What HUD offices serve Yoakum, 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 Yoakum.
How many renters live in Yoakum, Texas?
The City of Yoakum has 5,841 people living in 2,173 households.
There are 1,714 renters living in 696 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.34 percent of the population living in Yoakum.
What is the rental market like in Yoakum, Texas?
There are an estimated 2,633 housing units in the Yoakum area. Of these, 829 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Yoakum, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Yoakum?
The rental vacancy rate in Yoakum is 16 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 Yoakum for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yoakum
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 66 | 445 | 134 | 28 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yoakum
A large number of apartments in Yoakum 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 Yoakum are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Yoakum
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,057 to $2,018. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,057 |
| One BR | $1,210 |
| Two BR | $1,358 |
| Three BR | $1,704 |
| Four BR | $2,018 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Yoakum, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Yoakum?
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 | 19 | 83 percent |
| One BR | 57 | 86 percent |
| Two BR | 373 | 84 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Yoakum, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in Yoakum?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Yoakum, Texas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Public Housing | 88 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Yoakum, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Yoakum, Texas
Yoakum features 128 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 Yoakum, Texas
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Yoakum.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Yoakum, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Yoakum landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Yoakum.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Yoakum, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $960 and $1,174.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
