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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Northampton County, North Carolina
$18.01/hour
$10.76 (+148%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $10.76 (+148%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Northampton 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership programs for Northampton County, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Northampton County, North Carolina?

The County of Northampton County has 17,528 people living in 7,463 households.

There are 4,747 renters living in 2,103 renter households in this County. Renters make up 27.08 percent of the population living in Northampton County.

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

There are an estimated 10,652 housing units in the Northampton County area. Of these, 2,163 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Northampton County, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Northampton County?

The rental vacancy rate in Northampton County is 2 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 Northampton County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Northampton County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11 241 726 904 212
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Northampton County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Northampton County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $719 to $1,288. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $719
One BR $724
Two BR $951
Three BR $1,150
Four BR $1,288
2024 Fair Market Rents in Northampton County, North Carolina

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Northampton 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 11 100 percent
One BR 162 67 percent
Two BR 460 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Northampton County, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Northampton County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 86
Public Housing 151
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 122
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 13
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 143
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Northampton County, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Northampton County, North Carolina

Northampton County features 355 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 Northampton County, North Carolina

There are 30 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Northampton County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Northampton County, North Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Northampton County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Northampton County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Northampton County, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $856 and $1,046.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.