Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Midland, TX

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Ayat Elkarib

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Midland, Texas
$30.53/hour
$23.28 (+321%) more than Texas minimum wage and $23.28 (+321%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Midland, 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 Public Housing programs for Midland, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Midland, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Midland, Texas?

The City of Midland has 134,398 people living in 54,838 households.

There are 42,957 renters living in 20,978 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.96 percent of the population living in Midland.

What is the rental market like in Midland, Texas?

There are an estimated 55,041 housing units in the Midland area. Of these, 20,082 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Midland, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Midland?

The rental vacancy rate in Midland 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 Midland for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Midland
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,236 6,943 6,484 3,250 631
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Midland

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Midland

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,057 to $2,018. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,057
One BR $1,210
Two BR $1,358
Three BR $1,704
Four BR $2,018
2024 Fair Market Rents in Midland, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Midland?

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 809 65 percent
One BR 4,358 63 percent
Two BR 3,337 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Midland, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Midland?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,439
Public Housing 97
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 208
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Midland, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Midland, Texas

Midland features 348 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 Midland, Texas

There are 2,056 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Midland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Midland, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Midland landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Midland.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Midland, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,451 and $1,773.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.