Affordable Housing In East Port Orchard
Kitsap County, Washington

Housing Authorities that serve East Port Orchard

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

Guide To Affordable Housing in East Port Orchard, Washington

There are 0 low income housing apartment communities offering 0 affordable apartments for rent in East Port Orchard, Washington.

Income Based Apartments in East Port Orchard, Washington

East Port Orchard features 0 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 East Port Orchard, Washington

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in East Port Orchard, Washington

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay East Port Orchard landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in East Port Orchard.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in East Port Orchard, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,331 and $1,627.

2021 East Port Orchard, Washington 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
East Port Orchard, Washington Fair Market Rent	$976	$1,141	$1,479	$2,074	$2,397
East Port Orchard, Washington Payment Standard Range	$878 to $1,074	$1,027 to $1,255	$1,331 to $1,627	$1,867 to $2,281	$2,157 to $2,637

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

East Port Orchard, WA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	0
Total Low Income Apartments	0
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	47.86%
Average Renter Household Size	2.82
Average Household Size	2.69
Median Household Income	$55,824 ±$13,480
Median Rent	$1,020 ±$162
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	56.57% ± 12.6pp
Total Population	5,109

Population and Household Demographics

East Port Orchard is a city in Kitsap County, Washington with a population of 5,109. There are 1,891 households in the city with an average household size of 2.69 persons. 47.86% of households in East Port Orchard are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in East Port Orchard

The median gross income for households in East Port Orchard is $55,824 a year, or $4,652 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,020 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In East Port Orchard, a household making less than $3,400 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 56.57% of households who rent are overburdened in East Port Orchard.

Area Median Income In East Port Orchard

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 East Port Orchard, the AMI is calculated from all households within Kitsap County.

In East Port Orchard, 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 East Port Orchard

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 East Port Orchard

	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 East Port Orchard AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$19,250	$22,000	$24,750	$27,500	$30,680	$35,160	$39,640	$44,120
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the East Port Orchard AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$32,100	$36,700	$41,300	$45,850	$49,550	$53,200	$56,900	$60,550
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the East Port Orchard AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$51,350	$58,700	$66,050	$73,350	$79,250	$85,100	$91,000	$96,850