Public Housing Agencies Serving Gibsland, 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.

Gibsland, Louisiana Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Gibsland, Louisiana

Gibsland features 56 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 Gibsland, Louisiana

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Gibsland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Gibsland, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Gibsland landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Gibsland.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Gibsland, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $666 and $814.

2023 Gibsland, 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.

Gibsland, LA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	3
Total Low Income Apartments	88
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	56
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	51.3%
Average Renter Household Size	2.63
Average Household Size	2.42
Median Household Income	$30,000 ±$6,200
Median Rent	$402 ±$152
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	23.86% ± 13.93pp
Total Population	938

Population and Household Demographics

Gibsland is a city in Bienville Parish, Louisiana with a population of 938. There are 384 households in the city with an average household size of 2.42 persons. 51.3% of households in Gibsland are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Gibsland

The median gross income for households in Gibsland is $30,000 a year, or $2,500 a month. The median rent for the city is $402 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Gibsland, a household making less than $1,340 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 23.86% of households who rent are overburdened in Gibsland.

Area Median Income In Gibsland

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 Gibsland, the AMI is calculated from all households within Bienville Parish.

In Gibsland, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $53,400

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 Gibsland

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 Gibsland