Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Carbon County, PA

Discover affordable housing in Carbon County where there are 12+ 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.

Lehigh Coal and Navigation

1 Broadway, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania 18229

Lansford Townhouses

100 Lansford Court, Lansford, Pennsylvania 18232

Lehighton Elderly

101 S 1st St, Lehighton, Pennsylvania 18235

Palmer House

360 Delaware Ave, Palmerton, Pennsylvania 18071

Nesquehoning Elderly

121 W High St, Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania 18240

Nesquehoning School Apartments

90 E Catawissa St, Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania 18240

St Ann Senior

30 E Bertsch St, Lansford, Pennsylvania 18232

Gypsy Hill

83 Mahoning Dr E, Lehighton, Pennsylvania 18235

Lansford Mid - Rise

430 E Bertsch St, Lansford, Pennsylvania 18232

Weatherly Housing

1500 Evergreen Ave, Weatherly, Pennsylvania 18255

Summit Hill School Apartments

128 W Hazard St, Summit Hill, Pennsylvania 18250

Scattered Sites

212 Bankway St, Lehighton, Pennsylvania 18235

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Carbon County, Pennsylvania
$27.01/hour
$19.76 (+273%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $19.76 (+273%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Carbon County, Pennsylvania?

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), Public Housing programs for Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Carbon County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Carbon County has 65,460 people living in 27,966 households.

There are 14,783 renters living in 6,420 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.58 percent of the population living in Carbon County.

What is the rental market like in Carbon County, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 34,247 housing units in the Carbon County area. Of these, 7,647 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Carbon County?

The rental vacancy rate in Carbon County is 12 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 Carbon County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carbon County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
246 1,588 2,094 2,002 590
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carbon County

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

Among renter households in this market, 25 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Carbon County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $972 to $1,900. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $972
One BR $1,137
Two BR $1,426
Three BR $1,821
Four BR $1,900
2024 Fair Market Rents in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Carbon 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 193 78 percent
One BR 1,403 88 percent
Two BR 1,740 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Carbon County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 113
Public Housing 153
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 328
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 17
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Carbon County features 551 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 Carbon County, Pennsylvania

There are 86 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Carbon County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Carbon County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,283 and $1,569.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.