North Charleston, South Carolina Affordable Housing

Waiting Lists in North Charleston, South Carolina

There are no open Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting lists in North Charleston. Go to the South Carolina Section 8 Waiting Lists page for openings near North Charleston.

Public Housing Agencies Serving North Charleston, South Carolina

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.

Waiting lists for project-based assistance, like the Public Housing program, are open:

• Liberty Hill 3 and 4-Bedroom is currently open for new applications.
• Horizon Village (Barony Place) is currently open for new applications.
• Phoenix Apartments is currently open for new applications.
• South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3 Public Housing is currently open for new applications.

North Charleston, South Carolina Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in North Charleston, South Carolina

North Charleston features 1,146 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 North Charleston, South Carolina

There are 1,002 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in North Charleston.

Housing Choice Vouchers in North Charleston, South Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay North Charleston landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in North Charleston.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in North Charleston, South Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,380 and $1,686.

2023 North Charleston, South Carolina 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.

North Charleston, SC Affordable Housing Snapshot

Population and Household Demographics

North Charleston is a city in Berkeley County, South Carolina with a population of 104,146. There are 37,597 households in the city with an average household size of 2.62 persons. 54.13% of households in North Charleston are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in North Charleston

The median gross income for households in North Charleston is $39,543 a year, or $3,295 a month. The median rent for the city is $893 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In North Charleston, a household making less than $2,977 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 52.72% of households who rent are overburdened in North Charleston.

Area Median Income In North Charleston

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 North Charleston, the AMI is calculated from all households within Berkeley County.

In North Charleston, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $96,400

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 North Charleston

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 North Charleston