How many people live in subsidized housing in Winchester city, VA?
Data updated August 21, 2024
About 530 people in 2023, or about 2.0 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 seven years and eleven months.
In 2023
530
people lived in subsidized housing in Winchester city, VA
In 2023
1.9%
of the Winchester city, 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 Winchester city, 1.9% 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 one thing in common: incomes low enough to qualify for housing assistance. In Winchester city, VA, HUD classified 99% of households in subsidized housing as very low income and 81% as extremely low income. The average household in subsidized housing earned $15,912 in annual income. Across all subsidized housing, 75% of households earned less than $20,000.
49% of households with subsidies earned $10K–$15K in annual income.
Winchester city, VA, 2023
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Renters living in subsidized housing earn income from different sources. Wages, salaries, and business income are the main income source for 19% of households. Another 76% of households earn the majority of their income 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. 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 2% of households in Winchester city, VA. The remaining 3% is unaccounted for in the data.
Welfare assistance programs were the primary source of income for 2% of households in subsidized housing.
Winchester city, VA, 2023
Households living in subsidized housing contribute to their rent. In 2023, households living in subsidized housing in Winchester city, VA paid average monthly rent of $396, which translates to an average of $4,752 per year, or approximately 29.86% of the average household’s annual income. HUD contributed $805 per household per month, on average.
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