Affordable Housing In Kittanning
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

5 Low Income Apartment Communities In Kittanning

Housing Authorities that serve Kittanning

Housing Authority	Programs
Housing Authority of the County of Armstrong	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing

Guide To Affordable Housing in Kittanning, Pennsylvania

There are 5 low income housing apartment communities offering 490 affordable apartments for rent in Kittanning, Pennsylvania.

Income Based Apartments in Kittanning, Pennsylvania

Kittanning features 490 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 Kittanning, Pennsylvania

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kittanning.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kittanning, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Kittanning landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Kittanning.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kittanning, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $702 and $858.

2021 Kittanning, Pennsylvania 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
Kittanning, Pennsylvania Fair Market Rent	$515	$619	$780	$970	$1,090
Kittanning, Pennsylvania Payment Standard Range	$464 to $567	$557 to $681	$702 to $858	$873 to $1,067	$981 to $1,199

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Kittanning, PA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	5
Total Low Income Apartments	490
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	490
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	57.64%
Average Renter Household Size	1.50
Average Household Size	1.89
Median Household Income	$30,899 ±$4,894
Median Rent	$518 ±$47
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	38.03% ± 11.19pp
Total Population	3,947

Population and Household Demographics

Kittanning is a city in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania with a population of 3,947. There are 2,021 households in the city with an average household size of 1.89 persons. 57.64% of households in Kittanning are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Kittanning

The median gross income for households in Kittanning is $30,899 a year, or $2,575 a month. The median rent for the city is $518 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Kittanning, a household making less than $1,727 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 38.03% of households who rent are overburdened in Kittanning.

Area Median Income In Kittanning

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 Kittanning, the AMI is calculated from all households within Armstrong County.

In Kittanning, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $64,700

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 Kittanning

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 Kittanning

	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 Kittanning AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$13,650	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$42,850
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Kittanning AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$22,750	$26,000	$29,250	$32,450	$35,050	$37,650	$40,250	$42,850
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Kittanning AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$36,350	$41,550	$46,750	$51,900	$56,100	$60,250	$64,400	$68,550