Jim Wells County features 614 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 Jim Wells County, Texas

There are 96 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jim Wells County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jim Wells County, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jim Wells County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $744 and $910.

2020 Jim Wells 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	$601	$628	$827	$1,031	$1,120
Payment Standard Range	$541 to $661	$565 to $691	$744 to $910	$928 to $1,134	$1,008 to $1,232

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Jim Wells County, TX Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	11
Total Low Income Apartments	710
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	614
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	31.68%
Average Renter Household Size	2.73
Average Household Size	2.97
Median Household Income	$42,986 ±$4,198
Median Rent	$711 ±$50
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	37.11% ± 6.45pp
Total Population	41,461

Population and Household Demographics

Jim Wells County is a county in Texas with a population of 41,461. There are 13,829 households in the county with an average household size of 2.97 persons. 31.68% of households in Jim Wells County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Jim Wells County

The median gross income for households in Jim Wells County is $42,986 a year, or $3,582 a month. The median rent for the county is $711 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Jim Wells County, a household making less than $2,370 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 37.11% of households who rent are overburdened in Jim Wells County.

Area Median Income In Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $55,400

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 Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$12,760	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$34,200	$36,550	$38,900
50% of Median	$20,650	$23,600	$26,550	$29,450	$31,850	$34,200	$36,550	$38,900
80% of Median	$33,000	$37,700	$42,400	$47,100	$50,900	$54,650	$58,450	$62,200

Cities In Jim Wells County

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City	Served By
Alfred
Alice	The HUD funded Public Housing Agency that serves Alice is the Alice Housing Authority.
Alice Acres
Amargosa
Coyote Acres
K Bar Ranch
K-Bar Ranch
Loma Linda East
Orange Grove
Owl Ranch
Premont
Rancho Alegre
Sandia
South La Paloma
Westdale

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