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

Discover affordable housing in Mojave where there are 4+ 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.

Mojave Villa Apartments

1592 Barstow Rd, Mojave, California 93501

Park Palace Apartments

16193 H Street, Mojave, California 93501

Desert Oaks Apartments

2870 Oak Creek Rd, Mojave, California 93501

Park Palace Apartments II

16197 H St, Mojave, California 93501

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mojave, California
$23.83/hour
$7.83 (+49%) more than California minimum wage and $16.58 (+229%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mojave, 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) programs for Mojave, California.

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

How many renters live in Mojave, California?

The City of Mojave has 3,865 people living in 1,513 households.

There are 2,631 renters living in 910 renter households in this City. Renters make up 68.07 percent of the population living in Mojave.

What is the rental market like in Mojave, California?

There are an estimated 1,811 housing units in the Mojave area. Of these, 1,050 units are rental homes, making up 58 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mojave, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mojave?

The rental vacancy rate in Mojave is 13 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 Mojave for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mojave
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
79 92 407 254 78
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mojave

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Mojave

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $960 to $2,135. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $960
One BR $967
Two BR $1,258
Three BR $1,773
Four BR $2,135
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mojave, California

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

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 24 30 percent
One BR 59 64 percent
Two BR 285 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mojave, California

How many affordable rental units are in Mojave?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 201
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 52
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 94
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mojave, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Mojave, California

Mojave features 94 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 Mojave, California

There are 162 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mojave.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mojave, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mojave landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Mojave.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mojave, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,132 and $1,384.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.