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 | |
| Bell County, KY | $36,000 | Very Low Income (50%) | $21,250 | $24,300 | $27,350 | $30,350 | $32,800 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $13,590 | $18,310 | $23,030 | $27,750 | $32,470 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $34,000 | $38,850 | $43,700 | $48,550 | $52,450 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Bell 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 Bell 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.
Middlesboro, KY - 40965
Bell County
Phone Number: (606) 248-1940
Email: rearle@kih.net
Total Units: 463
Middlesboro Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 463
Middlesboro Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 450
Number of Children residing in Middlesboro Public Housing: 309
Senior citizens residing in Middlesboro Public Housing: 15.36% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Middlesboro Public Housing: 15.14% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Middlesboro: $10,920.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Housing Authority Of Middlesborough, the other Public Housing Authorities in Bell County are listed below.
911 Alabama Ave
Pineville, KY - 40977
Bell County
Phone Number: (606) 337-2900
Email: mrobbinspha@bellsouth.net
Total Units: 200
Middlesboro Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 200
Middlesboro Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 148
Number of Children residing in Middlesboro Public Housing: 144
Seniors residing in Middlesboro Public Housing: 12.15% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Middlesboro Public Housing: 12.99% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Middlesboro: $14,469.00 average per year for current residents.
114 W Kentucky Ave
Pineville, KY - 40977
Bell County
Phone Number: (606) 337-7074
Email: KY141Director@gmail.com
Middlesboro Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 401
Middlesboro Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 386
Middlesboro Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 401
Number of Children residing in Middlesboro Public Housing: 272
Seniors residing in Middlesboro Public Housing: 15.24% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Middlesboro Public Housing: 16.88% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Middlesboro: $9,768.00 average per year for current residents.
Middlesborough, KY
Cumberland Gap, KY
Pineville, KY
Calvin, KY
Harrogate, KY
Shawanee, KY
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.