Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Cleveland County, OK

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cleveland County, Oklahoma
$20.66/hour
$13.41 (+185%) more than Oklahoma minimum wage and $13.41 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cleveland County, Oklahoma?

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 Cleveland County, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Cleveland County, Oklahoma?

The County of Cleveland County has 299,587 people living in 117,629 households.

There are 99,264 renters living in 44,761 renter households in this County. Renters make up 33.13 percent of the population living in Cleveland County.

What is the rental market like in Cleveland County, Oklahoma?

There are an estimated 121,845 housing units in the Cleveland County area. Of these, 44,210 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cleveland County?

The rental vacancy rate in Cleveland County is 6 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 Cleveland County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cleveland County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,542 9,536 14,437 15,267 3,483
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cleveland County

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Cleveland County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $824 to $1,605. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $824
One BR $884
Two BR $1,091
Three BR $1,454
Four BR $1,605
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cleveland County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cleveland 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 812 53 percent
One BR 4,652 49 percent
Two BR 7,816 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cleveland County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Cleveland County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,035
Public Housing 173
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 351
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 89
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 39
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cleveland County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Cleveland County features 509 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 Cleveland County, Oklahoma

There are 889 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cleveland County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cleveland County, Oklahoma

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cleveland County, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $982 and $1,200.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.