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 | |
| Polk County, MN | $92,800 | Very Low Income (50%) | $32,600 | $37,250 | $41,900 | $46,550 | $50,300 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $19,600 | $22,400 | $25,200 | $27,950 | $32,470 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $52,150 | $59,600 | $67,050 | $74,500 | $80,500 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Polk 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 Polk 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.
205 Garfield Ave N
Mentor, MN - 56736
Polk County
Phone Number: (218) 637-2431
Email: charity@nwmnhra.org
Total Units: 103
Mentor Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 980
Mentor Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 846
Mentor Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1083
Mentor Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 94
Number of Children residing in Mentor Public Housing: 742
Senior citizens residing in Mentor Public Housing: 17.00% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Mentor Public Housing: 14.35% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Mentor: $12,300.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Nw Mn Multi-county Hra, the other Public Housing Authorities in Polk County are listed below.
110 Sargent St
Crookston, MN - 56716
Polk County
Phone Number: (218) 281-5334
Email: afinch@crookston.mn.us
Total Units: 65
Mentor Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 215
Mentor Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 133
Mentor Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 280
Mentor Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 53
Number of Children residing in Mentor Public Housing: 129
Seniors residing in Mentor Public Housing: 14.55% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Mentor Public Housing: 26.36% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Mentor: $10,932.00 average per year for current residents.
Erskine, MN
Brooks, MN
McIntosh, MN
Fertile, MN
Winger, MN
Red Lake Falls, MN
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.