Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Wilcox County, GA

Discover affordable housing in Wilcox County where there are 5+ 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.

Rochelle Apartments

46 Hill Street , Rochelle, Georgia 31079

Autumnwood Village

237 Irwinville Rd, Abbeville, Georgia 31001

794 2nd Ave

794 2nd Ave, Rochelle, Georgia 31079

211 Isabella St

211 Isabella St, Abbeville, Georgia 31001

Woodlawn Village

Owensboro Rd, Abbeville, Georgia 31001

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wilcox County, Georgia
$16.76/hour
$9.51 (+131%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $9.51 (+131%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wilcox County, Georgia?

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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Wilcox County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Wilcox County, Georgia?

The County of Wilcox County has 8,839 people living in 2,499 households.

There are 1,901 renters living in 659 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.51 percent of the population living in Wilcox County.

What is the rental market like in Wilcox County, Georgia?

There are an estimated 3,453 housing units in the Wilcox County area. Of these, 665 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wilcox County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wilcox County?

The rental vacancy rate in Wilcox County is 1 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 Wilcox County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wilcox County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 31 134 410 63
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wilcox County

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Wilcox County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $693 to $1,270. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $693
One BR $697
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,240
Four BR $1,270
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wilcox County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Wilcox 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 7 100 percent
One BR 31 100 percent
Two BR 114 85 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wilcox County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Wilcox County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 36
Public Housing 28
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wilcox County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Wilcox County, Georgia

Wilcox County features 88 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 Wilcox County, Georgia

There are 36 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wilcox County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wilcox County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Wilcox County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Wilcox County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wilcox County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $797 and $974.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.