Public Housing Agencies Serving Bossier Parish, Louisiana

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.

Bossier Parish, Louisiana Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Bossier Parish features 3,586 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 Bossier Parish, Louisiana

There are 2,775 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bossier Parish.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bossier Parish, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $908 and $1,110.

2023 Bossier Parish, Louisiana 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.

Bossier Parish, LA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	108
Total Low Income Apartments	6,446
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	3,586
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	34.9%
Average Renter Household Size	2.57
Average Household Size	2.57
Median Household Income	$52,892 ±$2,213
Median Rent	$895 ±$23
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	43.5% ± 3.43pp
Total Population	123,403

Population and Household Demographics

Bossier Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 123,403. There are 47,125 households in the county with an average household size of 2.57 persons. 34.9% of households in Bossier Parish are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Bossier Parish

The median gross income for households in Bossier Parish is $52,892 a year, or $4,408 a month. The median rent for the county is $895 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Bossier Parish, a household making less than $2,983 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 43.5% of households who rent are overburdened in Bossier Parish.

Area Median Income In Bossier Parish

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 Bossier Parish, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $69,500

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 Bossier Parish

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 Bossier Parish