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

Discover affordable housing in Wheeler 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.

Apple Lane Apartments

116 N 5th St, Glenwood, Georgia 30428

Houston Village

55 S Jefferson Street, Alamo, Georgia 30411

Apple Village

116 North 5th Street, Glenwood, Georgia 30428

Knots Landing

PO Box 685, Glenwood, Georgia 30428

Geter Homes Cypress Garden Apartments

24 Sharpton Dr, Alamo, Georgia 30411

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wheeler County, Georgia
$18.43/hour
$11.18 (+154%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $11.18 (+154%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wheeler 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 Wheeler County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Wheeler County, Georgia?

The County of Wheeler County has 7,550 people living in 1,597 households.

There are 2,485 renters living in 505 renter households in this County. Renters make up 32.91 percent of the population living in Wheeler County.

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

There are an estimated 2,434 housing units in the Wheeler County area. Of these, 546 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wheeler County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wheeler County?

The rental vacancy rate in Wheeler County is 8 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 Wheeler County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wheeler County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 119 95 233 48
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wheeler County

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 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 Wheeler County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $659 to $1,296. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $659
One BR $767
Two BR $973
Three BR $1,176
Four BR $1,296
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wheeler County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Wheeler 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 6 60 percent
One BR 119 100 percent
Two BR 73 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wheeler County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Wheeler County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 28
Public Housing 86
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 88
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wheeler County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Wheeler County, Georgia

Wheeler County features 134 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 Wheeler County, Georgia

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wheeler County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wheeler County, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wheeler County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $876 and $1,070.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.