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

Discover affordable housing in Jackson County where there are 25+ 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.

Villa Maria

921 Porter Ave, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564

Samaritan House

642 Jackson Ave, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564

Cambridge Park

3414 Shortcut Rd, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39581

Taylor Heights Apartments

2313 Old Mobile Ave, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567

Bayou Village Apartments

1919 Martin Bluff Rd, Gautier, Mississippi 39553

Escatawpa Village Apartments

8603 Highway 613, Moss Point, Mississippi 39562

Gautier Voa Senior Housing, Inc

Ladnier Rd, Gautier, Mississippi 39553

Singing River Services Group

2850 Dolphin Dr, Gautier, Mississippi 39533

College Villa

2726 Ladnier Rd, Gautier, Mississippi 39553

Morrison Village Apartments

2503 Old Mobile Ave, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567

Bartlett Bayou Apartments

2718 Bartlett Ave, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567

Lexington Park Apartments

7350 Tucker Rd, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564

Ocean Estates II

3336 Breakwater Dr, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564

The Colonnades

4901 Riley Rd, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564

Bayside Village

2903 Pascagoula St, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567

Magnolia Place Apartments

3501 Highway 90, Gautier, Mississippi 39553

Edenwood Apartments

2403 Eden St, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39581

Sioux Bayou Arms

1901 Martin Bluff Rd, Gautier, Mississippi 39553

Monaco Lake Townhomes

5201 Monaco Dr, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39581

The Crossing at Ladnier

2020 Ladnier Rd, Gautier, Mississippi 39553

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jackson County, Mississippi
$20.40/hour
$13.15 (+181%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $13.15 (+181%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jackson 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 Jackson County, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Jackson County, Mississippi?

The County of Jackson County has 144,975 people living in 58,331 households.

There are 44,593 renters living in 17,776 renter households in this County. Renters make up 30.76 percent of the population living in Jackson County.

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

There are an estimated 62,473 housing units in the Jackson County area. Of these, 18,282 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jackson County, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jackson County?

The rental vacancy rate in Jackson County is 12 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 Jackson County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jackson County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
529 1,883 5,579 6,815 1,029
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jackson County

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Jackson County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $835 to $1,828. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $835
One BR $957
Two BR $1,077
Three BR $1,438
Four BR $1,828
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jackson County, Mississippi

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Jackson 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 295 56 percent
One BR 1,451 77 percent
Two BR 3,417 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jackson County, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Jackson County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,459
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 328
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 20
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 120
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jackson County, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Jackson County, Mississippi

Jackson County features 731 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 Jackson County, Mississippi

There are 1,369 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jackson County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jackson County, Mississippi

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jackson County, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $969 and $1,185.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.