Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pope County, AR

Discover affordable housing in Pope County where there are 22+ 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.

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pope County, Arkansas
$16.23/hour
$5.23 (+48%) more than Arkansas minimum wage and $8.98 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pope County, Arkansas?

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) programs for Pope County, Arkansas.

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

How many renters live in Pope County, Arkansas?

The County of Pope County has 63,475 people living in 23,684 households.

There are 16,288 renters living in 6,628 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.66 percent of the population living in Pope County.

What is the rental market like in Pope County, Arkansas?

There are an estimated 26,940 housing units in the Pope County area. Of these, 7,256 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pope County, Arkansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pope County?

The rental vacancy rate in Pope County is 8 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 Pope County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pope County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
134 799 3,084 2,151 422
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pope County

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Pope County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $581 to $1,225. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $581
One BR $663
Two BR $857
Three BR $1,208
Four BR $1,225
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pope County, Arkansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Pope 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 91 68 percent
One BR 588 74 percent
Two BR 1,880 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pope County, Arkansas

How many affordable rental units are in Pope County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 337
Public Housing 228
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 191
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 36
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 52
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 225
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pope County, Arkansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Pope County, Arkansas

Pope County features 803 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 Pope County, Arkansas

There are 174 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pope County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pope County, Arkansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pope County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Pope County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.