Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Dubois County, IN

Discover affordable housing in Dubois County where there are 21+ 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.

Jasper Lofts

1300 Dewey Street, Jasper, Indiana 47546

The Lofts at St. Joseph's

1900 Medical Arts Boulevard, Huntingburg, Indiana 47542

Benet Hall Apartments

821 Benet Drive, Ferdinand, Indiana 47532

Pleasant View Apartments of Birdseye

104 W 3rd St, Birdseye, Indiana 47513

Meadowood Apartments

660 Rumbach Avenue, Jasper, Indiana 47546

Wagon Works

719 East 5th Street, Huntingburg, Indiana 47542

Oak Ridge Place II

111 E 17th St, Huntingburg, Indiana 47542

Lincoln Village I

506 Pleasant View Dr, Huntingburg, Indiana 47542

Benjamin Rush Home Jasper

1702 N Mill St, Jasper, Indiana 47546

Lincoln Manor of Holland

300 S Meridian St, Holland, Indiana 47541

Badendorff Arms

271 Baden Strasse, Jasper, Indiana 47546

Wally Shellenberger House

2485 Stacey Ln, Jasper, Indiana 47546

Ferdinand Housing for the Elderly, Phase II

234 W 9th St, Ferdinand, Indiana 47532

Clifford Biers House

140 E 37th St, Jasper, Indiana 47546

Dorothea Dix House, Inc

1002 E 10th St, Huntingburg, Indiana 47542

Vine Street Lofts

1308 Vine St., Jasper, Indiana 47546

Knoll Ridge Place Apartments

367 W 43rd St, Jasper, Indiana 47546

Dubois Apartments

452 West 43rd Street, Jasper, Indiana

Friendship Village and League Circle Apartments

1101 Friendship Vlg, Huntingburg, Indiana 47542

Golden Years Haven

855 Missouri St, Ferdinand, Indiana 47532

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dubois County, Indiana
$16.34/hour
$9.09 (+125%) more than Indiana minimum wage and $9.09 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dubois County, Indiana?

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) programs for Dubois County, Indiana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Dubois County, Indiana.

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

How many renters live in Dubois County, Indiana?

The County of Dubois County has 43,584 people living in 17,437 households.

There are 8,550 renters living in 3,929 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.62 percent of the population living in Dubois County.

What is the rental market like in Dubois County, Indiana?

There are an estimated 18,595 housing units in the Dubois County area. Of these, 4,067 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dubois County, Indiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dubois County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dubois County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
91 956 1,791 947 120
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dubois County

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Dubois County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $600 to $1,465. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $600
One BR $657
Two BR $863
Three BR $1,216
Four BR $1,465
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dubois County, Indiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Dubois 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 22 24 percent
One BR 746 78 percent
Two BR 1,041 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dubois County, Indiana

How many affordable rental units are in Dubois County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 419
Public Housing 50
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 224
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 34
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 174
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dubois County, Indiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Dubois County, Indiana

Dubois County features 494 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 Dubois County, Indiana

There are 223 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dubois County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dubois County, Indiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dubois County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Dubois County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dubois County, Indiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $777 and $949.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.