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

Discover affordable housing in Kay County where there are 15+ 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.

Jefferson Park Apartments

1012 S 10th St, Blackwell, Oklahoma 74631

Waverly Estates Apartments

601 N Waverly St, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601

Community Place Apartments

202 North 4th Street, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601

Andros Village Apartments Lp

606 S 21st St, Blackwell, Oklahoma 74631

Urban Village Apartments

1301 W Coolidge Ave, Blackwell, Oklahoma 74631

Paradise Corner Apartments

3501 N Union St, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601

Quail Run Apartments

1500 Queens Ave, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601

East Terrace Apartments

1501 Bradley Avenue, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74604

Broadway Plaza

201 E Broadway Ave, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601

Willowcreek Apartments

1501 Princeton Ave, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74604

Copper Ridge Apartments

1515 W Highland Ave, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601

Kittie Huston Apt

806 West Blackwell, Blackwell, Oklahoma

Larkin Hotel Apartments

201 North Main Street, Blackwell, Oklahoma 74631

Lakewood Apartments

201 Hickory Dr, Kaw City, Oklahoma 74641

Lakewood Apartments, Lp

501 Hickory, Kaw City, Oklahoma 74641

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kay County, Oklahoma
$16.88/hour
$9.63 (+133%) more than Oklahoma minimum wage and $9.63 (+133%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Kay 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 Kay County, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Kay County, Oklahoma?

The County of Kay County has 43,859 people living in 16,632 households.

There are 13,627 renters living in 5,417 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.07 percent of the population living in Kay County.

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

There are an estimated 20,990 housing units in the Kay County area. Of these, 6,091 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kay County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kay County?

The rental vacancy rate in Kay County is 10 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 Kay County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kay County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
131 978 1,827 2,030 376
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kay County

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Kay County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $604 to $1,199. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $604
One BR $678
Two BR $891
Three BR $1,181
Four BR $1,199
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kay County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Kay 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 120 92 percent
One BR 730 75 percent
Two BR 1,198 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kay County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Kay County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 312
Public Housing 221
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 176
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 33
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 22
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 145
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kay County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Kay County, Oklahoma

Kay County features 522 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 Kay County, Oklahoma

There are 242 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kay County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kay County, Oklahoma

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kay County, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $802 and $980.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.