Affordable Housing In Earlville
Alexander County, Illinois

4 Low Income Apartment Communities In Earlville

Housing Authorities that serve Earlville

Housing Authority	Programs
Alexander County Housing Authority	Public Housing
Menard County Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Family Self-Sufficiency; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Earlville, Illinois

There are 4 low income housing apartment communities offering 52 affordable apartments for rent in Earlville, Illinois.

Income Based Apartments in Earlville, Illinois

Earlville features 16 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 Earlville, Illinois

There are 36 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Earlville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Earlville, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Earlville landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Earlville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Earlville, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $726 and $888.

2021 Earlville, Illinois 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
Earlville, Illinois Fair Market Rent	$537	$612	$807	$1,155	$1,216
Earlville, Illinois Payment Standard Range	$483 to $591	$551 to $673	$726 to $888	$1,040 to $1,271	$1,094 to $1,338

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Earlville, IL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	4
Total Low Income Apartments	52
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	16
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	35.15%
Average Renter Household Size	2.16
Average Household Size	2.34
Median Household Income	$37,381 ±$7,108
Median Rent	$632 ±$114
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	57.04% ± 19.91pp
Total Population	1,847

Population and Household Demographics

Earlville is a city in Alexander County, Illinois with a population of 1,847. There are 788 households in the city with an average household size of 2.34 persons. 35.15% of households in Earlville are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Earlville

The median gross income for households in Earlville is $37,381 a year, or $3,115 a month. The median rent for the city is $632 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Earlville, a household making less than $2,107 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 57.04% of households who rent are overburdened in Earlville.

Area Median Income In Earlville

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 Earlville, the AMI is calculated from all households within Alexander County.

In Earlville, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $67,000

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 Earlville

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 Earlville

	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 Earlville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$14,100	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Earlville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$23,450	$26,800	$30,150	$33,500	$36,200	$38,900	$41,550	$44,250
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Earlville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$37,550	$42,900	$48,250	$53,600	$57,900	$62,200	$66,500	$70,800