Public Housing Agencies Serving Omaha, Nebraska

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.

Omaha, Nebraska Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Omaha, Nebraska

Omaha features 4,084 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 Omaha, Nebraska

There are 4,692 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Omaha.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Omaha, Nebraska

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Omaha, Nebraska for a two-bedroom apartment is between $975 and $1,191.

2023 Omaha, Nebraska Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Omaha, NE Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	207
Total Low Income Apartments	10,068
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	4,084
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	42.17%
Average Renter Household Size	2.24
Average Household Size	2.47
Median Household Income	$49,896 ±$557
Median Rent	$799 ±$8
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	46.27% ± 1.38pp
Total Population	440,034

Population and Household Demographics

Omaha is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska with a population of 440,034. There are 173,764 households in the city with an average household size of 2.47 persons. 42.17% of households in Omaha are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Omaha

The median gross income for households in Omaha is $49,896 a year, or $4,158 a month. The median rent for the city is $799 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Omaha, a household making less than $2,663 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 46.27% of households who rent are overburdened in Omaha.

Area Median Income In Omaha

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Omaha, the AMI is calculated from all households within Douglas County.

In Omaha, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $109,400

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Omaha

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Omaha