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

Discover affordable housing in Jones County where there are 18+ 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.

Beacon Homes

801 Beacon St, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Ellisville Apartments II

200 Hulon St, Ellisville, Mississippi 39437

University Commons Apartments

3804 Barberry Dr, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Cooks Avenue Apartments

415 Sorrell Dr, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

First Avenue Group Home

2513 N 1st Ave, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Dubose Apartments

1201 Dubose St, Ellisville, Mississippi 39437

Palisades Park I & II

105 Buchanan Street, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

South Park Village Apartments

37 Johnson Circle, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Shadowood Park Apartments

3250 Highway 15 N, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Lone Oak Apartments

101 Lone Oak Dr, Laurel, Mississippi 39443

Elmwood Apartments

106 Mize St, Ellisville, Mississippi 39437

Laurel Gardens I

313 Masonite Dr, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Laurel Gardens II

39 Laurel Garden Dr, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Laurel Estates II

100 Maplewood Dr, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Oak Hill Estates ,

1807 Pearl River Dr, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Triangle

307 S Maple St, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Brown Circle

3 Brown Cir, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

Arco Windsor

410 E 5th St, Laurel, Mississippi 39440

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jones County, Mississippi
$17.61/hour
$10.36 (+143%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $10.36 (+143%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jones 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), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Jones County, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Jones County, Mississippi?

The County of Jones County has 66,569 people living in 25,249 households.

There are 14,826 renters living in 5,848 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.27 percent of the population living in Jones County.

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

There are an estimated 28,620 housing units in the Jones County area. Of these, 6,490 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jones County, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jones County?

The rental vacancy rate in Jones County is 5 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 Jones County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jones County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
77 721 2,306 2,500 410
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jones County

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Jones County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $732 to $1,239. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $732
One BR $737
Two BR $930
Three BR $1,124
Four BR $1,239
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jones County, Mississippi

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Jones 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 73 95 percent
One BR 517 72 percent
Two BR 1,477 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jones County, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Jones County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 569
Public Housing 569
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 411
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 7
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jones County, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Jones County, Mississippi

Jones County features 989 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 Jones County, Mississippi

There are 258 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jones County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jones County, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Jones County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Jones County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jones County, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $837 and $1,023.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.