Affordable Housing In Port Gamble Tribal Comunity
Kitsap County, Washington

Housing Authorities that serve Port Gamble Tribal Comunity

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 Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, Washington

There are 0 low income housing apartment communities offering 0 affordable apartments for rent in Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, Washington.

Income Based Apartments in Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, Washington

Port Gamble Tribal Comunity 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 Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, Washington

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, Washington

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Port Gamble Tribal Comunity landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Port Gamble Tribal Comunity.

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

2021 Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, 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
Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, Washington Fair Market Rent	$976	$1,141	$1,479	$2,074	$2,397
Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, 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.

Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, 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	19%
Average Renter Household Size	3.00
Average Household Size	3.22
Median Household Income	$43,125 ±$31,568
Median Rent	$719 ±$367
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	62.26% ± 35.6pp
Total Population	898

Population and Household Demographics

Port Gamble Tribal Comunity is a city in Kitsap County, Washington with a population of 898. There are 279 households in the city with an average household size of 3.22 persons. 19% of households in Port Gamble Tribal Comunity are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Port Gamble Tribal Comunity

The median gross income for households in Port Gamble Tribal Comunity is $43,125 a year, or $3,594 a month. The median rent for the city is $719 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, a household making less than $2,397 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 62.26% of households who rent are overburdened in Port Gamble Tribal Comunity.

Area Median Income In Port Gamble Tribal Comunity

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 Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, the AMI is calculated from all households within Kitsap County.

In Port Gamble Tribal Comunity, 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 Port Gamble Tribal Comunity

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 Port Gamble Tribal Comunity

	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 Port Gamble Tribal Comunity 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 Port Gamble Tribal Comunity 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 Port Gamble Tribal Comunity 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