Waycross, Georgia Affordable Housing

Waiting Lists in Waycross, Georgia

There are no open Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting lists in Waycross. Go to the Georgia Section 8 Waiting Lists page for openings near Waycross.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Waycross, Georgia

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.

Waiting lists for project-based assistance, like the Public Housing program, are open:

• Housing Authority of the City of Waycross Public Housing is currently open for new applications.
• Housing Authority of the City of Blackshear Public Housing is currently open for new applications.
• Multiple Properties is currently open for new applications.

Waycross, Georgia Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Waycross, Georgia

Waycross features 606 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 Waycross, Georgia

There are 398 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Waycross.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Waycross, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Waycross landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Waycross.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Waycross, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $737 and $901.

2023 Waycross, Georgia 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.

Waycross, GA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Population and Household Demographics

Waycross is a city in Pierce County, Georgia with a population of 14,258. There are 6,087 households in the city with an average household size of 2.27 persons. 49.55% of households in Waycross are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Waycross

The median gross income for households in Waycross is $25,082 a year, or $2,090 a month. The median rent for the city is $591 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Waycross, a household making less than $1,970 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 47.68% of households who rent are overburdened in Waycross.

Area Median Income In Waycross

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 Waycross, the AMI is calculated from all households within Pierce County.

In Waycross, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $56,500

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 Waycross

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 Waycross