What HUD offices serve Delray Beach, Florida?
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.
Go to the Florida Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Delray Beach.
How many renters live in Delray Beach, Florida?
The City of Delray Beach has 67,035 people living in 26,688 households.
There are 20,753 renters living in 9,588 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.96 percent of the population living in Delray Beach.
What is the rental market like in Delray Beach, Florida?
There are an estimated 36,357 housing units in the Delray Beach area. Of these, 11,359 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Delray Beach, Florida, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Delray Beach?
The rental vacancy rate in Delray Beach is 9 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 Delray Beach for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Delray Beach
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305 | 2,620 | 5,170 | 1,580 | 307 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Delray Beach
A large number of apartments in Delray 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 Delray Beach are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 63 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 39 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 Delray Beach
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,573 to $3,556. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,573 |
| One BR | $1,851 |
| Two BR | $2,226 |
| Three BR | $2,942 |
| Four BR | $3,556 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Delray Beach, Florida
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Delray 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 | 167 | 55 percent |
| One BR | 1,286 | 49 percent |
| Two BR | 1,412 | 27 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Delray Beach, Florida
How many affordable rental units are in Delray Beach?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Delray Beach, Florida including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 1,190 |
| Public Housing | 13 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Delray Beach, Florida
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach features 5 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 Delray Beach, Florida
There are 1,002 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Delray Beach.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Delray Beach, Florida
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Delray Beach landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Delray Beach.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Delray Beach, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,003 and $2,449.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
