Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Delaware, OH

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Delaware, Ohio
$24.66/hour
$17.66 (+252%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $17.41 (+240%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Delaware, Ohio?

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) programs for Delaware, Ohio.

Go to the Ohio Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Delaware.

How many renters live in Delaware, Ohio?

The City of Delaware has 41,926 people living in 16,026 households.

There are 12,575 renters living in 6,016 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.99 percent of the population living in Delaware.

What is the rental market like in Delaware, Ohio?

There are an estimated 16,864 housing units in the Delaware area. Of these, 6,181 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Delaware, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Delaware?

The rental vacancy rate in Delaware 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 Delaware for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Delaware
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
307 1,072 3,076 1,198 315
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Delaware

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Delaware

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $970 to $1,745. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $970
One BR $1,065
Two BR $1,302
Three BR $1,574
Four BR $1,745
2024 Fair Market Rents in Delaware, Ohio

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Delaware?

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 225 73 percent
One BR 753 70 percent
Two BR 1,688 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Delaware, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Delaware?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Delaware, Ohio including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 313
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 289
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 44
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 23
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Delaware, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Delaware, Ohio

Delaware features 349 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 Delaware, Ohio

There are 471 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Delaware.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Delaware, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Delaware landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Delaware.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Delaware, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,172 and $1,432.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.