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

Discover affordable housing in Orange County where there are 18+ 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.

Citrus Cove

1200 Texas Avenue, Bridge City, Texas 77611

Whispering Oaks

2835 Western Ave, West Orange, Texas 77630

Fox Run Apartments

2600 Allie Payne Road, Orange, Texas 77632

Auburn Square

2388 N Main St, Vidor, Texas 77662

Willow Bend

4030 Sikes Rd, Orange, Texas 77632

Honeysuckle Court Apartments

600 S Main St, Vidor, Texas 77662

Heritage Center of Orange

100 College St, Orange, Texas 77630

Park Avenue Manor

2540 W Park Ave, Orange, Texas 77630

Velma Jeter Manor

2500 Allie Payne Rd, Orange, Texas 77632

James Zay Roberts Plaza

610 Burton Ave, Orange, Texas 77630

Twelve Oaks

2405 Hwy 12, Vidor, Texas 77662

Cypresswood Crossing

1010 TX Highway 87, Orange, Texas 77630

Pineywoods Community Orange

205 W Park Ave, Orange, Texas 77630

Arbor Pines Apartments Homes

653 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Orange, Texas 77630

Optimist Village

3650 Optimist Way, Orange, Texas 77630

Pine Grove Homes

21 Cove Dr, Orange, Texas 77630

Craig and Alexander Homes

2033 4th St, Orange, Texas 77630

Oaks Apartments ( Formerly Sabine Oaks )

605 1st St, Orange, Texas 77630

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Orange County, Texas
$21.33/hour
$14.08 (+194%) more than Texas minimum wage and $14.08 (+194%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Orange County, Texas Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Orange 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 Public Housing programs for Orange County, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Orange County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Orange County, Texas?

The County of Orange County has 84,934 people living in 33,580 households.

There are 23,671 renters living in 8,900 renter households in this County. Renters make up 27.87 percent of the population living in Orange County.

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

There are an estimated 37,422 housing units in the Orange County area. Of these, 9,155 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Orange County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Orange County?

The rental vacancy rate in Orange County is 14 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 Orange County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orange County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
157 1,500 2,358 3,157 554
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orange County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Orange County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $892 to $1,575. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $892
One BR $932
Two BR $1,126
Three BR $1,470
Four BR $1,575
2024 Fair Market Rents in Orange County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Orange 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 68 43 percent
One BR 1,129 75 percent
Two BR 1,630 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Orange County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Orange County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 683
Public Housing 226
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 227
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 19
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Orange County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Orange County, Texas

Orange County features 560 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 Orange County, Texas

There are 612 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Orange County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Orange County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Orange County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Orange County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Orange County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,013 and $1,239.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.