How many renters live in Clay Center, Nebraska?
The City of Clay Center has 780 people living in 325 households.
There are 85 renters living in 55 renter households in this City. Renters make up 10.9 percent of the population living in Clay Center.
What is the rental market like in Clay Center, Nebraska?
There are an estimated 352 housing units in the Clay Center area. Of these, 63 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clay Center, Nebraska, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clay Center?
The rental vacancy rate in Clay Center is 13 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 Clay Center for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clay Center
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 2 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clay Center
A large number of apartments in Clay Center 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 Clay Center are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 31 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 4 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 Clay Center
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $591 to $1,254. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $591 |
| One BR | $711 |
| Two BR | $872 |
| Three BR | $1,054 |
| Four BR | $1,254 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clay Center, Nebraska
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Clay Center?
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 | 2 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 7 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 21 | 78 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Clay Center, Nebraska
How many affordable rental units are in Clay Center?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Clay Center, Nebraska including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Public Housing | 26 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clay Center, Nebraska
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Clay Center, Nebraska
Clay Center features 26 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 Clay Center, Nebraska
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clay Center.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Clay Center, Nebraska
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Clay Center landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Clay Center.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clay Center, Nebraska for a two-bedroom apartment is between $785 and $959.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
