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

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Porterville, California
$24.60/hour
$8.60 (+54%) more than California minimum wage and $17.35 (+239%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Porterville, 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, Moving to Work programs for Porterville, California.

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

How many renters live in Porterville, California?

The City of Porterville has 62,491 people living in 18,925 households.

There are 26,168 renters living in 8,507 renter households in this City. Renters make up 41.87 percent of the population living in Porterville.

What is the rental market like in Porterville, California?

There are an estimated 19,937 housing units in the Porterville area. Of these, 8,751 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Porterville, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Porterville?

The rental vacancy rate in Porterville is 3 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 Porterville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Porterville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
283 1,257 3,576 2,898 457
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Porterville

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Porterville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $977 to $2,065. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $977
One BR $989
Two BR $1,299
Three BR $1,809
Four BR $2,065
2024 Fair Market Rents in Porterville, California

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

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 171 60 percent
One BR 1,026 82 percent
Two BR 2,589 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Porterville, California

How many affordable rental units are in Porterville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 876
Public Housing 111
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 173
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 63
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Porterville, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Porterville, California

Porterville features 491 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 Porterville, California

There are 566 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Porterville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Porterville, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Porterville landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Porterville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Porterville, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,169 and $1,429.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.