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

Discover affordable housing in Yoakum County where there are 0+ 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.

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Yoakum County, Texas
$22.06/hour
$14.81 (+204%) more than Texas minimum wage and $14.81 (+204%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Yoakum 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 Yoakum County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Yoakum County, Texas?

The County of Yoakum County has 7,630 people living in 2,654 households.

There are 2,203 renters living in 896 renter households in this County. Renters make up 28.87 percent of the population living in Yoakum County.

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

There are an estimated 3,009 housing units in the Yoakum County area. Of these, 900 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Yoakum County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Yoakum County?

The rental vacancy rate in Yoakum County is 0 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 Yoakum County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yoakum County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 205 266 346 56
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yoakum County

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

Among renter households in this market, 23 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Yoakum County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $907 to $1,731. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $907
One BR $951
Two BR $1,165
Three BR $1,409
Four BR $1,731
2024 Fair Market Rents in Yoakum County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Yoakum 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 10 100 percent
One BR 67 33 percent
Two BR 143 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Yoakum County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Yoakum County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Yoakum County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Yoakum County, Texas

Yoakum County features 0 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 Yoakum County, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Yoakum County, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Yoakum County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,049 and $1,282.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.