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 | |
| Lenoir County, NC | $56,000 | Very Low Income (50%) | $22,900 | $26,200 | $29,450 | $32,700 | $35,350 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $13,750 | $18,310 | $23,030 | $27,750 | $32,470 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $36,650 | $41,850 | $47,100 | $52,300 | $56,500 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Lenoir 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 Lenoir 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.
608 N Queen St
Kinston, NC - 28501
Lenoir County
Phone Number: (252) 523-1195
Email: kha@khanc.org
Total Units: 721
Kinston Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 853
Kinston Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 718
Kinston Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1575
Kinston Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 651
Number of Children residing in Kinston Public Housing: 1512
Senior citizens residing in Kinston Public Housing: 9.20% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kinston Public Housing: 12.56% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kinston: $9,768.00 average per year for current residents.
Dover, NC
Deep Run, NC
Grifton, NC
Hookerton, NC
La Grange, NC
Snow Hill, NC
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.