What HUD offices serve San Angelo, 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.
Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near San Angelo.
How many renters live in San Angelo, Texas?
The City of San Angelo has 99,871 people living in 40,516 households.
There are 31,231 renters living in 15,663 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.27 percent of the population living in San Angelo.
What is the rental market like in San Angelo, Texas?
There are an estimated 43,576 housing units in the San Angelo area. Of these, 15,505 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in San Angelo, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in San Angelo?
The rental vacancy rate in San Angelo 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 San Angelo for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Angelo
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 906 | 3,496 | 4,518 | 3,895 | 880 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Angelo
A large number of apartments in San Angelo 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 San Angelo are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 San Angelo
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $779 to $1,912. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $779 |
| One BR | $927 |
| Two BR | $1,149 |
| Three BR | $1,523 |
| Four BR | $1,912 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in San Angelo, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in San Angelo?
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 | 450 | 50 percent |
| One BR | 2,457 | 70 percent |
| Two BR | 2,566 | 57 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in San Angelo, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in San Angelo?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in San Angelo, Texas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 748 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 558 |
| Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly | 76 |
| Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities | 22 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in San Angelo, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo features 996 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 San Angelo, Texas
There are 476 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in San Angelo.
Housing Choice Vouchers in San Angelo, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay San Angelo landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in San Angelo.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in San Angelo, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,034 and $1,264.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
