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 | |
| Middlesex County, NJ | $135,600 | Very Low Income (50%) | $47,500 | $54,250 | $61,050 | $67,800 | $73,250 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $28,500 | $32,600 | $36,650 | $40,700 | $44,000 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $63,000 | $72,000 | $81,000 | $90,000 | $97,200 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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.
96 Roosevelt Ave
Carteret, NJ - 07008
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 541-6800
Total Units: 74
Carteret Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 642
Carteret Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 573
Carteret Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 692
Carteret Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 50
Number of Children residing in Carteret Public Housing: 455
Senior citizens residing in Carteret Public Housing: 18.25% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Carteret Public Housing: 9.16% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Carteret: $14,016.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Carteret Housing Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in Middlesex County are listed below.
Woodbridge, NJ - 07095
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 634-2750
Email: donnabrightman@hotmail.com
Carteret Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 932
Carteret Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 931
Carteret Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 932
Number of Children residing in Carteret Public Housing: 475
Seniors residing in Carteret Public Housing: 32.05% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Carteret Public Housing: 11.37% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Carteret: $15,672.00 average per year for current residents.
7 Van Dyke Ave
New Brunswick, NJ - 08901
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 745-5157
Email: jclarke@nbnjha.org
Total Units: 285
Carteret Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 1016
Carteret Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 912
Carteret Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1301
Carteret Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 273
Number of Children residing in Carteret Public Housing: 710
Seniors residing in Carteret Public Housing: 16.81% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Carteret Public Housing: 5.22% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Carteret: $16,326.00 average per year for current residents.
242 S 6th Ave
Highland Park, NJ - 08904
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 572-4420
Email: hphanj@optimum.net
Carteret Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 269
Carteret Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 240
Carteret Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 269
Number of Children residing in Carteret Public Housing: 28
Seniors residing in Carteret Public Housing: 52.46% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Carteret Public Housing: 17.05% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Carteret: $14,596.00 average per year for current residents.
14 Rev Samuel Carpenter Blvd
Edison, NJ - 08820
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (908) 561-2525
Email: DHurley@edisonha.org
Total Units: 159
Carteret Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 375
Carteret Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 292
Carteret Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 534
Carteret Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 151
Number of Children residing in Carteret Public Housing: 437
Seniors residing in Carteret Public Housing: 12.40% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Carteret Public Housing: 6.63% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Carteret: $19,223.00 average per year for current residents.
2000 Route 18 N Ste 100
Old Bridge, NJ - 08857
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 607-6383
Email: CHAERIC@aol.com
Carteret Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 204
Carteret Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 198
Carteret Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 204
Number of Children residing in Carteret Public Housing: 37
Seniors residing in Carteret Public Housing: 44.48% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Carteret Public Housing: 14.95% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Carteret: $15,370.00 average per year for current residents.
881 Amboy Ave
Perth Amboy, NJ - 08861
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 826-3110
Email: ddzema@perthamboyha.org
Total Units: 84
Carteret Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 1280
Carteret Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 1278
Carteret Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1311
Carteret Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 31
Number of Children residing in Carteret Public Housing: 574
Seniors residing in Carteret Public Housing: 31.98% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Carteret Public Housing: 10.91% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Carteret: $14,924.00 average per year for current residents.
650 Washington Rd
Sayreville, NJ - 08872
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 721-8044
Email: HAPAdoug@aol.com
Carteret Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 174
Carteret Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 171
Carteret Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 174
Number of Children residing in Carteret Public Housing: 130
Seniors residing in Carteret Public Housing: 15.84% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Carteret Public Housing: 10.86% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Carteret: $17,674.00 average per year for current residents.
250 S Broadway
South Amboy, NJ - 08879
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 721-1831
Email: soamboyha@aol.com
Total Units: 152
Carteret Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 111
Carteret Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 101
Carteret Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 263
Carteret Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 129
Number of Children residing in Carteret Public Housing: 104
Seniors residing in Carteret Public Housing: 30.17% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Carteret Public Housing: 7.60% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Carteret: $17,316.00 average per year for current residents.
Port Reading, NJ
Mid Island, NJ
Sewaren, NJ
Avenel, NJ
Huguenot, NJ
Rahway, NJ
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.