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

Discover affordable housing in Jackson County where there are 18+ 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.

Cornerstone Place

250 S Lewis Ln, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

The Fields

700 S Lewis Ln, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Carbondale Supportive Housing

709 E College St, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Carbondale Towers

810 W Mill St, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Walker Hill Apartments

612 Third Avenue, Grand Tower, Illinois 62942

Mill Street

703 S Rawlings St, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Carbondale

1425 Old West Main St, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Carbondale

513 E Fisher St, Carbondale, Illinois 62924

Murphysboro

233 N 13th St, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966

Carbondale

300 S Marion St, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Murphysboro

300 N 7th St, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966

Murphysboro

715 Bridge St, Murphysboro, Illinois 62942

Prairie Living West

955 Villa Ct, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Big Muddy River Apartments

5 N Shawnee Dr, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966

Jackson Street Apartments

205 N Wall St, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

The Villas of Carbondale

New Era Apt, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Ava Apartments Trust #989

302 S. Russell and 103 S. 5th, Ava, Illinois

Carbondale

111 N 2nd St, Elkville, Illinois 62901

calendar_today Opened: Mar 4
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Reported On March 7th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jackson County, Illinois
$17.65/hour
$3.65 (+26%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $10.40 (+143%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jackson 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 Jackson County, Illinois.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Jackson County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Jackson County, Illinois?

The County of Jackson County has 53,176 people living in 23,133 households.

There are 22,340 renters living in 11,925 renter households in this County. Renters make up 42.01 percent of the population living in Jackson County.

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

There are an estimated 27,835 housing units in the Jackson County area. Of these, 13,434 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jackson County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jackson County?

The rental vacancy rate in Jackson 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 Jackson County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jackson County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
860 2,782 5,291 2,300 585
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jackson County

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Jackson County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $632 to $1,312. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $632
One BR $714
Two BR $932
Three BR $1,224
Four BR $1,312
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jackson County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Jackson 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 597 69 percent
One BR 1,677 60 percent
Two BR 3,361 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jackson County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Jackson County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 620
Public Housing 751
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 427
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 18
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jackson County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Jackson County, Illinois

Jackson County features 968 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 Jackson County, Illinois

There are 272 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jackson County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jackson County, Illinois

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Jackson County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Jackson County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jackson County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $839 and $1,025.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.