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

Discover affordable housing in Lucedale where there are 7+ 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.

Heritage Apartments

18107 Hwy 26 W, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452

The Bradley Apartments

11263 Old Hwy 63 S, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452

Sunrise Apartments

18133 Highway 26 W, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452

Lucedale Heights Apartments

15269 Highway 613, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452

Pecan Circle Homes

601 Pecan Cir, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452

Rose Square Apartments

175 Wes Havard Rd, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452

Central Hills

84 Cauley Dr, Lucedale, Mississippi 39452

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lucedale, 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 Lucedale, 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), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Lucedale, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Lucedale, Mississippi?

The City of Lucedale has 2,914 people living in 1,060 households.

There are 1,056 renters living in 424 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.24 percent of the population living in Lucedale.

What is the rental market like in Lucedale, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 1,233 housing units in the Lucedale area. Of these, 424 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lucedale, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lucedale?

The rental vacancy rate in Lucedale is 0 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 Lucedale for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lucedale
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 62 132 175 55
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lucedale

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

Among renter households in this market, 21 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Lucedale

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $738 to $1,532. 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 $1,092
Four BR $1,532
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lucedale, Mississippi

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

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
One BR 48 77 percent
Two BR 91 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lucedale, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Lucedale?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lucedale, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Lucedale, Mississippi

Lucedale features 192 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 Lucedale, Mississippi

There are 120 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lucedale.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lucedale, Mississippi

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.