; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Mount Olive, IL

Apply to Mount Olive Apartment Waiting Lists

Mt Olive Senior Citizens Corp.

208 S Poplar St
Mount Olive, Illinois
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515

Mt Olive Senior Citizens Corp.

102 S Walnut St
Mount Olive, Illinois
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
Showing Results 1-15
  • «
  • 1
  • »

There are 22 low-income apartments in Mount Olive that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 0 low-income homes in Mount Olive where households pay rent based on how much they earn.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 9th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Mount Olive, Illinois

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.

Housing Authority Programs
Macoupin County Housing Authority Public Housing
Menard County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Family Self-Sufficiency; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Go to the Illinois Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Mount Olive.

Mount Olive, Illinois Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Mount Olive, Illinois

Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive, Illinois

There are 22 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mount Olive.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mount Olive, Illinois

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mount Olive, Illinois for a two-bedroom apartment is between $848 and $1,036.

2024 Mount Olive, Illinois Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Mount Olive, Illinois Fair Market Rent $712 $717 $942 $1,235 $1,428
Mount Olive, Illinois Payment Standard Range $641 to $783 $645 to $789 $848 to $1,036 $1,112 to $1,359 $1,285 to $1,571

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Mount Olive, IL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 22
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 17.21%
Average Renter Household Size 2.31
Average Household Size 2.52
Median Household Income $48,843 ±$6,356
Median Rent $692 ±$130
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 32.87% ± 17.68pp
Total Population 2,090

Population and Household Demographics

Mount Olive is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois with a population of 2,090. There are 831 households in the city with an average household size of 2.52 persons. 17.21% of households in Mount Olive are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Mount Olive

The median gross income for households in Mount Olive is $48,843 a year, or $4,070 a month. The median rent for the city is $692 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Mount Olive, a household making less than $2,307 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 32.87% of households who rent are overburdened in Mount Olive.

Area Median Income In Mount Olive

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Mount Olive, the AMI is calculated from all households within Macoupin County.

In Mount Olive, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $79,100

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Mount Olive

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Mount Olive

1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4 Person 5 Person 6 Person 7 Person 8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Mount Olive AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$16,950 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Mount Olive AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$28,250 $32,250 $36,300 $40,300 $43,550 $46,750 $50,000 $53,200
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Mount Olive AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$45,150 $51,600 $58,050 $64,500 $69,700 $74,850 $80,000 $85,150