How many people live in subsidized housing in Fluvanna County, VA?
Data updated August 21, 2024
About 112 people in 2023, or about 2.6 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 eleven years and eleven months.
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In 2023
112
people lived in subsidized housing in Fluvanna County, VA
In 2023
0.4%
of the Fluvanna County, VA 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 Fluvanna County, 0.4% of people live in subsidized housing versus the Virginia average of 2.3%.
Share of population living in subsidized housing in 2023, by county
People living in subsidized housing have incomes low enough to qualify for housing assistance. HUD classifies households with incomes 50% below the median area household income as extremely low income and those 30% below as very low income. The average household in subsidized housing earned $16,542 in annual income. Across all subsidized housing, 66% of households earned less than $20,000.
34% of households with subsidies earned more than $20K in annual income.
Fluvanna County, VA, 2023
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Renters in subsidized housing in Fluvanna County, VA, earned income from different sources. Welfare was the main income source for 5% of households. According to HUD and the Census Bureau, “welfare” includes the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, general assistance, or emergency assistance payments. Another 40% of households earned the majority of their income through wages, salaries, and business income. Finally, for 49% of households living in subsidized housing, the majority of income came from other sources, a broad category that includes Social Security payments; insurance benefits; pensions; interest or dividends; and payments in lieu of salary like worker’s compensation, severance, unemployment, or disability. The remaining 6% was unaccounted for in the data.
Welfare assistance programs were the primary source of income for 5% of households in subsidized housing.
Fluvanna County, VA, 2023
Households living in subsidized housing contribute to their rent. In 2023, households living in subsidized housing paid average monthly rent of $421, which translates to an average of $5,052 per year, or approximately 31% of the average household’s annual income. HUD contributed $942 per household per month, on average.
