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

Discover affordable housing in Union County where there are 9+ 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.

Christopher Homes of Strong

21 Christopher Pl, Strong, Arkansas 71765

Haygood Neal Garden Apartments

1315 W 1st St, El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

Bradley Woods Apartments

912 N Yocum Ave, El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

BROOKSTONE PARK OF EL DORADO

301 Moorewood St, El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

Vineyards of El Dorado II

550 Beverly Dr, El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

Creative Housing

209 N Newton Ave, El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

Creative Housing II

712 E 19th St, El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

El Dorado Housing III - Brookstone Park

Chapel Rd, El Dorado, Arkansas 71830

El Dorado Housing Associates

Morewood Rd, El Dorado, Arkansas 71730

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Union County, Arkansas
$16.36/hour
$5.36 (+49%) more than Arkansas minimum wage and $9.11 (+126%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Union 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 Union County, Arkansas.

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

How many renters live in Union County, Arkansas?

The County of Union County has 38,815 people living in 14,940 households.

There are 9,552 renters living in 4,072 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.61 percent of the population living in Union County.

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

There are an estimated 18,722 housing units in the Union County area. Of these, 4,803 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Union County, Arkansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Union County?

The rental vacancy rate in Union County is 10 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 Union County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Union County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
359 477 1,398 1,609 174
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Union County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Union County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $692 to $1,219. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $692
One BR $696
Two BR $864
Three BR $1,158
Four BR $1,219
2024 Fair Market Rents in Union County, Arkansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Union 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 156 43 percent
One BR 221 46 percent
Two BR 861 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Union County, Arkansas

How many affordable rental units are in Union County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 262
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 418
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Union County, Arkansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Union County, Arkansas

Union County features 216 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 Union County, Arkansas

There are 149 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Union County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Union County, Arkansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Union County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Union County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Union County, Arkansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $778 and $950.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.