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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Iberia Parish, Louisiana
$17.16/hour
$9.91 (+137%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $9.91 (+137%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Iberia 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 Iberia Parish, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Iberia Parish, Louisiana?

The County of Iberia Parish has 68,327 people living in 28,039 households.

There are 22,536 renters living in 9,660 renter households in this County. Renters make up 32.98 percent of the population living in Iberia Parish.

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

There are an estimated 31,102 housing units in the Iberia Parish area. Of these, 9,648 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Iberia Parish?

The rental vacancy rate in Iberia Parish is 11 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 Iberia Parish for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Iberia Parish
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
270 1,444 3,526 2,681 497
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Iberia Parish

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 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 Iberia Parish

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $685 to $1,510. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $685
One BR $690
Two BR $906
Three BR $1,167
Four BR $1,510
2024 Fair Market Rents in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Iberia 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 126 47 percent
One BR 789 55 percent
Two BR 2,034 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Iberia Parish?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 218
Public Housing 200
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 365
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 115
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 86
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 108
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Iberia Parish features 921 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 Iberia Parish, Louisiana

There are 458 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Iberia Parish.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Iberia Parish, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $997.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.