Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Hattiesburg, MS

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hattiesburg, Mississippi
$20.85/hour
$13.60 (+188%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $13.60 (+188%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hattiesburg, 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 Public Housing programs for Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Hattiesburg, Mississippi?

The City of Hattiesburg has 48,466 people living in 19,787 households.

There are 27,310 renters living in 12,693 renter households in this City. Renters make up 56.35 percent of the population living in Hattiesburg.

What is the rental market like in Hattiesburg, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 22,664 housing units in the Hattiesburg area. Of these, 13,869 units are rental homes, making up 61 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hattiesburg?

The rental vacancy rate in Hattiesburg is 7 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 Hattiesburg for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hattiesburg
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
285 3,316 5,075 3,142 784
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hattiesburg

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Hattiesburg

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $766 to $1,466. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $766
One BR $906
Two BR $1,101
Three BR $1,403
Four BR $1,466
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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

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 162 57 percent
One BR 2,241 68 percent
Two BR 3,260 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Hattiesburg?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,566
Public Housing 296
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 630
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 43
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 7
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Hattiesburg features 1,266 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 Hattiesburg, Mississippi

There are 886 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hattiesburg.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hattiesburg, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $991 and $1,211.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.