Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pocola, OK

Discover affordable housing in Pocola where there are 2+ 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.

Garden Walk of Poc - Ark

207 Howard St, Pocola, Oklahoma 74902

Pocola Place West Wood Place

Rowe St, Pocola, Oklahoma 74902

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pocola, Oklahoma
$16.88/hour
$9.63 (+133%) more than Oklahoma minimum wage and $9.63 (+133%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pocola, Oklahoma?

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) programs for Pocola, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Pocola, Oklahoma?

The City of Pocola has 4,297 people living in 1,707 households.

There are 1,227 renters living in 536 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.55 percent of the population living in Pocola.

What is the rental market like in Pocola, Oklahoma?

There are an estimated 1,814 housing units in the Pocola area. Of these, 556 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pocola, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pocola?

The rental vacancy rate in Pocola is 4 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Pocola for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pocola
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 51 144 321 20
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pocola

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Pocola

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $706 to $1,264. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $706
One BR $711
Two BR $891
Three BR $1,215
Four BR $1,264
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pocola, Oklahoma

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

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 34 67 percent
Two BR 112 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pocola, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Pocola?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 74
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pocola, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Pocola, Oklahoma

Pocola features 36 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 Pocola, Oklahoma

There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pocola.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pocola, Oklahoma

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pocola landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Pocola.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pocola, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $802 and $980.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.