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

Discover affordable housing in Lafourche Parish where there are 18+ 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.

Kings Place Apartments ( Forme

1400 Martin Luther King Dr, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301

Abbey Glen

920 Serenity Dr., Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301

Elizabeth Square Apartments

100 Sycamore St, Raceland, Louisiana 70394

Green Oaks Apartments

149 Meadows Cir, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301

St Charles Apartments

1259 Saint Charles St, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301

St Charles Apartments

125 Saint Charles St, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301

Tarpon South Apartments

110 Peach St, Galliano, Louisiana 70354

Lockport Elderly II Apartments

100 Elsie Court, Lockport, Louisiana 70374

Lockport Elderly Apartments

907 Justin St, Lockport, Louisiana 70374

Tarpon Heights Apartments

16932 West Main, Galliano, Louisiana 70354

Willow Wood Manor

1002 Plantation Rd, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301

Sweetwater Estates

102 Trueman Cir, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301

Plantation Trace Apartments

2127 Audubon Ave, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301

Waverly Plantation Apts

800 Winder Road East, Thibodaux, Louisiana

Elizabeth Tne Apts

101 Sycamore St, Raceland, Louisiana

Boutte - Des Allemands - Hahnville

172 Norman Ave, Des Allemands, Louisiana 70039

Raceland - Triple Oaks St

302 Charley St, Golden Meadow, Louisiana 70357

Eagle Drive Ridgefield Rd.

603 Government Cir, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
$21.16/hour
$13.91 (+192%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $13.91 (+192%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lafourche 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 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana?

The County of Lafourche Parish has 95,870 people living in 38,523 households.

There are 15,138 renters living in 7,162 renter households in this County. Renters make up 15.79 percent of the population living in Lafourche Parish.

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

There are an estimated 41,108 housing units in the Lafourche Parish area. Of these, 8,881 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lafourche Parish?

The rental vacancy rate in Lafourche Parish 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 Lafourche Parish for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lafourche Parish
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
217 1,903 3,165 2,250 403
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lafourche Parish

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 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 Lafourche Parish

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $757 to $1,519. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $757
One BR $900
Two BR $1,117
Three BR $1,397
Four BR $1,519
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Lafourche 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 160 74 percent
One BR 1,388 73 percent
Two BR 1,876 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Lafourche Parish?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 276
Public Housing 582
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 248
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Lafourche Parish features 911 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 Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

There are 452 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lafourche Parish.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,005 and $1,229.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.