Affordable Housing In Mountrail County
North Dakota

6 Low Income Apartment Communities In Mountrail County

Housing Authorities that serve Mountrail County

Housing Authority	Programs
Minot Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing

Guide To Affordable Housing in Mountrail County, North Dakota

There are 6 low income housing apartment communities offering 179 affordable apartments for rent in Mountrail County, North Dakota.

Income Based Apartments in Mountrail County, North Dakota

Mountrail County features 63 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 Mountrail County, North Dakota

There are 116 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mountrail County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mountrail County, North Dakota

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mountrail County, North Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $690 and $844.

2021 Mountrail County, North Dakota 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.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Mountrail County, North Dakota Fair Market Rent	$649	$673	$767	$954	$1,266
Mountrail County, North Dakota Payment Standard Range	$584 to $714	$606 to $740	$690 to $844	$859 to $1,049	$1,139 to $1,393

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Mountrail County, ND Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	6
Total Low Income Apartments	179
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	63
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	30.32%
Average Renter Household Size	2.78
Average Household Size	2.83
Median Household Income	$68,188 ±$5,505
Median Rent	$673 ±$79
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	18.42% ± 4.5pp
Total Population	9,253

Population and Household Demographics

Mountrail County is a county in North Dakota with a population of 9,253. There are 3,206 households in the county with an average household size of 2.83 persons. 30.32% of households in Mountrail County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Mountrail County

The median gross income for households in Mountrail County is $68,188 a year, or $5,682 a month. The median rent for the county is $673 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Mountrail County, a household making less than $2,243 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 18.42% of households who rent are overburdened in Mountrail County.

Area Median Income In Mountrail 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 Mountrail County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $91,700

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 Mountrail 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 Mountrail County

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Mountrail County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$19,200	$21,950	$24,700	$27,400	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Mountrail County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$32,000	$36,550	$41,100	$45,650	$49,350	$53,000	$56,650	$60,300
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Mountrail County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$51,150	$58,450	$65,750	$73,050	$78,900	$84,750	$90,600	$96,450