Affordable Housing In Wilburton
Latimer County, Oklahoma

3 Low Income Apartment Communities In Wilburton

Housing Authorities that serve Wilburton

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

Guide To Affordable Housing in Wilburton, Oklahoma

There are 3 low income housing apartment communities offering 90 affordable apartments for rent in Wilburton, Oklahoma.

Income Based Apartments in Wilburton, Oklahoma

Wilburton features 90 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 Wilburton, Oklahoma

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wilburton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wilburton, Oklahoma

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wilburton, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $617 and $755.

2020 Wilburton, 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
Fair Market Rent	$548	$551	$686	$882	$1,009
Payment Standard Range	$493 to $603	$496 to $606	$617 to $755	$794 to $970	$908 to $1,110

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Wilburton, OK Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	3
Total Low Income Apartments	90
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	90
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	47.3%
Average Renter Household Size	2.33
Average Household Size	2.41
Median Household Income	$34,545 ±$4,767
Median Rent	$517 ±$26
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	33.06% ± 8.2pp
Total Population	2,765

Population and Household Demographics

Wilburton is a city in Latimer County, Oklahoma with a population of 2,765. There are 1,036 households in the city with an average household size of 2.41 persons. 47.3% of households in Wilburton are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Wilburton

The median gross income for households in Wilburton is $34,545 a year, or $2,879 a month. The median rent for the city is $517 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Wilburton, a household making less than $1,723 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 33.06% of households who rent are overburdened in Wilburton.

Area Median Income In Wilburton

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 Wilburton, the AMI is calculated from all households within Latimer County.

In Wilburton, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $53,600

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 Wilburton

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 Wilburton

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$12,760	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$33,200	$35,500	$37,800
50% of Median	$20,050	$22,900	$25,750	$28,600	$30,900	$33,200	$35,500	$37,800
80% of Median	$32,050	$36,600	$41,200	$45,750	$49,450	$53,100	$56,750	$60,400