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

Discover affordable housing in Lamar County where there are 10+ 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.

Paris Retirement Village

1400 W Washington St, Paris, Texas 75460

Ridgeview Townhomes

210 Stone Ave, Paris, Texas 75460

Roxton Arms Apartments

606 Hackleman Rd, Roxton, Texas 75477

Golden Acres

311 Clarksville St, Paris, Texas 75460

Park Gardens North Apartments

320 Stone Ave, Paris, Texas 75460

George W Wright Homes

505 13th St SE, Paris, Texas 75460

Residences on Stillhouse Road

2810 Stillhouse Rd, Paris, Texas 75462

Reno Plaza

7075 Lamar Rd, Reno, Texas 75462

630 W Division St

630 W Division St, Blossom, Texas 75416

Glover Units

488 Bevill St, Deport, Texas 75435

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lamar County, Texas
$17.58/hour
$10.33 (+142%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.33 (+142%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lamar 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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Lamar County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Lamar County, Texas?

The County of Lamar County has 50,149 people living in 20,122 households.

There are 15,472 renters living in 6,699 renter households in this County. Renters make up 30.85 percent of the population living in Lamar County.

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

There are an estimated 22,688 housing units in the Lamar County area. Of these, 7,325 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lamar County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lamar County?

The rental vacancy rate in Lamar 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 Lamar County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lamar County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
168 1,487 2,494 2,361 107
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lamar County

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Lamar County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $629 to $1,570. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $629
One BR $745
Two BR $928
Three BR $1,254
Four BR $1,570
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lamar County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Lamar 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 75 45 percent
One BR 870 59 percent
Two BR 1,433 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lamar County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Lamar County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 255
Public Housing 299
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 140
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 49
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lamar County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Lamar County, Texas

Lamar County features 489 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 Lamar County, Texas

There are 220 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lamar County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lamar County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lamar County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Lamar County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lamar County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $835 and $1,021.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.