Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Kings County, CA

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Chris Madden

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kings County, California
$25.97/hour
$9.97 (+62%) more than California minimum wage and $18.72 (+258%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Kings County, California?

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 Kings County, California.

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

How many renters live in Kings County, California?

The County of Kings County has 152,981 people living in 43,646 households.

There are 55,148 renters living in 18,673 renter households in this County. Renters make up 36.05 percent of the population living in Kings County.

What is the rental market like in Kings County, California?

There are an estimated 46,500 housing units in the Kings County area. Of these, 20,268 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kings County, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kings County?

The rental vacancy rate in Kings County is 2 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 Kings County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kings County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
497 2,212 6,969 7,858 2,032
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kings County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Kings County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,080 to $2,310. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,080
One BR $1,087
Two BR $1,371
Three BR $1,932
Four BR $2,310
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kings County, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Kings 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 294 59 percent
One BR 1,443 65 percent
Two BR 5,161 74 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kings County, California

How many affordable rental units are in Kings County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,007
Public Housing 268
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 307
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 887
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kings County, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Kings County, California

Kings County features 1,362 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 Kings County, California

There are 1,410 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kings County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kings County, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Kings County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Kings County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kings County, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,234 and $1,508.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.