Affordable Housing In Pedricktown
Salem County, New Jersey

Guide To Affordable Housing in Pedricktown, New Jersey

There are 0 low income housing apartment communities offering 0 affordable apartments for rent in Pedricktown, New Jersey. Pedricktown features 0 low income apartments with rental assistance where households typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent. Additionally, there are 0 other low income apartments that don't provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pedricktown.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Pedricktown, NJ Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	0
Total Low Income Apartments	0
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	29.85%
Average Renter Household Size	3.07
Average Household Size	2.57
Median Household Income	$54,886 ±$13,922
Median Rent	$1,175 ±$124
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	80% ± 42.59pp
Total Population	516

Population and Household Demographics

Pedricktown is a City in Salem County, New Jersey with a population of 516. There are 201 households in the city with an average household size of 2.57 persons. 29.85% of households in Pedricktown are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Pedricktown

The median gross income for households in Pedricktown is $54,886 a year, or $4,574 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,175 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Pedricktown, a household making less than $3,917 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 80% of households who rent are overburdened in Pedricktown.¹

Area Median Income In Pedricktown

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 Pedricktown, the AMI is calculated from all households within Salem County.

In Pedricktown, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $90,100

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 Pedricktown

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 Pedricktown HUD Rental Assistance in Pedricktown

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$18,950	$21,650	$24,350	$27,050	$30,170	$34,590	$39,010	$43,430
50% of Median	$31,550	$36,050	$40,550	$45,050	$48,700	$52,300	$55,900	$59,500
80% of Median	$50,500	$57,700	$64,900	$72,100	$77,900	$83,650	$89,450	$95,200

Fair Market Rents in Pedricktown

Fair Market Rents, often abbreviated as FMR, can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Notably, Fair Market Rents are used to establish the payment standards for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, maximum rents in HOME financed rental projects and initial rents for Section 8 project based assistance.

2020 Fair Market Rents

Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
$864	$1,013	$1,226	$1,528	$1,754