Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ingham County, MI

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ingham County, Michigan
$20.68/hour
$10.35 (+100%) more than Michigan minimum wage and $13.43 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ingham County, Michigan?

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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Ingham County, Michigan.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Ingham County, Michigan.

Go to the Michigan Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Ingham County.

How many renters live in Ingham County, Michigan?

The County of Ingham County has 284,108 people living in 118,485 households.

There are 86,503 renters living in 47,381 renter households in this County. Renters make up 30.45 percent of the population living in Ingham County.

What is the rental market like in Ingham County, Michigan?

There are an estimated 126,267 housing units in the Ingham County area. Of these, 48,937 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ingham County, Michigan, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ingham County?

The rental vacancy rate in Ingham County is 2 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 Ingham County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ingham County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,353 14,537 21,101 5,788 2,845
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ingham County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Ingham County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $847 to $1,454. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $847
One BR $887
Two BR $1,092
Three BR $1,423
Four BR $1,454
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ingham County, Michigan

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

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 731 31 percent
One BR 8,279 57 percent
Two BR 11,211 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ingham County, Michigan

How many affordable rental units are in Ingham County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Ingham County, Michigan including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 3,231
Public Housing 374
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,685
Section 236 Rental Assistance 9
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 248
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ingham County, Michigan

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

Income Based Apartments in Ingham County, Michigan

Ingham County features 1,375 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 Ingham County, Michigan

There are 467 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ingham County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ingham County, Michigan

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ingham County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Ingham County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ingham County, Michigan for a two-bedroom apartment is between $983 and $1,201.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.