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

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Mangham Apartments

208 South St, Mangham, Louisiana 71259

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mangham, Louisiana
$16.02/hour
$8.77 (+121%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $8.77 (+121%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Mangham, Louisiana?

The City of Mangham has 657 people living in 260 households.

There are 152 renters living in 50 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.14 percent of the population living in Mangham.

What is the rental market like in Mangham, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 281 housing units in the Mangham area. Of these, 50 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mangham, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mangham?

The rental vacancy rate in Mangham is 0 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 Mangham for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mangham
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 0 13 30 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mangham

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

Among renter households in this market, 20 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Mangham

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $645 to $1,242. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $645
One BR $649
Two BR $846
Three BR $1,023
Four BR $1,242
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mangham, Louisiana

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

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 0 100 percent
Two BR 9 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mangham, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Mangham?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mangham, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Mangham, Louisiana

Mangham features 20 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 Mangham, Louisiana

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mangham, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mangham, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $761 and $931.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.