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 | |
| Denver County, CO | $117,800 | Very Low Income (50%) | $41,050 | $46,900 | $52,750 | $58,600 | $63,300 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $24,650 | $28,150 | $31,650 | $35,150 | $38,000 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $62,600 | $71,550 | $80,500 | $89,400 | $96,600 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Denver 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 Denver 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.
1035 Osage St
Denver, CO - 80204
Denver County
Phone Number: (720) 932-3000
Email: officials@denverhousing.org
Total Units: 3960
Denver Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 7766
Denver Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 7218
Denver Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 11008
Denver Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 2856
Number of Children residing in Denver Public Housing: 9543
Senior citizens residing in Denver Public Housing: 13.75% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Denver Public Housing: 12.96% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Denver: $10,326.00 average per year for current residents.
1981 Blake St
Denver, CO - 80202
Denver County
Phone Number: (303) 297-7489
Email: bmiller@chfainfo.com
Denver Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 403
Number of Children residing in Denver Public Housing: -4
Senior citizens residing in Denver Public Housing: -4.00% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Denver Public Housing: -4.00% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Denver: $-4.00 average per year for current residents.
1313 N Sherman St Ste 320
Denver, CO - 80203
Denver County
Phone Number: (303) 864-7845
Email: katherine.helgerson@state.co.us
Denver Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 7709
Denver Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 5629
Denver Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 7709
Number of Children residing in Denver Public Housing: 2714
Senior citizens residing in Denver Public Housing: 18.04% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Denver Public Housing: 37.63% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Denver: $10,596.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Colorado Division Of Housing, the other Public Housing Authorities in Denver County are listed below.
1035 Osage St
Denver, CO - 80204
Denver County
Phone Number: (720) 932-3000
Email: officials@denverhousing.org
Total Units: 3960
Denver Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 7766
Denver Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 7218
Denver Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 11008
Denver Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 2856
Number of Children residing in Denver Public Housing: 9543
Seniors residing in Denver Public Housing: 13.75% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Denver Public Housing: 12.96% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Denver: $10,326.00 average per year for current residents.
1981 Blake St
Denver, CO - 80202
Denver County
Phone Number: (303) 297-7489
Email: bmiller@chfainfo.com
Denver Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 403
Glendale, CO
Edgewater, CO
Lakewood, CO
Englewood, CO
Wheat Ridge, CO
Commerce City, CO
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.