What HUD offices serve Bexar County, Texas?
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.
Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Bexar County.
How many renters live in Bexar County, Texas?
The County of Bexar County has 2,059,530 people living in 754,632 households.
There are 723,876 renters living in 308,460 renter households in this County. Renters make up 35.15 percent of the population living in Bexar County.
What is the rental market like in Bexar County, Texas?
There are an estimated 820,113 housing units in the Bexar County area. Of these, 336,499 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bexar County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bexar County?
The rental vacancy rate in Bexar County is 7 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 Bexar County for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bexar County
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21,583 | 96,535 | 99,473 | 71,296 | 17,814 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bexar County
A large number of apartments in Bexar 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 Bexar County are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Bexar County
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,067 to $2,206. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,067 |
| One BR | $1,197 |
| Two BR | $1,458 |
| Three BR | $1,846 |
| Four BR | $2,206 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bexar County, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bexar 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 | 10,472 | 49 percent |
| One BR | 58,058 | 60 percent |
| Two BR | 61,274 | 62 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Bexar County, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in Bexar County?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Bexar County, Texas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 20,918 |
| Public Housing | 6,049 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 3,931 |
| Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance | 237 |
| Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly | 824 |
| Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities | 227 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bexar County, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Bexar County, Texas
Bexar County features 13,353 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 Bexar County, Texas
There are 22,842 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bexar County.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Bexar County, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bexar County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Bexar County.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bexar County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,312 and $1,604.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
