month. The median rent for the county is $786 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Trinity County, a household making less than $2,620 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 50.82% of households who rent are overburdened in Trinity County.¹

Area Median Income In Trinity 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 Trinity County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $50,100

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 Trinity 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 Trinity County HUD Rental Assistance in Trinity County

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$13,650	$16,910	$21,330	$25,750	$30,170	$34,590	$39,010	$42,800
50% of Median	$22,700	$25,950	$29,200	$32,400	$35,000	$37,600	$40,200	$42,800
80% of Median	$36,300	$41,500	$46,700	$51,850	$56,000	$60,150	$64,300	$68,450

Low Income Housing Tax Credits in Trinity County

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program aims to create affordable rental housing for low and very low income families.

From 1989 to 1990, 2 low income apartment communities containing 64 rental apartments have been constructed and made affordable to low income persons in Trinity County by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program.

If your income is less than 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI), you should not expect to pay more than the rent value for a unit in the table below. However, Affordable apartment communities that receive funding through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program may have rental units that are not subject to income and rent limits.

Rent limits for the LIHTC Program are determined so that a household making the maximum income for the expected household size of the unit would only pay 30% of their income for rent.

Income Qualifications for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Apartments in Trinity County

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
50% of Median	$22,700	$25,950	$29,200	$32,400	$35,000	$37,600	$40,200	$42,800
60% of Median	$27,240	$31,140	$35,040	$38,880	$42,000	$45,120	$48,240	$51,360

For example, the expected household size for a two bedroom apartment is 3 people. Using the table above, the maximum income for a 3 person household at 60% of the AMI in Trinity County is $35,040 a year, or $2,920 a month. To determine the maximum rent in the table below we multiply the monthly maximum income, $2,920 by 30% to get a maximum rent of $876 a month.

Rent for units in the LIHTC Program include a utility allowance which is determined by the average monthly cost of utilities paid directly by residents. This allowance has not been subtracted from the rents in the table below. These utility allowances are set on a property by property basis.

% of AMI	Studio	1 Bed	2 Bed	3 Bed	4 Bed	5 Bed
50%	$568	$608	$730	$843	$940	$1,038
60%	$681	$730	$876	$1,011	$1,128	$1,245

Fair Market Rents in Trinity County

Fair Market Rents, often abbreviated as FMR, can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Notably, Fair Market Rents are used to establish the payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, maximum rents in HOME financed rental projects and initial rents for Section 8 project based assistance.

2020 Fair Market Rents

Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
$576	$684	$852	$1,229	$1,359