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

Discover affordable housing in Ellis County where there are 1+ 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.

Wolf Creek Apartments Lp

206 N Sylvania St, Shattuck, Oklahoma 73858

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ellis County, Oklahoma
$17.67/hour
$10.42 (+144%) more than Oklahoma minimum wage and $10.42 (+144%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ellis 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 Ellis County, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Ellis County, Oklahoma?

The County of Ellis County has 3,755 people living in 1,412 households.

There are 903 renters living in 260 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.05 percent of the population living in Ellis County.

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

There are an estimated 2,143 housing units in the Ellis County area. Of these, 325 units are rental homes, making up 15 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ellis County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ellis County?

The rental vacancy rate in Ellis County is 14 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 Ellis County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ellis County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 15 96 123 10
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ellis County

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

Among renter households in this market, 21 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Ellis County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $709 to $1,358. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $709
One BR $763
Two BR $933
Three BR $1,128
Four BR $1,358
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ellis County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Ellis 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 13 87 percent
Two BR 35 36 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ellis County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Ellis County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 20
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ellis County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Ellis County, Oklahoma

Ellis County features 20 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 Ellis County, Oklahoma

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ellis County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ellis County, Oklahoma

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ellis County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Ellis County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ellis County, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $840 and $1,026.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.