Housing Authority Qualifications For Section 8 Vouchers Hays, KS

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 Hays, Kansas.

HUD Designated Metro Area: Income Limits

2022Median Family Income2022 Yearly Income Limit2022 Yearly Income Limit - Person(s) in Family
Income LimitsCategory12345
Ellis County, KS$87,000Very Low Income (50%)$30,450$34,800$39,150$43,500$47,000
Extremely Low Income (30%)$18,300$20,900$23,500$27,750$32,470
Low Income (80%) $48,750$55,700$62,650$69,600$75,200

Hays Public Housing Authority

We have listed all of the housing authorities in Ellis 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 Ellis 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.

Hays Housing Authority

1709 Sunset Trl
Hays, KS - 67601
Ellis County
Phone Number: (785) 625-1188
Email: hha@media-net.net
Total Units: 30
Hays Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 78
Hays Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 73
Hays Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 108
Hays Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 29
Number of Children residing in Hays Public Housing: 54
Senior citizens residing in Hays Public Housing: 17.71% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Hays Public Housing: 17.71% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Hays: $12,964.00 average per year for current residents.

Ellis County Public Housing Authorities

Including Hays Housing Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in Ellis County are listed below.

Victoria Housing Authority

612 Grant Street Ter
Victoria, KS - 67671
Ellis County
Phone Number: (785) 735-2620
Email: vicpha@ruraltel.net
Total Units: 16
Hays Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 16
Hays Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 16
Number of Children residing in Hays Public Housing: 1
Seniors residing in Hays Public Housing: 61.11% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Hays Public Housing: 11.11% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Hays: $14,885.00 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.