Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ponchatoula, LA

Discover affordable housing in Ponchatoula where there are 6+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Ponchatoula Meadows

3200 Oak Meadow Ln, Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454

Rouquette IV

4310 Louisiana 22, Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454

Kay Crossing

1352 SE Railroad Ave, Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454

Live Oak Apartments

41027 S Range Rd, Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454

Westminster Place Apts

250 South First St, Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Pelican Drive

175 Murray Rd, Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ponchatoula, Louisiana
$20.30/hour
$13.05 (+180%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $13.05 (+180%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ponchatoula, Louisiana?

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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Go to the Louisiana Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Ponchatoula.

How many renters live in Ponchatoula, Louisiana?

The City of Ponchatoula has 7,805 people living in 3,395 households.

There are 1,808 renters living in 688 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.16 percent of the population living in Ponchatoula.

What is the rental market like in Ponchatoula, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 3,837 housing units in the Ponchatoula area. Of these, 851 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ponchatoula?

The rental vacancy rate in Ponchatoula is 19 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 Ponchatoula for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ponchatoula
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 36 382 254 16
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ponchatoula

A large number of apartments in Ponchatoula 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 Ponchatoula are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Ponchatoula

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $829 to $1,428. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $829
One BR $834
Two BR $1,072
Three BR $1,296
Four BR $1,428
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Ponchatoula?

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
One BR 24 67 percent
Two BR 240 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Ponchatoula?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Ponchatoula, Louisiana including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 62
Public Housing 110
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 76
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Ponchatoula features 186 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 Ponchatoula, Louisiana

There are 86 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ponchatoula.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ponchatoula, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ponchatoula landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Ponchatoula.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ponchatoula, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $965 and $1,179.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.