How many people live in subsidized housing in Adams County, PA?
Data updated August 21, 2024
About 1,178 people in 2023, or about 1.6 people per unit. Subsidized housing options vary by location, ranging from high-rise or garden-style apartments to single-family dwellings, duplexes, and more. On average, residents in 2023 had lived in their units for six years and seven months.
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In 2023
1.18K
people lived in subsidized housing in Adams County, PA
In 2023
1.1%
of the Adams County, PA population lived in subsidized housing
Federally subsidized rental housing began with 1937’s US Housing Act, which created the United States Housing Authority and provided financial assistance to state and local governments for housing low-income people. Since then, the government has provided housing assistance to low-income renters through programs overseen by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
In Adams County, 1.1% of people live in subsidized housing versus the Pennsylvania average of 2.8%.
Share of population living in subsidized housing in 2023, by county
People who live in subsidized housing share one thing: incomes low enough to qualify for housing assistance. In Adams County, PA, HUD classified 98% of households in subsidized housing as very low income and 67% as extremely low income. The average household in subsidized housing earned $18,559 in annual income. Across all subsidized housing, 62% of households earned less than $20,000.
38% of households with subsidies earned more than $20K in annual income.
Adams County, PA, 2023
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Renters living in subsidized housing earn income from different sources. Wages, salaries, and business income are the main income sources for 16% of households. Another 81% of households earn the majority of their income from other sources. This broad category includes Social Security payments, insurance benefits, pensions, interest or dividends, and payments in lieu of salary like worker’s compensation, severance, unemployment, or disability. Finally, welfare — which according to HUD and the Census Bureau includes the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, general assistance, or emergency assistance payments — is the primary source of income for 1% of households in Adams County, PA. The remaining 2% is unaccounted for in the data.
Welfare assistance programs were the primary source of income for 1% of households in subsidized housing.
Adams County, PA, 2023
Households living in subsidized housing contribute to their rent. In 2023, households living in subsidized housing in Adams County, PA, paid average monthly rent of $437, which translates to an average of $5,244 per year, or 28% of the average household’s annual income. HUD contributed $578 per household per month, on average.
