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 | |
| Buffalo County, NE | $88,700 | Very Low Income (50%) | $31,050 | $35,500 | $39,950 | $44,350 | $47,900 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $18,650 | $21,300 | $23,950 | $27,750 | $32,470 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $49,700 | $56,800 | $63,900 | $70,950 | $76,650 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Buffalo 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 Buffalo 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.
413 1st St
Gibbon, NE - 68840
Buffalo County
Phone Number: (308) 234-3000
Email: director@kearneyhousingagency.com
Total Units: 40
Gibbon Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 40
Gibbon Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 38
Number of Children residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 2
Senior citizens residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 53.33% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 15.56% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Gibbon: $12,545.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Gibbon Housing Agency, the other Public Housing Authorities in Buffalo County are listed below.
306 C St
Shelton, NE - 68876
Buffalo County
Phone Number: (308) 647-6673
Email: director@sheltonhousing.org
Total Units: 19
Gibbon Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 19
Gibbon Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 19
Number of Children residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 5
Seniors residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 20.69% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 13.79% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Gibbon: $11,316.00 average per year for current residents.
1001 Grand Ave
Ravenna, NE - 68869
Buffalo County
Phone Number: (308) 452-4233
Email: rentrooms@grandmanor.info
Total Units: 19
Gibbon Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 19
Gibbon Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 19
Number of Children residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 2
Seniors residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 47.62% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 19.05% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Gibbon: $15,630.00 average per year for current residents.
2715 Avenue I
Kearney, NE - 68847
Buffalo County
Phone Number: (308) 234-3000
Email: director@kearneyhousingagency.com
Total Units: 172
Gibbon Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 146
Gibbon Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 130
Gibbon Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 318
Gibbon Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 169
Number of Children residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 175
Seniors residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 24.47% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Gibbon Public Housing: 21.58% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Gibbon: $14,790.00 average per year for current residents.
Gibbon Township, NE
Shelton, NE
Heartwell, NE
Kearney, NE
Kearney Township, NE
Kenesaw, NE
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.