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

Discover affordable housing in Hinds County where there are 138+ 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.

Downing Court, Oxford Court and Taylor Court

404 TAYLOR ST, Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Willow Point Apartments, Phase I

751 Glencross Dr, Jackson, Mississippi 39206

Highland View Apartments for the Elderly

1521 W Highland Dr, Jackson, Mississippi 39204

The Woodlands

2119 Woodland Way, Jackson, Mississippi 39209

Willow Point III

759 Glencross Dr, Jackson, Mississippi 39206

Garden Apartments of Raymond

520 Clinton Rd, Raymond, Mississippi 39154

Horizon Apartments

2240 TV Rd, Jackson, Mississippi 39209

Brandon Arms Apartments

1101 Highway 467, Edwards, Mississippi 39066

Walter Vinson Memorial Apartments

41 L C Turner Cir, Bolton, Mississippi 39041

Chapelridge of Jackson

1636 Raymond Rd, Jackson, Mississippi 39204

Blossom Apartments

3100 Woodbine St, Jackson, Mississippi 39212

Cameron Park I Apartments

3856 Noble St, Jackson, Mississippi 39209

Meadow Ridge Senior Apartments

230 Beasley Rd, Jackson, Mississippi 39206

The Pines Apartments

5026 Watkins Dr, Jackson, Mississippi 39206

Westgate Hills Apartments

3175 Robinson St, Jackson, Mississippi 39209

Forest Park Apartments

1651 Forest Ave, Jackson, Mississippi 39213

Northwest Plaza

1605 N West St, Jackson, Mississippi 39202

Woods Apartments

2965 Pocahontas Ave, Jackson, Mississippi 39213

Colonial Villiage

3300 Mable St, Jackson, Mississippi 39209

Valley Park Subdivision Phase I

836 Valley Park Way, Jackson, Mississippi 39212

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hinds County, Mississippi
$21.95/hour
$14.70 (+203%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $14.70 (+203%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hinds 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 Hinds County, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Hinds County, Mississippi?

The County of Hinds County has 217,730 people living in 88,435 households.

There are 79,304 renters living in 36,277 renter households in this County. Renters make up 36.42 percent of the population living in Hinds County.

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

There are an estimated 106,047 housing units in the Hinds County area. Of these, 41,682 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hinds County, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hinds County?

The rental vacancy rate in Hinds County 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 Hinds County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hinds County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
579 7,238 11,415 14,137 2,669
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hinds County

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Hinds County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $996 to $1,564. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $996
One BR $997
Two BR $1,159
Three BR $1,401
Four BR $1,564
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hinds County, Mississippi

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Hinds 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 491 85 percent
One BR 5,832 81 percent
Two BR 6,985 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hinds County, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Hinds County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 8,305
Public Housing 34
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,792
Section 236 Rental Assistance 4
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 236
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 33
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 277
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hinds County, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Hinds County, Mississippi

Hinds County features 3,459 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 Hinds County, Mississippi

There are 6,189 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hinds County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hinds County, Mississippi

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hinds County, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,043 and $1,275.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.