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.
HUD Designated Metro Area: Income Limits
| 2022 | Median Family Income | 2022 Yearly Income Limit | 2022 Yearly Income Limit - Person(s) in Family | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Limits | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Houston County, AL | $69,300 | Very 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 | ||
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.
Cottonwood, AL - 36320
Houston County
Phone Number: (334) 691-2451
Email: cpha@graceba.net
Total Units: 53
Cottonwood Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 53
Cottonwood Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 53
Number of Children residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 26
Senior citizens residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 22.73% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 19.32% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Cottonwood: $13,056.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Cottonwood Housing Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in Houston County are listed below.
602 S Lena St
Dothan, AL - 36301
Houston County
Phone Number: (334) 794-6713
Email: dirdph@dothanhousing.org
Total Units: 117
Cottonwood Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 1298
Cottonwood Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 738
Cottonwood Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1415
Cottonwood Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 116
Number of Children residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 1825
Seniors residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 7.65% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 8.52% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Cottonwood: $9,636.00 average per year for current residents.
100 Bruner St
Ashford, AL - 36312
Houston County
Phone Number: (334) 899-5463
Email: headlandha@comcast.net
Total Units: 76
Cottonwood Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 76
Cottonwood Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 76
Number of Children residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 47
Seniors residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 22.07% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 14.48% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Cottonwood: $16,098.00 average per year for current residents.
402 Clark St
Columbia, AL - 36319
Houston County
Phone Number: (334) 693-2525
Email: headlandha@comcast.net
Total Units: 17
Cottonwood Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 17
Cottonwood Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 17
Number of Children residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 17
Seniors residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 23.68% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Cottonwood Public Housing: 5.26% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Cottonwood: $13,432.00 average per year for current residents.
Dothan, AL
Campbellton, AL
Rehobeth, AL
Ashford, AL
Cowarts, AL
Malone, AL
Our data is collected from local housing authorities as listed on the website along with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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.