What HUD offices serve Booneville, 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.
Go to the Mississippi Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Booneville.
How many renters live in Booneville, Mississippi?
The City of Booneville has 9,027 people living in 3,231 households.
There are 2,168 renters living in 995 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.02 percent of the population living in Booneville.
What is the rental market like in Booneville, Mississippi?
There are an estimated 3,752 housing units in the Booneville area. Of these, 1,086 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Booneville, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Booneville?
The rental vacancy rate in Booneville 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 Booneville for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Booneville
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | 261 | 277 | 323 | 0 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Booneville
A large number of apartments in Booneville 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 Booneville are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Booneville
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $657 to $1,359. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $657 |
| One BR | $748 |
| Two BR | $903 |
| Three BR | $1,174 |
| Four BR | $1,359 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Booneville, Mississippi
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Booneville?
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 | 117 | 87 percent |
| One BR | 261 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 186 | 67 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Booneville, Mississippi
How many affordable rental units are in Booneville?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Booneville, Mississippi including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 80 |
| Public Housing | 160 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 33 |
| Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities | 21 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 192 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Booneville, Mississippi
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Booneville, Mississippi
Booneville features 373 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 Booneville, Mississippi
There are 62 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Booneville.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Booneville, Mississippi
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Booneville landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Booneville.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Booneville, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $813 and $993.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
