Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pickens County, AL

Discover affordable housing in Pickens County where there are 16+ 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.

West Hill Square Apartments

25770 Highway 82, Gordo, Alabama 35466

Turtle Creek Apartments

202 Ball St, Reform, Alabama 35481

Summer Place

956 Reform St, Carrollton, Alabama 35447

Treeline Apartments

198 Treeline Dr, Aliceville, Alabama 53442

Sandpiper Apartments

100 Sandpiper St, Carrollton, Alabama 35447

Westside Sterling Apartments

119 Westside Dr, Aliceville, Alabama 35442

Grandview Gardens Apartments

617 Garden Dr, Gordo, Alabama 35466

Aliceville Estates

328 Colonial Dr, Aliceville, Alabama 35442

Carrollton Manor Apartments

Sanders St, Carrollton, Alabama 35447

West Ridge Apartments

347 Industrial Park St, Gordo, Alabama 35466

Reform Manor Apartments

569 Manor Cir, Reform, Alabama 35481

Arbor Acres Estates

915 1st Avenue S. W., Aliceville, Alabama

Green Tree Estates

954 1st Avenue, W, Gordo, Alabama

John Geer Cts

184 3rd St NE, Gordo, Alabama 35466

Franconia Village

118 McCrory Village Dr, Aliceville, Alabama 35442

Reform Ha

500 6th Ave NW, Reform, Alabama 35481

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pickens County, Alabama
$16.23/hour
$8.98 (+124%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $8.98 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Pickens County, Alabama?

The County of Pickens County has 18,925 people living in 7,083 households.

There are 4,202 renters living in 1,830 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.2 percent of the population living in Pickens County.

What is the rental market like in Pickens County, Alabama?

There are an estimated 8,714 housing units in the Pickens County area. Of these, 1,897 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pickens County, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pickens County?

The rental vacancy rate in Pickens County is 3 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 Pickens County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pickens County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
6 215 575 843 181
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pickens County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Pickens County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $683 to $1,448. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $683
One BR $687
Two BR $857
Three BR $1,178
Four BR $1,448
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pickens County, Alabama

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

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 6 100 percent
One BR 187 87 percent
Two BR 410 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pickens County, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Pickens County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Pickens County, Alabama including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 331
Public Housing 313
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 303
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pickens County, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Pickens County, Alabama

Pickens County features 615 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 Pickens County, Alabama

There are 132 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pickens County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pickens County, Alabama

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pickens County, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $771 and $943.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.