Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Claiborne County, MS

Discover affordable housing in Claiborne County where there are 5+ 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.

Hermanville Apartments

4032 Highway 18, Hermanville, Mississippi 39086

Magnolia Village

714 Magnolia St, Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150

East Magnolia CO J and a Mgmt Co

Magnolia St, Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150

Prestige Plaza Apartments

Hwy 61 N, Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150

Southwest Development Corp Inc

400 Anthony St, Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Claiborne County, Mississippi
$17.10/hour
$9.85 (+136%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $9.85 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Claiborne County, Mississippi?

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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Claiborne County, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Claiborne County, Mississippi?

The County of Claiborne County has 9,044 people living in 2,624 households.

There are 1,953 renters living in 644 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.59 percent of the population living in Claiborne County.

What is the rental market like in Claiborne County, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 3,948 housing units in the Claiborne County area. Of these, 737 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Claiborne County, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Claiborne County?

The rental vacancy rate in Claiborne County is 10 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 Claiborne County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Claiborne County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 107 165 367 2
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Claiborne County

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

Among renter households in this market, 22 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Claiborne County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $738 to $1,219. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $738
One BR $742
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,131
Four BR $1,219
2024 Fair Market Rents in Claiborne County, Mississippi

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Claiborne 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 3 100 percent
One BR 68 64 percent
Two BR 149 90 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Claiborne County, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Claiborne County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 23
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 93
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Claiborne County, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Claiborne County, Mississippi

Claiborne County features 93 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 Claiborne County, Mississippi

There are 12 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Claiborne County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Claiborne County, Mississippi

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Claiborne County, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $813 and $993.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.