Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Caddo Parish, LA

Discover affordable housing in Caddo Parish where there are 22+ 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.

Brookwood Plaza

3701 Valley View Drive , Belcher, Louisiana 71108

Renaissance at Allendale

1101 Allen Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103

Woodland Terrace

8880 Greenwood Rd, Greenwood, Louisiana 71033

Briarwood Apartments

4025 Golf links Blvd., Shreveport, Louisiana 71109

The Jolie Apartments

1017 Quail Creek Rd, Shreveport, Louisiana 71105

Mooring Manor Apartments

1008 Old Mooringsport Rd, Mooringsport, Louisiana 71060

Rebel Road Apartments

106 Rebel Rd, Vivian, Louisiana 71082

Greenwood Apartments

9224 Greenwood Rd, Greenwood, Louisiana 71033

Villa Oaks Apartments

403 Walnut St, Oil City, Louisiana 71061

Central Park West

933 S Pine St, Vivian, Louisiana 71082

Embassy Apartments

2901 Dee St, Shreveport, Louisiana 71104

Monterey Hills

130 Williamson Way, Vivian, Louisiana 71082

Bayou Grande Apartments

961 Caddo Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71119

Oak Meadows

1901 Centenary Boulevard #C23, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101

United Jewelers

301 Crocket St, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101

Blanchard Elderly Apartments

231 N Main St, Blanchard, Louisiana 71009

Vivian Elderly Apartments

344 Redbud Ln, Vivian, Louisiana 71082

Greenwood Housing Elderly

8910 Greenwood Rd, Greenwood, Louisiana 71033

Blanchard Seniors

223 N Main St, Blanchard, Louisiana

Mississippi Circle

643 Redbud Ct, Vivian, Louisiana 71082

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Caddo Parish, Louisiana
$20.32/hour
$13.07 (+180%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $13.07 (+180%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Caddo Parish, Louisiana?

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) programs for Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Go to the Louisiana Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Caddo Parish.

How many renters live in Caddo Parish, Louisiana?

The County of Caddo Parish has 229,025 people living in 95,772 households.

There are 91,378 renters living in 40,514 renter households in this County. Renters make up 39.9 percent of the population living in Caddo Parish.

What is the rental market like in Caddo Parish, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 112,668 housing units in the Caddo Parish area. Of these, 43,664 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Caddo Parish?

The rental vacancy rate in Caddo Parish is 7 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 Caddo Parish for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Caddo Parish
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,075 7,042 17,903 11,158 2,158
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Caddo Parish

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Caddo Parish

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $779 to $1,486. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $779
One BR $927
Two BR $1,073
Three BR $1,358
Four BR $1,486
2024 Fair Market Rents in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

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

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 1,155 56 percent
One BR 5,595 79 percent
Two BR 11,136 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Caddo Parish?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,606
Public Housing 267
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,153
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 153
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 52
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 344
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Caddo Parish features 342 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 Caddo Parish, Louisiana

There are 574 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Caddo Parish.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Caddo Parish, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $966 and $1,180.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.