Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Douglas County, IL

Discover affordable housing in Douglas County where there are 9+ 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.

Rider Place of Arcola

135 North Oak Street, Arcola, Illinois 61910

Country Place Apartments

227 Country Place Lane, Villa Grove, Illinois 61956

Douglas Cty Apartments

200 Van Voorhis Dr, Tuscola, Illinois 61953

Rider Place Apartments

9 WILLS PL, Arcola, Illinois 61910

Meadow Green Apartments

206A Nicholas Dr, Tuscola, Illinois 61953

Williamsburg Apartments

129 S Route 133, Arcola, Illinois 61910

Surrey Lane Manor

805 E Columbia St, Arthur, Illinois 61911

Lincoln Apartments

277 Lincoln Ave, Arcola, Illinois 61910

Walnut Grove Apartments

215 W Elm Ave, Atwood, Illinois 61913

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Douglas County, Illinois
$15.53/hour
$1.53 (+11%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.28 (+114%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Douglas County, Illinois?

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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Douglas County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Douglas County, Illinois?

The County of Douglas County has 19,714 people living in 7,640 households.

There are 3,768 renters living in 1,638 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.11 percent of the population living in Douglas County.

What is the rental market like in Douglas County, Illinois?

There are an estimated 8,484 housing units in the Douglas County area. Of these, 1,738 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Douglas County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Douglas County?

The rental vacancy rate in Douglas County is 3 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 Douglas County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Douglas County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
35 233 764 457 100
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Douglas County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Douglas County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $699 to $1,144. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $699
One BR $703
Two BR $820
Three BR $1,077
Four BR $1,144
2024 Fair Market Rents in Douglas County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Douglas 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 20 57 percent
One BR 147 63 percent
Two BR 434 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Douglas County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Douglas County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 154
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 86
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Douglas County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Douglas County, Illinois

Douglas County features 108 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 Douglas County, Illinois

There are 103 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Douglas County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Douglas County, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Douglas County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $738 and $902.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.