Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Lufkin, TX

Discover affordable housing in Lufkin where there are 14+ 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.

Pinewood Park

120 Kirksey Dr, Lufkin, Texas 75904

The Villas at Pine Grove

2780 S. John Redditt Dr., Lufkin, Texas 75904

Providence at Ted Trout

3062 Ted Trout Drive, Lufkin, Texas 75904

Inez Tims Village

800 N Chestnut St, Lufkin, Texas 75901

Omni

Singleton Ave, Lufkin, Texas 75904

Lewis Toran Retirement Community

1012 Kurth Dr, Lufkin, Texas 75904

Timber Pointe Apartments Homes

4506 Ellen Trout Dr, Lufkin, Texas 75904

Lufkin Pioneer Crossing

1805 N John Redditt Dr, Lufkin, Texas 75904

Hudson Manor

4280 Old Union Rd, Lufkin, Texas 75904

Hudson Green

840 Mount Carmel Rd, Lufkin, Texas 75904

Creekside Estates, Phase II

1825 Sayers St, Lufkin, Texas 75904

Lufkin Pioneer Crossing for Seniors

1404 Old Gobblers Knob Rd, Lufkin, Texas 75904

M539113, 300 East Shepherd Avenue 210

300 E Shepherd Ave, Lufkin, Texas 75901

1307 Warren Street

1305 N Warren St, Lufkin, Texas 75901

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lufkin, Texas
$20.34/hour
$13.09 (+181%) more than Texas minimum wage and $13.09 (+181%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lufkin, Texas?

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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Lufkin, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Lufkin, Texas?

The City of Lufkin has 34,165 people living in 12,544 households.

There are 13,279 renters living in 5,881 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.87 percent of the population living in Lufkin.

What is the rental market like in Lufkin, Texas?

There are an estimated 14,336 housing units in the Lufkin area. Of these, 6,708 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lufkin, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lufkin?

The rental vacancy rate in Lufkin is 11 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 Lufkin for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lufkin
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
444 1,526 1,989 1,625 297
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lufkin

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 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 Lufkin

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $891 to $1,430. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $891
One BR $935
Two BR $1,074
Three BR $1,361
Four BR $1,430
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lufkin, Texas

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

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 242 55 percent
One BR 1,002 66 percent
Two BR 1,058 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lufkin, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Lufkin?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 696
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 184
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 14
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lufkin, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Lufkin, Texas

Lufkin features 195 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 Lufkin, Texas

There are 633 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lufkin.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lufkin, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lufkin landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Lufkin.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lufkin, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $967 and $1,181.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.