Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Delta, LA

Discover affordable housing in Delta where there are 1+ 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.

Riverbend Apts

209 Ouachita Ave, Delta, Louisiana

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Delta, Louisiana
$15.57/hour
$8.32 (+115%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $8.32 (+115%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Delta, Louisiana?

The City of Delta has 169 people living in 42 households.

There are 114 renters living in 20 renter households in this City. Renters make up 67.46 percent of the population living in Delta.

What is the rental market like in Delta, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 76 housing units in the Delta area. Of these, 24 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Delta, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Delta?

The rental vacancy rate in Delta is 17 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 Delta for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Delta
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 15 5 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Delta

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Delta

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $621 to $1,395. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $621
One BR $626
Two BR $822
Three BR $1,068
Four BR $1,395
2024 Fair Market Rents in Delta, Louisiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Delta?

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
Two BR 10 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Delta, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Delta?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Delta, Louisiana including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Delta, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Delta, Louisiana

Delta features 16 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 Delta, Louisiana

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Delta.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Delta, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Delta landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Delta.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Delta, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $740 and $904.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.