Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in San Joaquin County, CA

Discover affordable housing in San Joaquin County where there are 81+ 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.

Winslow Village Apartments

5926 Village Green Dr, Stockton, California 95210

Montecito Townhomes

1339 Kingsley Ave, Stockton, California 95203

Tracy Senior Apartments

902 W 12th St, Tracy, California 95376

Villa Monterey Apartments

4707 Kentfield Rd, Stockton, California 95207

Wysteria

1921 Pock Ln, Stockton, California 95205

Kentfield Apartments

4545 Kentfield Rd, Stockton, California 95207

Casa de Esperanza

2260 S Netherton Ave, Stockton, California 95205

Villas De Amistad

601 E Main St, Stockton, California 95202

Belagio Apartments

1201 E Atherton Dr, Manteca, California 95337

Vintage Plaza

352 Malbec Ct, Stockton, California 95203

Santa Fe Townhomes

639 W Worth St, Stockton, California 95206

Phoenix Apartments

819 E Hammer Ln, Stockton, California 95210

Franco Center Apartments

144 Mun Kwok Ln, Stockton, California 95202

Sierra Vista Homes

1608 E 11th St, Stockton, California 95206

Medici Artist Lofts

242 North Sutter St, Stockton, California 95202

Claremont Manor

347 E Flora St, Stockton, California 95202

Sienna Terrace

4215 N Pershing Ave, Stockton, California 95207

Casa de Oasis

1700 S EL DORADO ST, Stockton, California 95206

Delta Plaza Apartments

702 N San Joaquin St, Stockton, California 95202

Chesapeake Bay Apartments

3941 W Lowell Ave, Tracy, California 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In San Joaquin County, California
$30.44/hour
$14.44 (+90%) more than California minimum wage and $23.19 (+320%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve San Joaquin County, 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 programs for San Joaquin County, California.

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

How many renters live in San Joaquin County, California?

The County of San Joaquin County has 793,229 people living in 241,903 households.

There are 277,976 renters living in 88,757 renter households in this County. Renters make up 35.04 percent of the population living in San Joaquin County.

What is the rental market like in San Joaquin County, California?

There are an estimated 259,492 housing units in the San Joaquin County area. Of these, 92,999 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in San Joaquin County, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in San Joaquin County?

The rental vacancy rate in San Joaquin County 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 San Joaquin County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Joaquin County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
5,573 13,094 31,281 25,274 10,999
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Joaquin County

A large number of apartments in San Joaquin County 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 San Joaquin County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 49 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 San Joaquin County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,122 to $2,727. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,122
One BR $1,245
Two BR $1,607
Three BR $2,265
Four BR $2,727
2024 Fair Market Rents in San Joaquin County, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in San Joaquin County?

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 1,851 33 percent
One BR 7,421 57 percent
Two BR 15,318 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in San Joaquin County, California

How many affordable rental units are in San Joaquin County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 3,762
Public Housing 946
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,487
Section 236 Rental Assistance 10
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 170
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 2
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 42
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 301
Tracked Units by Federal Program in San Joaquin County, California

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

Income Based Apartments in San Joaquin County, California

San Joaquin County features 3,072 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 San Joaquin County, California

There are 3,509 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in San Joaquin County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in San Joaquin County, California

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in San Joaquin County, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,446 and $1,768.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.