Housing Authority Qualifications For Section 8 Vouchers Columbia, AL

Public Housing Authority Determines Qualifications

Income may not exceed 50% of the median income from the table below. The Housing Authority must provide 75 percent of vouchers to those whose income does not exceed 30% of the median income listed below.

Income Limits in Columbia, Alabama.

HUD Designated Metro Area: Income Limits

2022Median Family Income2022 Yearly Income Limit2022 Yearly Income Limit - Person(s) in Family
Income LimitsCategory12345
Houston County, AL$69,300Very Low Income (50%)$24,300$27,750$31,200$34,650$37,450
Extremely Low Income (30%)$14,600$18,310$23,030$27,750$32,470
Low Income (80%) $38,850$44,400$49,950$55,450$59,900

Columbia Public Housing Authority

We have listed all of the housing authorities in Houston County. Using the chart above, if you qualify as low income (Very Low Income OR Extremely Low Income), we recommend that you visit your local housing authority. They should be your first stop for housing and rental assistance programs.
1. To get on the waiting list for Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), visit the links provided below to the closest Houston County housing authority to your city in your city.
2. You can also visit the Housing Authority for other low income housing programs with rent assistance.

Housing Authority Of The City Of Columbia

402 Clark St
Columbia, AL - 36319
Houston County
Phone Number: (334) 693-2525
Email: headlandha@comcast.net
Total Units: 17
Columbia Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 17
Columbia Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 17
Number of Children residing in Columbia Public Housing: 17
Senior citizens residing in Columbia Public Housing: 23.68% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Columbia Public Housing: 5.26% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Columbia: $13,432.00 average per year for current residents.

Houston County Public Housing Authorities

Including Housing Authority Of The City Of Columbia, the other Public Housing Authorities in Houston County are listed below.

Housing Authority Of The City Of Dothan

602 S Lena St
Dothan, AL - 36301
Houston County
Phone Number: (334) 794-6713
Email: dirdph@dothanhousing.org
Total Units: 117
Columbia Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 1298
Columbia Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 738
Columbia Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1415
Columbia Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 116
Number of Children residing in Columbia Public Housing: 1825
Seniors residing in Columbia Public Housing: 7.65% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Columbia Public Housing: 8.52% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Columbia: $9,636.00 average per year for current residents.

Cottonwood Housing Authority


Cottonwood, AL - 36320
Houston County
Phone Number: (334) 691-2451
Email: cpha@graceba.net
Total Units: 53
Columbia Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 53
Columbia Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 53
Number of Children residing in Columbia Public Housing: 26
Seniors residing in Columbia Public Housing: 22.73% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Columbia Public Housing: 19.32% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Columbia: $13,056.00 average per year for current residents.

Housing Authority Ashford

100 Bruner St
Ashford, AL - 36312
Houston County
Phone Number: (334) 899-5463
Email: headlandha@comcast.net
Total Units: 76
Columbia Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 76
Columbia Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 76
Number of Children residing in Columbia Public Housing: 47
Seniors residing in Columbia Public Housing: 22.07% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Columbia Public Housing: 14.48% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Columbia: $16,098.00 average per year for current residents.



About our Data

Our data is collected from local housing authorities as listed on the website along with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

How do Housing Authority Qualfications Work?

Qualify for Public Housing and Income Based Housing are based on the local housing authority guidelines along with HUD rules. That is why it is necessary to contact the housing authorities directly for local information for housing.