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

Discover affordable housing in Mobile County where there are 122+ 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.

Gardens at Wellington

5821 Old Pascagoula Rd, Mobile, Alabama 36619

Arbours At Satsuma

5209 Highway 43 N, Satsuma, Alabama 36572

Glen Arbor

1100 Somerby Dr, Mobile, Alabama 36608

Hope VI Family

500 John Helm St, Prichard, Alabama 36610

Cottage Hill Pointe Apartments

7959 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile, Alabama 36695

Ahepa 310 - VI Apartments

5223 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile, Alabama 36609

Ahepa 310 - VII

6430 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile, Alabama 36695

Willow Creek I and II

22 West Dr, Mobile, Alabama 36608

Legacy Trail

9058 Church St., Semmes, Alabama 36575

Candice Cove

7745 Salem Rd, Semmes, Alabama 36575

Hounds Run Apartments

5954 Sperry Rd, Theodore, Alabama 36582

Cathedral Place Apartments

351 Conti St, Mobile, Alabama 36602

Baptist Oaks Apartments

800 Conti St, Mobile, Alabama 36602

Washington Plaza

410 S Washington Ave, Mobile, Alabama 36603

Northfield Village

8750 University Rd, Bayou La Batre, Alabama 36509

Bennett Pointe Homes

7540 Old Pascagoula Rd, Theodore, Alabama 36582

Cottonwood Senior Apartments

658 Azalea Rd, Mobile, Alabama 36609

Dauphin North Apartments

3250 Dauphin St, Mobile, Alabama 36606

Ahepa 310 Senior Apartments

2550 Hillcrest Rd, Mobile, Alabama 36695

Cambridge West Apartments

7561 Zeigler Blvd, Mobile, Alabama 36608

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mobile County, Alabama
$20.72/hour
$13.47 (+186%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $13.47 (+186%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mobile County, Alabama?

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), Public Housing programs for Mobile County, Alabama.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Mobile County, Alabama.

Go to the Alabama Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Mobile County.

How many renters live in Mobile County, Alabama?

The County of Mobile County has 411,411 people living in 162,605 households.

There are 123,974 renters living in 55,507 renter households in this County. Renters make up 30.13 percent of the population living in Mobile County.

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

There are an estimated 186,219 housing units in the Mobile County area. Of these, 58,919 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mobile County, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mobile County?

The rental vacancy rate in Mobile County is 5 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 Mobile County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mobile County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,397 9,390 20,628 19,547 3,294
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mobile County

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Mobile County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $810 to $1,484. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $810
One BR $890
Two BR $1,094
Three BR $1,448
Four BR $1,484
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mobile County, Alabama

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Mobile 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 808 34 percent
One BR 6,251 67 percent
Two BR 13,454 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mobile County, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Mobile County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,494
Public Housing 2,724
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,833
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 545
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 172
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 562
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mobile County, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Mobile County, Alabama

Mobile County features 7,253 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 Mobile County, Alabama

There are 3,126 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mobile County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mobile County, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mobile County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Mobile County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mobile County, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $985 and $1,203.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.