Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Long Beach, CA

Discover affordable housing in Long Beach where there are 55+ 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.

Belmeno Manor

2441 Belmont Ave, Long Beach, California 90815

Long Beach Manor

2209 Clark Ave, Long Beach, California 90815

Plymouth West

240 Chestnut Ave, Long Beach, California 90802

Northpointe Apartments I

5441 N Paramount Blvd, Long Beach, California 90805

Casa Corazon

408 Elm Ave, Long Beach, California 90802

Long Beach + Burnett Apartments

2355 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, California 90806

Long Beach Arts Colony Apartments

200 E Anaheim St, Long Beach, California 90813

Immanuel Place

3215 East 3rd Street, Long Beach, California 90814

Beachwood Apartments

505 W 6th St & 475 W 5th St, Long Beach, California 90802

Las Ventanas Apartments

1795 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, California 90813

CityView Apartments

3333 Pacific Place, Long Beach, California 90806

Pacific Coast Villa

690 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, California 90806

Family Commons at Cabrillo ,

2111 W Williams St, Long Beach, California 90810

The Courtyards in Long Beach

1027 Redondo Ave, Long Beach, California 90804

Puerto Del Sol Apartments

745 W 3rd St, Long Beach, California 90802

Long Beach and 21st Apartments

2114 LONG BEACH BLVD, Long Beach, California 90806

Palace Hotel

2640 E Anaheim St, Long Beach, California 90804

Cabrillo Gateway

2000 SAN GABRIEL AVE, Long Beach, California 90810

Long Beach Regal (The Annex)

225 E 12th St, Long Beach, California 90813

Covenant Manor

600 E 4th Street, Long Beach, California 90802

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Long Beach, California
$48.18/hour
$32.18 (+201%) more than California minimum wage and $40.93 (+565%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Long Beach, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Long Beach, California.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Long Beach, California.

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

How many renters live in Long Beach, California?

The City of Long Beach has 451,319 people living in 170,965 households.

There are 246,795 renters living in 99,037 renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.68 percent of the population living in Long Beach.

What is the rental market like in Long Beach, California?

There are an estimated 181,251 housing units in the Long Beach area. Of these, 104,099 units are rental homes, making up 57 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Long Beach, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Long Beach?

The rental vacancy rate in Long Beach is 4 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 Long Beach for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Long Beach
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
13,562 31,858 39,045 11,837 2,259
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Long Beach

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 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 Long Beach

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,777 to $3,600. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,777
One BR $2,006
Two BR $2,544
Three BR $3,263
Four BR $3,600
2024 Fair Market Rents in Long Beach, California

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

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 8,157 60 percent
One BR 13,340 42 percent
Two BR 8,253 21 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Long Beach, California

How many affordable rental units are in Long Beach?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,317
Public Housing 713
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,976
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 65
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 74
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Long Beach, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Long Beach, California

Long Beach features 3,177 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 Long Beach, California

There are 2,277 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Long Beach.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Long Beach, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Long Beach landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Long Beach.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Long Beach, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,290 and $2,798.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.