Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ida County, IA

Discover affordable housing in Ida 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.

Sunset Street Apartments

502 Sunset St, Ida Grove, Iowa 51445

Somerset Apartments

400 Minnesota St, Holstein, Iowa 51025

Holstein Homes Inc

123 S Lena, Holstein, Iowa

Maple River Apartments

1104 5th St, Ida Grove, Iowa 51445

Holstein Park Apartments

404 Mueller St, Holstein, Iowa 51025

Ida Grove Apartments, Lp

403 Sunset St, Ida Grove, Iowa 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ida County, Iowa
$16.33/hour
$9.08 (+125%) more than Iowa minimum wage and $9.08 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ida County, Iowa?

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 Ida County, Iowa.

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

How many renters live in Ida County, Iowa?

The County of Ida County has 6,969 people living in 3,016 households.

There are 1,203 renters living in 668 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.26 percent of the population living in Ida County.

What is the rental market like in Ida County, Iowa?

There are an estimated 3,365 housing units in the Ida County area. Of these, 740 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ida County, Iowa, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ida County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ida County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
34 137 215 222 47
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ida County

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

Among renter households in this market, 22 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 10 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 Ida County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $630 to $1,148. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $630
One BR $656
Two BR $862
Three BR $1,042
Four BR $1,148
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ida County, Iowa

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Ida 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 19 56 percent
One BR 104 76 percent
Two BR 131 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ida County, Iowa

How many affordable rental units are in Ida County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 64
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ida County, Iowa

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

Income Based Apartments in Ida County, Iowa

Ida County features 80 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 Ida County, Iowa

There are 48 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ida County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ida County, Iowa

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ida County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Ida County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ida County, Iowa for a two-bedroom apartment is between $776 and $948.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.