Public Housing Agencies Serving Bourbon County, Kentucky

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.

Bourbon County, Kentucky Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Bourbon County features 423 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 Bourbon County, Kentucky

There are 272 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bourbon County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bourbon County, Kentucky

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bourbon County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Bourbon County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bourbon County, Kentucky for a two-bedroom apartment is between $923 and $1,128.

2023 Bourbon County, Kentucky 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.

Bourbon County, KY Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	19
Total Low Income Apartments	695
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	423
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	38.15%
Average Renter Household Size	2.55
Average Household Size	2.51
Median Household Income	$45,208 ±$2,863
Median Rent	$690 ±$33
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	40.02% ± 6.72pp
Total Population	20,013

Population and Household Demographics

Bourbon County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 20,013. There are 7,867 households in the county with an average household size of 2.51 persons. 38.15% of households in Bourbon County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Bourbon County

The median gross income for households in Bourbon County is $45,208 a year, or $3,767 a month. The median rent for the county is $690 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Bourbon County, a household making less than $2,300 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 40.02% of households who rent are overburdened in Bourbon County.

Area Median Income In Bourbon 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 Bourbon County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $87,300

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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon County