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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma?

The County of Oklahoma County has 802,559 people living in 324,396 households.

There are 308,459 renters living in 136,104 renter households in this County. Renters make up 38.43 percent of the population living in Oklahoma County.

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

There are an estimated 360,910 housing units in the Oklahoma County area. Of these, 149,659 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Oklahoma County?

The rental vacancy rate in Oklahoma County is 8 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 Oklahoma County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oklahoma County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
6,901 38,355 46,057 37,917 5,483
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oklahoma County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Oklahoma 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 3,782 55 percent
One BR 21,613 56 percent
Two BR 24,575 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Oklahoma County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 6,064
Public Housing 2,810
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,285
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 138
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Oklahoma County features 1,691 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 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

There are 1,779 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Oklahoma County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.