Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Kingsburg, CA

Discover affordable housing in Kingsburg where there are 5+ 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.

Park Kingsburg Apartments

333 Kern Street , Kingsburg, California 93631

Kingsburg Apartments

801 Stroud Avenue, Kingsburg, California 93631

Linnaea Villas

2530 Sierra Street, Kingsburg, California 93631

Linmar Apts

2395 14th Avenue, Kingsburg, California

Johanson Arms Apartments

901 Harold St, Kingsburg, California 93631

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kingsburg, California
$27.33/hour
$11.33 (+71%) more than California minimum wage and $20.08 (+277%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Kingsburg, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Kingsburg, California.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Kingsburg, California.

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

How many renters live in Kingsburg, California?

The City of Kingsburg has 12,490 people living in 4,260 households.

There are 2,563 renters living in 1,243 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.52 percent of the population living in Kingsburg.

What is the rental market like in Kingsburg, California?

There are an estimated 4,482 housing units in the Kingsburg area. Of these, 1,366 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kingsburg, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kingsburg?

The rental vacancy rate in Kingsburg is 7 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 Kingsburg for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kingsburg
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
84 163 469 378 83
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kingsburg

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Kingsburg

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,149 to $2,330. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,149
One BR $1,157
Two BR $1,443
Three BR $2,033
Four BR $2,330
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kingsburg, California

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

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 61 73 percent
One BR 156 96 percent
Two BR 370 79 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kingsburg, California

How many affordable rental units are in Kingsburg?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 187
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 86
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kingsburg, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Kingsburg, California

Kingsburg features 234 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 Kingsburg, California

There are 104 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kingsburg.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kingsburg, California

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kingsburg, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,299 and $1,587.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.