Affordable Housing In Weatherford
Custer County, Oklahoma

5 Low Income Apartment Communities In Weatherford

Housing Authorities that serve Weatherford

Housing Authority	Programs
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Weatherford, Oklahoma

There are 5 low income housing apartment communities offering 190 affordable apartments for rent in Weatherford, Oklahoma.

Income Based Apartments in Weatherford, Oklahoma

Weatherford features 78 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 Weatherford, Oklahoma

There are 112 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Weatherford.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Weatherford, Oklahoma

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Weatherford, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $662 and $809.

2021 Weatherford, Oklahoma Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Weatherford, Oklahoma Fair Market Rent	$566	$602	$735	$1,048	$1,205
Weatherford, Oklahoma Payment Standard Range	$509 to $623	$542 to $662	$662 to $809	$943 to $1,153	$1,085 to $1,326

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Weatherford, OK Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	5
Total Low Income Apartments	190
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	78
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	55.44%
Average Renter Household Size	2.27
Average Household Size	2.48
Median Household Income	$39,257 ±$6,605
Median Rent	$607 ±$45
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	43.55% ± 10.52pp
Total Population	11,663

Population and Household Demographics

Weatherford is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma with a population of 11,663. There are 4,250 households in the city with an average household size of 2.48 persons. 55.44% of households in Weatherford are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Weatherford

The median gross income for households in Weatherford is $39,257 a year, or $3,271 a month. The median rent for the city is $607 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Weatherford, a household making less than $2,023 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 43.55% of households who rent are overburdened in Weatherford.

Area Median Income In Weatherford

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Weatherford, the AMI is calculated from all households within Custer County.

In Weatherford, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $60,800

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Weatherford

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Weatherford

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Weatherford AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$12,880	$17,420	$21,960	$26,500	$31,040	$35,300	$37,700	$40,150
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Weatherford AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$21,300	$24,350	$27,400	$30,400	$32,850	$35,300	$37,700	$40,150
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Weatherford AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$34,100	$38,950	$43,800	$48,650	$52,550	$56,450	$60,350	$64,250