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 | |
| Lafayette County, MS | $79,600 | Very Low Income (50%) | $27,900 | $31,850 | $35,850 | $39,800 | $43,000 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $16,750 | $19,150 | $23,030 | $27,750 | $32,470 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $44,600 | $51,000 | $57,350 | $63,700 | $68,800 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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.
900 Molly Barr Rd
Oxford, MS - 38655
Lafayette County
Phone Number: (662) 236-3645
Email: jhill@oxfordhousing.org
Oxford Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 349
Oxford Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 348
Oxford Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 349
Number of Children residing in Oxford Public Housing: 1209
Senior citizens residing in Oxford Public Housing: 2.23% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Oxford Public Housing: 7.47% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Oxford: $10,416.00 average per year for current residents.
900 Molly Barr Rd
Oxford, MS - 38655
Lafayette County
Phone Number: (662) 234-7524
Email: jhill@oxfordhousing.org
Total Units: 212
Oxford Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 212
Oxford Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 210
Number of Children residing in Oxford Public Housing: 213
Senior citizens residing in Oxford Public Housing: 8.96% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Oxford Public Housing: 6.37% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Oxford: $12,138.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Oxford Housing Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in Lafayette County are listed below.
900 Molly Barr Rd
Oxford, MS - 38655
Lafayette County
Phone Number: (662) 236-3645
Email: jhill@oxfordhousing.org
Oxford Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 349
Oxford Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 348
Oxford Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 349
Number of Children residing in Oxford Public Housing: 1209
Seniors residing in Oxford Public Housing: 2.23% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Oxford Public Housing: 7.47% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Oxford: $10,416.00 average per year for current residents.
Taylor, MS
Abbeville, MS
Tula, MS
Paris, MS
Water Valley, MS
Toccopola, MS
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.