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

Discover affordable housing in Wayne County where there are 6+ 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.

Fairfield Gardens Apartments

1205 NW 7th St, Fairfield, Illinois 62837

Manor at the Woodlands

1 Manor Cir, Fairfield, Illinois 62837

Fairfield High Rise

303 N 1st St, Fairfield, Illinois 62837

Village Apartments of Fairfield

1600 W Delaware St, Fairfield, Illinois 62837

Cisne 2 Apartments

402 Archibald St, Cisne, Illinois 62823

Wayne County Apartments

1009 W Court St, Fairfield, Illinois 62837

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wayne County, Illinois
$15.28/hour
$1.28 (+9%) more than Illinois minimum wage and $8.03 (+111%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wayne 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), Public Housing programs for Wayne County, Illinois.

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

How many renters live in Wayne County, Illinois?

The County of Wayne County has 16,127 people living in 6,848 households.

There are 3,079 renters living in 1,463 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.09 percent of the population living in Wayne County.

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

There are an estimated 7,694 housing units in the Wayne County area. Of these, 1,472 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wayne County, Illinois, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wayne County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wayne County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
5 358 447 534 78
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wayne County

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Wayne County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $553 to $1,126. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $553
One BR $614
Two BR $807
Three BR $979
Four BR $1,126
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wayne County, Illinois

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Wayne 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 0 100 percent
One BR 318 89 percent
Two BR 233 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wayne County, Illinois

How many affordable rental units are in Wayne County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 70
Public Housing 212
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 78
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wayne County, Illinois

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

Income Based Apartments in Wayne County, Illinois

Wayne County features 292 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 Wayne County, Illinois

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wayne County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wayne County, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wayne County, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $726 and $888.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.