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

Discover affordable housing in Shreveport where there are 93+ 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.

Cypress Landing

4715 Hilry Huckaby III Ave , Shreveport, Louisiana 71107

Wellington Square

1812 Jewella Ave, Shreveport, Louisiana 71109

Eden Gardens

612 York St, Shreveport, Louisiana 71106

Jordan Square Senior Apartments

625 Jordan St, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101

Pine Hill Estates

1987 Downing St, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107

Stone Vista Apartments

541 E Stoner Ave, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101

Holy Cross Villas West

9333 Normandie Dr, Shreveport, Louisiana 71118

Canaan Village

1915 Patzman St, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101

Renaissance at Allendale

1101 Allen Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103

Northside Villa

4585 N Market St, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107

Prince Village

2488 David Raines Rd, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107

Brown Park Estates

9217 Biddle Dr, Shreveport, Louisiana 71106

King Oaks

2650 Audrey Lane, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107

Rosenwald

2965 Tulsa Rd, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107

Cooper Road Plaza

2929 Peach St, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107

Cedar Hills

7401 Saint Vincent Ave, Shreveport, Louisiana 71106

Briarwood Apartments

4025 Golf links Blvd., Shreveport, Louisiana 71109

The Jolie Apartments

1017 Quail Creek Rd, Shreveport, Louisiana 71105

Fox Creek Apartments

1100 West 70th Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71106

Blanchard Place Apartments

3900 Roy Rd, Shreveport, Louisiana 71107

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Shreveport, 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 Shreveport, 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), Public Housing programs for Shreveport, Louisiana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Shreveport, Louisiana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Shreveport, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Shreveport, Louisiana?

The City of Shreveport has 179,551 people living in 77,552 households.

There are 82,155 renters living in 36,882 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.76 percent of the population living in Shreveport.

What is the rental market like in Shreveport, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 92,362 housing units in the Shreveport area. Of these, 40,380 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Shreveport, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Shreveport?

The rental vacancy rate in Shreveport is 8 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 Shreveport for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shreveport
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,114 6,667 16,346 9,530 2,047
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shreveport

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 33 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 Shreveport

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 Shreveport, Louisiana

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

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 55 percent
One BR 5,077 76 percent
Two BR 9,503 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Shreveport, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Shreveport?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 3,532
Public Housing 110
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,051
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 153
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 52
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Shreveport, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport features 2,655 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 Shreveport, Louisiana

There are 2,562 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Shreveport.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Shreveport, Louisiana

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.