What HUD offices serve Clay Center, Kansas?
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.
Go to the Kansas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Clay Center.
How many renters live in Clay Center, Kansas?
The City of Clay Center has 4,154 people living in 1,901 households.
There are 1,251 renters living in 766 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.12 percent of the population living in Clay Center.
What is the rental market like in Clay Center, Kansas?
There are an estimated 2,064 housing units in the Clay Center area. Of these, 846 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clay Center, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clay Center?
The rental vacancy rate in Clay Center is 9 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 Clay Center for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clay Center
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 276 | 256 | 154 | 36 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clay Center
A large number of apartments in Clay Center 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 Clay Center are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Clay Center
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $636 to $1,260. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $636 |
| One BR | $674 |
| Two BR | $886 |
| Three BR | $1,249 |
| Four BR | $1,260 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clay Center, Kansas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Clay Center?
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 | 14 | 56 percent |
| One BR | 210 | 76 percent |
| Two BR | 165 | 64 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Clay Center, Kansas
How many affordable rental units are in Clay Center?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Clay Center, Kansas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 76 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 36 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clay Center, Kansas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Clay Center, Kansas
Clay Center features 86 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 Clay Center, Kansas
There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clay Center.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Clay Center, Kansas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Clay Center landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Clay Center.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clay Center, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $797 and $975.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
