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

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

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

How many renters live in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma?

The County of Sequoyah County has 39,538 people living in 14,960 households.

There are 11,474 renters living in 4,243 renter households in this County. Renters make up 29.02 percent of the population living in Sequoyah County.

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

There are an estimated 18,183 housing units in the Sequoyah County area. Of these, 4,534 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sequoyah County?

The rental vacancy rate in Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sequoyah County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
13 494 1,529 1,935 254
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sequoyah County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Sequoyah County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $674 to $1,437. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $674
One BR $678
Two BR $891
Three BR $1,222
Four BR $1,437
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sequoyah 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 10 77 percent
One BR 340 69 percent
Two BR 1,018 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Sequoyah County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 506
Public Housing 11
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 193
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 495
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

Sequoyah County features 638 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 Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

There are 275 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sequoyah County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.