Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Clark County, NV

Discover affordable housing in Clark County where there are 201+ 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.

Ruby Duncan Manor

500 W Owens Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106

Parkview Pointe Apartments

3675 Cambridge Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

Shepherd Hills

1950 Simmons St, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106

South Valley Apartments

10250 Spencer St, Las Vegas, Nevada 89183

Arville Greenville Apartments

3820 Pennwood Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102

Fremont Villas

121 N 15th St, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101

Cheyenne Pointe

3240 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas, Nevada 89115

Joshua Villas

3985 E Cheyenne Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada 89115

Judith Villas

711 E Nelson Ave, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030

Desert View Apartments

4550 Karen Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada 89121

Pecos Terrace II

3555 E Lake Mead Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89115

Pecos Pointe Apartments

1650 N Pecos Rd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89115

Avery Villas

8301 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117

Nevada Hand - Harrison Pines III Senior Apartments

5070 Harrison Dr, Las Vegas, Nevada 89120

Horizon Crest Family Apartments

11 W Owens Ave, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030

Arbor Pointe Apartments

8855 W Arby Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148

Cdpcn - Emerald Breeze Apartments

900 W Monroe, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106

Acapella

5050 Mohave Ave, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104

Sky View Pines Apartments

15 W Owens Ave, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030

Ethel Mae Robinson Senior II

1327 H St, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clark County, Nevada
$31.12/hour
$20.87 (+204%) more than Nevada minimum wage and $23.87 (+329%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Clark County, Nevada?

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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Public Housing Homeownership, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Clark County, Nevada.

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

How many renters live in Clark County, Nevada?

The County of Clark County has 2,322,985 people living in 857,362 households.

There are 937,198 renters living in 361,620 renter households in this County. Renters make up 40.34 percent of the population living in Clark County.

What is the rental market like in Clark County, Nevada?

There are an estimated 950,927 housing units in the Clark County area. Of these, 393,188 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clark County, Nevada, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clark County?

The rental vacancy rate in Clark County is 7 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 Clark County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clark County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
23,076 74,979 127,219 92,208 36,333
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clark County

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Clark County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,214 to $2,731. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,214
One BR $1,377
Two BR $1,643
Three BR $2,315
Four BR $2,731
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clark County, Nevada

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Clark 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 12,828 56 percent
One BR 47,864 64 percent
Two BR 73,841 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clark County, Nevada

How many affordable rental units are in Clark County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 22,116
Public Housing 1,877
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,000
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 321
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 257
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 363
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clark County, Nevada

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

Income Based Apartments in Clark County, Nevada

Clark County features 6,875 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 Clark County, Nevada

There are 15,901 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clark County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clark County, Nevada

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Clark County landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Clark County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clark County, Nevada for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,479 and $1,807.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.