Public Housing Agencies Serving Calcasieu 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.

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Calcasieu Parish features 2,207 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 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

There are 1,640 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Calcasieu Parish.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $885 and $1,081.

2023 Calcasieu 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.

Calcasieu Parish, LA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	49
Total Low Income Apartments	3,847
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	2,207
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	31.39%
Average Renter Household Size	2.43
Average Household Size	2.55
Median Household Income	$45,312 ±$1,319
Median Rent	$758 ±$19
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	43.81% ± 2.9pp
Total Population	195,887

Population and Household Demographics

Calcasieu Parish is a county in Louisiana with a population of 195,887. There are 75,325 households in the county with an average household size of 2.55 persons. 31.39% of households in Calcasieu Parish are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Calcasieu Parish

The median gross income for households in Calcasieu Parish is $45,312 a year, or $3,776 a month. The median rent for the county is $758 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Calcasieu Parish, a household making less than $2,527 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 43.81% of households who rent are overburdened in Calcasieu Parish.

Area Median Income In Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $75,000

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 Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish