Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Bladen County, NC

Discover affordable housing in Bladen County where there are 28+ 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.

Benjamin Manor

510 Mercer Mill Rd, Elizabethtown, North Carolina 28337

Spinners Court

706 Chestnut St, Bladenboro, North Carolina 28320

Twisted Hickory Homes

390 Twisted Hickory Road, Elizabethtown, North Carolina 28337

Harmony Homes

419 Elizabeth Rd, Bladenboro, North Carolina 28320

Hill Estates Phase II

209 W Walnut St, Bladenboro, North Carolina 28320

Swanzy Street Apartments

Hall St, Elizabethtown, North Carolina 28337

Lower Street Apartments

Gooden and Lower St, Elizabethtown, North Carolina 28337

Pecan Street Apartments

104 Pecan St, Bladenboro, North Carolina 28320

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bladen County, North Carolina
$16.21/hour
$8.96 (+124%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $8.96 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bladen County, North Carolina?

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 programs for Bladen County, North Carolina.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Bladen County, North Carolina.

Go to the North Carolina Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Bladen County.

How many renters live in Bladen County, North Carolina?

The County of Bladen County has 29,807 people living in 11,386 households.

There are 8,618 renters living in 3,453 renter households in this County. Renters make up 28.91 percent of the population living in Bladen County.

What is the rental market like in Bladen County, North Carolina?

There are an estimated 15,348 housing units in the Bladen County area. Of these, 3,684 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bladen County, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bladen County?

The rental vacancy rate in Bladen 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 Bladen County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bladen County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
14 379 1,307 1,614 59
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bladen County

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Bladen County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $687 to $1,313. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $687
One BR $691
Two BR $856
Three BR $1,137
Four BR $1,313
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bladen County, North Carolina

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bladen 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 0 100 percent
One BR 305 80 percent
Two BR 893 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bladen County, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Bladen County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Bladen County, North Carolina including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 427
Public Housing 153
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 144
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 465
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bladen County, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Bladen County, North Carolina

Bladen County features 640 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 Bladen County, North Carolina

There are 195 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bladen County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bladen County, North Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bladen County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Bladen County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bladen County, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $770 and $942.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.