What HUD offices serve Hinesville, Georgia?
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.
Go to the Georgia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Hinesville.
How many renters live in Hinesville, Georgia?
The City of Hinesville has 34,732 people living in 12,829 households.
There are 18,178 renters living in 7,097 renter households in this City. Renters make up 52.34 percent of the population living in Hinesville.
What is the rental market like in Hinesville, Georgia?
There are an estimated 14,626 housing units in the Hinesville area. Of these, 7,894 units are rental homes, making up 54 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hinesville, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hinesville?
The rental vacancy rate in Hinesville is 9 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.
How many rental units are in Hinesville for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hinesville
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 807 | 2,384 | 2,961 | 777 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hinesville
A large number of apartments in Hinesville have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How many renter households in Hinesville are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.
The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.
How Much Is Rent in Hinesville
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,040 to $2,036. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,040 |
| One BR | $1,069 |
| Two BR | $1,200 |
| Three BR | $1,679 |
| Four BR | $2,036 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hinesville, Georgia
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Hinesville?
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.
These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:
| Unit Size | Count of Units Below FMR | Percentage of Total Units Below FMR |
| Studio | 115 | 78 percent |
| One BR | 513 | 64 percent |
| Two BR | 1,462 | 61 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Hinesville, Georgia
How many affordable rental units are in Hinesville?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Hinesville, Georgia including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 749 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 619 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hinesville, Georgia
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Hinesville, Georgia
Hinesville features 836 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 Hinesville, Georgia
There are 173 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hinesville.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Hinesville, Georgia
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Hinesville landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Hinesville.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hinesville, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,080 and $1,320.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
