Gonzales County features 404 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 Gonzales County, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Gonzales County, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Gonzales County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $643 and $785.

2020 Gonzales County, Texas 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
Fair Market Rent	$541	$545	$714	$1,022	$1,074
Payment Standard Range	$487 to $595	$491 to $600	$643 to $785	$920 to $1,124	$967 to $1,181

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Gonzales County, TX Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	9
Total Low Income Apartments	404
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	404
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	29.94%
Average Renter Household Size	3.23
Average Household Size	3.07
Median Household Income	$42,983 ±$2,287
Median Rent	$600 ±$38
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	32.03% ± 6.71pp
Total Population	20,172

Population and Household Demographics

Gonzales County is a county in Texas with a population of 20,172. There are 6,477 households in the county with an average household size of 3.07 persons. 29.94% of households in Gonzales County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Gonzales County

The median gross income for households in Gonzales County is $42,983 a year, or $3,582 a month. The median rent for the county is $600 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Gonzales County, a household making less than $2,000 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 32.03% of households who rent are overburdened in Gonzales County.

Area Median Income In Gonzales 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 Gonzales County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $62,000

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 Gonzales 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 Gonzales County

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$13,050	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$38,450	$40,950
50% of Median	$21,700	$24,800	$27,900	$31,000	$33,500	$36,000	$38,450	$40,950
80% of Median	$34,750	$39,700	$44,650	$49,600	$53,600	$57,550	$61,550	$65,500

Cities In Gonzales County

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City	Served By
Gonzales	The HUD funded Public Housing Agency that serves Gonzales is the Gonzales Housing Authority.
Nixon	The HUD funded Public Housing Agency that serves Nixon is the Nixon Housing Authority.
Smiley
Waelder

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