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

Discover affordable housing in Cherokee County where there are 20+ 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.

Timbercreek Village Apartments

1465 W 6th , Rusk, Texas 75785

Wells Manor Apartments

6 Wright-Patman Dr., Wells, Texas 75976

Rusk Seniors Apartments

275 Cherokee St, Rusk, Texas 75785

Troup Seniors

815 S Athena St, Troup, Texas 75789

Alto Seniors Apartments

545 Mill St, Alto, Texas 75925

Travis Towers

557 S Ragsdale St, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Jacksonville Square Housing Ltd

1302 Jacksonville Square Dr, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Sweet Union Apartments

1011 N Jackson St, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Pine Creek Apartments

1511 Gay Ave, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Mission Village of Jacksonville

417 Frankston Hwy, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Heritage Place Apartments

1220 Heritage Dr, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Heritage Square Apartments

1308 Jacksonville Square Dr, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Creekside Village Apartments

1501 S. Bolton Street, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

Troup Apartments

106 E Paschal St, Troup, Texas 75789

Jacksonville Pines Apartments

Tally Nichols Dr, Jacksonville, Texas 75766

200 Robert Mitchell Dr

200 Robert Mitchell Dr, Alto, Texas 75925

Pine Meadows Apartments CO Mac - Re Llc

1906 W 6th St, Rusk, Texas 75785

Timbercreek Village ( 6697 )

1908 W 6th St, Rusk, Texas 75785

Jacksonville Square Ltd

1200 Andrews St, Jacksonville, Texas 0

Tidmore Bullard Family Apartments

423 E Main St, Bullard, Texas 75757

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cherokee County, Texas
$18.28/hour
$11.03 (+152%) more than Texas minimum wage and $11.03 (+152%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cherokee 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), Public Housing programs for Cherokee County, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Cherokee County, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Cherokee County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Cherokee County, Texas?

The County of Cherokee County has 50,824 people living in 18,069 households.

There are 12,527 renters living in 5,067 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.65 percent of the population living in Cherokee County.

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

There are an estimated 20,909 housing units in the Cherokee County area. Of these, 5,410 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cherokee County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cherokee County?

The rental vacancy rate in Cherokee County is 6 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Cherokee County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cherokee County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
100 526 2,397 1,733 266
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cherokee County

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Cherokee County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $654 to $1,434. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $654
One BR $734
Two BR $965
Three BR $1,360
Four BR $1,434
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cherokee County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cherokee 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 36 36 percent
One BR 345 66 percent
Two BR 1,343 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cherokee County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Cherokee County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 199
Public Housing 67
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 218
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 388
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cherokee County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Cherokee County, Texas

Cherokee County features 740 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 Cherokee County, Texas

There are 274 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cherokee County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cherokee County, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cherokee County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $869 and $1,062.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.