Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Kinney County, TX

Discover affordable housing in Kinney County where there are 1+ 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.

Brackettville Seniors

612 W Spring St, Brackettville, Texas 78832

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kinney County, Texas
$19.24/hour
$11.99 (+165%) more than Texas minimum wage and $11.99 (+165%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Kinney County, Texas?

The County of Kinney County has 3,157 people living in 1,105 households.

There are 663 renters living in 276 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21 percent of the population living in Kinney County.

What is the rental market like in Kinney County, Texas?

There are an estimated 1,473 housing units in the Kinney County area. Of these, 304 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kinney County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kinney County?

The rental vacancy rate in Kinney County is 9 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 Kinney County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kinney County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 40 40 189 7
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kinney County

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

Among renter households in this market, 16 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Kinney County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $791 to $1,510. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $791
One BR $818
Two BR $1,016
Three BR $1,332
Four BR $1,510
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kinney County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Kinney 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
One BR 40 100 percent
Two BR 17 43 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kinney County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Kinney County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 32
Public Housing 48
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kinney County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Kinney County, Texas

Kinney County features 32 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 Kinney County, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kinney County, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kinney County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $914 and $1,118.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.