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.
We have listed all of the housing authorities in 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 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.
839 Harvey Pl
Jonesboro, LA - 71251
County
Phone Number: (318) 259-3125
Email: everette@tojha.org
Total Units: 191
Jonesboro Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 191
Jonesboro Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 178
Number of Children residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 148
Senior citizens residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 14.91% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 14.09% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Jonesboro: $12,096.00 average per year for current residents.
708 S Cooper Ave
Jonesboro, LA - 71251
County
Phone Number: (318) 259-6444
Email: pinebelt@bellsouth.net
Jonesboro Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 18
Jonesboro Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 13
Jonesboro Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 18
Number of Children residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 38
Senior citizens residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 8.33% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 11.11% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Jonesboro: $9,810.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Jackson Parish Police Jury, the other Public Housing Authorities in County are listed below.
839 Harvey Pl
Jonesboro, LA - 71251
County
Phone Number: (318) 259-3125
Email: everette@tojha.org
Total Units: 191
Jonesboro Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 191
Jonesboro Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 178
Number of Children residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 148
Seniors residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 14.91% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 14.09% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Jonesboro: $12,096.00 average per year for current residents.
Hodge, LA - 71247
County
Phone Number: (318) 259-4102
Email: voehhc@hughes.net
Total Units: 25
Jonesboro Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 25
Jonesboro Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 25
Number of Children residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 18
Seniors residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 21.74% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Jonesboro Public Housing: 2.17% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Jonesboro: $16,140.00 average per year for current residents.
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.