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

Discover affordable housing in Mineola 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.

Mineola Seniors Community

1136 N Newsom St, Mineola, Texas 75773

West Meadows Apartments

784 Goodson Cir, Mineola, Texas 75773

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mineola, Texas
$20.68/hour
$13.43 (+185%) more than Texas minimum wage and $13.43 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mineola, 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 Public Housing programs for Mineola, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Mineola, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Mineola, Texas?

The City of Mineola has 4,879 people living in 2,068 households.

There are 1,745 renters living in 957 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.77 percent of the population living in Mineola.

What is the rental market like in Mineola, Texas?

There are an estimated 2,212 housing units in the Mineola area. Of these, 957 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mineola, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mineola?

The rental vacancy rate in Mineola is 0 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 Mineola for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mineola
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
139 351 216 208 43
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mineola

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Mineola

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $740 to $1,623. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $740
One BR $831
Two BR $1,092
Three BR $1,320
Four BR $1,623
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mineola, Texas

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 229 65 percent
Two BR 76 35 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mineola, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Mineola?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 48
Public Housing 60
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 68
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mineola, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Mineola, Texas

Mineola features 68 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 Mineola, Texas

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mineola.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mineola, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mineola landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Mineola.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mineola, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $983 and $1,201.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.