Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Wyandotte County, KS

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wyandotte County, Kansas
$23.83/hour
$16.58 (+229%) more than Kansas minimum wage and $16.58 (+229%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Wyandotte County, Kansas?

The County of Wyandotte County has 165,746 people living in 62,255 households.

There are 61,286 renters living in 24,692 renter households in this County. Renters make up 36.98 percent of the population living in Wyandotte County.

What is the rental market like in Wyandotte County, Kansas?

There are an estimated 68,482 housing units in the Wyandotte County area. Of these, 25,607 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wyandotte County, Kansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wyandotte County?

The rental vacancy rate in Wyandotte County is 5 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 Wyandotte County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wyandotte County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,187 5,064 10,733 5,247 1,924
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wyandotte County

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Wyandotte County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $985 to $1,931. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $985
One BR $1,098
Two BR $1,258
Three BR $1,645
Four BR $1,931
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wyandotte County, Kansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Wyandotte 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 761 64 percent
One BR 3,620 71 percent
Two BR 6,994 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wyandotte County, Kansas

How many affordable rental units are in Wyandotte County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,900
Public Housing 1,833
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,374
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 40
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 71
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wyandotte County, Kansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Wyandotte County, Kansas

Wyandotte County features 4,088 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 Wyandotte County, Kansas

There are 1,674 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wyandotte County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wyandotte County, Kansas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Wyandotte County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Wyandotte County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wyandotte County, Kansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,132 and $1,384.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.