Public Housing Agencies Serving Hawkins, Wisconsin

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.

Hawkins, Wisconsin Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Hawkins, Wisconsin

Hawkins features 10 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 Hawkins, Wisconsin

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hawkins, Wisconsin

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hawkins, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $743 and $909.

2023 Hawkins, Wisconsin 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.

Hawkins, WI Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	1
Total Low Income Apartments	10
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	10
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	8.38%
Average Renter Household Size	2.29
Average Household Size	2.07
Median Household Income	$34,375 ±$6,268
Median Rent	$575 ±$319
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	42.86% ± 97.71pp
Total Population	345

Population and Household Demographics

Hawkins is a city in Rusk County, Wisconsin with a population of 345. There are 167 households in the city with an average household size of 2.07 persons. 8.38% of households in Hawkins are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Hawkins

The median gross income for households in Hawkins is $34,375 a year, or $2,865 a month. The median rent for the city is $575 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Hawkins, a household making less than $1,917 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 42.86% of households who rent are overburdened in Hawkins.

Area Median Income In Hawkins

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 Hawkins, the AMI is calculated from all households within Rusk County.

In Hawkins, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $70,200

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 Hawkins

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 Hawkins