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

Discover affordable housing in Union 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.

Panoramic Apartments

100 Meadow Ln, Liberty, Indiana 47353

Liberty Green Apartments

207 W Sycamore, Liberty, Indiana 47353

Southview Courts

615 W High St, Liberty, Indiana 47353

Patriot Pointe Apartments

402 S Independence Ln, Liberty, Indiana 47353

Stoneybrook Apartments

138 Bryan St, West College Corner, Indiana 47003

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Union County, Indiana
$17.54/hour
$10.29 (+142%) more than Indiana minimum wage and $10.29 (+142%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Union 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), Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Union County, Indiana.

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

How many renters live in Union County, Indiana?

The County of Union County has 7,041 people living in 2,912 households.

There are 1,456 renters living in 607 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.68 percent of the population living in Union County.

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

There are an estimated 3,237 housing units in the Union County area. Of these, 671 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Union County, Indiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Union County?

The rental vacancy rate in Union County is 10 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 Union County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Union County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 124 245 157 74
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Union County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Union County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $628 to $1,494. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $628
One BR $714
Two BR $926
Three BR $1,245
Four BR $1,494
2024 Fair Market Rents in Union County, Indiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Union 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
One BR 91 73 percent
Two BR 147 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Union County, Indiana

How many affordable rental units are in Union County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 68
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Union County, Indiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Union County, Indiana

Union County features 98 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 Union County, Indiana

There are 68 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Union County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Union County, Indiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Union County, Indiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $833 and $1,019.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.