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

Discover affordable housing in Pontotoc County where there are 14+ 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.

Woodlands Apartments I

2820 Arlington St, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Meadow View Apartments

700 W 1st St, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Cottage Lane Apartments

1318 Nadine Dr, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Oxford Square Apartments

908 N Country Club Rd, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Ada Village Apartments

1100 Kerr Lab Rd, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Big Five Ada Housing

702 W 1st St, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Legacy Senior Residences Ada

1929 North Country Club Road, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Ada Square, Lp

2001 B St, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

The Lindens Apartments

1301 N Oak Ave, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Concept Housing of Ada

1429 Nadine Dr, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Rolling Meadows of Ada, Ltd

1300 Kerr Lab Rd, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Ada Heights

631 W Cottage St, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

1222 N Stockton St

1222 N Stockton St, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

Ada Reed

207 W Cottage St, Ada, Oklahoma 74820

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
$18.07/hour
$10.82 (+149%) more than Oklahoma minimum wage and $10.82 (+149%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma?

The County of Pontotoc County has 38,116 people living in 14,801 households.

There are 12,315 renters living in 5,068 renter households in this County. Renters make up 32.31 percent of the population living in Pontotoc County.

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

There are an estimated 17,424 housing units in the Pontotoc County area. Of these, 6,034 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pontotoc County?

The rental vacancy rate in Pontotoc County is 16 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 Pontotoc County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pontotoc County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
231 985 1,709 1,769 304
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pontotoc County

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Pontotoc County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $721 to $1,271. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $721
One BR $726
Two BR $954
Three BR $1,213
Four BR $1,271
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Pontotoc 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 169 73 percent
One BR 652 66 percent
Two BR 1,127 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Pontotoc County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 356
Public Housing 275
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 102
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 47
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 172
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Pontotoc County features 541 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 Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

There are 202 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pontotoc County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pontotoc County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Pontotoc County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $859 and $1,049.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.