Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Manatee County, FL

Discover affordable housing in Manatee County where there are 39+ 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.

Palmetto Villas

2407 13th Avenue Drive East, Palmetto, Florida 34221

The Addison

702 6th Avenue East, Bradenton, Florida 34208

Grand Palms Senior Apartments

1715 14th Street West, Bradenton, Florida 34205

Rosewood Manor

1673 40th Avenue Cir E, Ellenton, Florida 34222

Tuscany Lakes

3550 58th Place E, Ellenton, Florida 34222

River Trace Apartments & Homes

2710 River Trace Cir, Bradenton, Florida 34208

The Reef at Riviera 62+ Apartments

751 Haben Boulevard, Palmetto, Florida 34221

Oaks at Ellenton

1651 36th Ave E, Ellenton, Florida 34222

Elm Lake Apartments

6318 14th St E, Bradenton, Florida 34203

Sandpiper Place

2155 46th Avenue Dr West, Bradenton, Florida 34207

Oaks at Lakeside

5260 34th Street Cir E, Bradenton, Florida 34203

Centre Court

5105 42nd Street Cir W, Bradenton, Florida 34210

Presbyterian Villas of Bradenton

6125 14th St W, Bradenton, Florida 34207

Holy Cross

504 26th St W, Palmetto, Florida 34221

Holiday Heights Voa Living Center

4807 18th St W, Bradenton, Florida 34207

Holy Cross Manor II

520 26th St W, Palmetto, Florida 34221

Woodwinds Apartments

1800 Woodwinds Dr, Bradenton, Florida 34208

Manatee County VOA

852 63rd Ave W , Bradenton, Florida 34207

Bradenton VOA LC

6716 11th St W , Bradenton, Florida 34207

Pine Village

2803 46th Avenue Dr W, Bradenton, Florida 34207

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Manatee County, Florida
$34.38/hour
$22.38 (+186%) more than Florida minimum wage and $27.13 (+374%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Manatee County, 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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Manatee County, Florida.

Go to the Florida Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Manatee County.

How many renters live in Manatee County, Florida?

The County of Manatee County has 429,125 people living in 176,772 households.

There are 115,280 renters living in 45,997 renter households in this County. Renters make up 26.86 percent of the population living in Manatee County.

What is the rental market like in Manatee County, Florida?

There are an estimated 220,657 housing units in the Manatee County area. Of these, 55,177 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Manatee County, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Manatee County?

The rental vacancy rate in Manatee County is 16 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 Manatee County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Manatee County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,123 8,591 20,012 13,784 2,022
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Manatee County

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 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 Manatee County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,230 to $2,875. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,230
One BR $1,502
Two BR $1,815
Three BR $2,416
Four BR $2,875
2024 Fair Market Rents in Manatee County, Florida

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Manatee 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 499 44 percent
One BR 5,690 66 percent
Two BR 9,602 48 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Manatee County, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Manatee County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Manatee County, Florida including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 3,143
Public Housing 324
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 323
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 208
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 35
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 154
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Manatee County, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Manatee County, Florida

Manatee County features 897 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 Manatee County, Florida

There are 3,632 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Manatee County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Manatee County, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Manatee County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Manatee County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Manatee County, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,634 and $1,997.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.