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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Orange, California
$52.71/hour
$36.71 (+229%) more than California minimum wage and $45.46 (+627%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Orange, 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) programs for Orange, California.

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

How many renters live in Orange, California?

The City of Orange has 136,175 people living in 47,163 households.

There are 56,641 renters living in 20,793 renter households in this City. Renters make up 41.59 percent of the population living in Orange.

What is the rental market like in Orange, California?

There are an estimated 46,067 housing units in the Orange area. Of these, 19,116 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Orange, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Orange?

The rental vacancy rate in Orange 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 Orange for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orange
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,117 4,157 7,961 3,279 1,472
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orange

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Orange

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $2,200 to $4,467. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $2,200
One BR $2,344
Two BR $2,783
Three BR $3,769
Four BR $4,467
2024 Fair Market Rents in Orange, California

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

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 415 37 percent
One BR 1,283 31 percent
Two BR 842 11 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Orange, California

How many affordable rental units are in Orange?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,096
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 490
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Orange, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Orange, California

Orange features 408 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 Orange, California

There are 591 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Orange.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Orange, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Orange landlords $1,400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Orange.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Orange, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,505 and $3,061.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.