Housing Authority Qualifications For Section 8 Vouchers Kearny, NJ

Public Housing Authority Determines Qualifications

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.

Income Limits in Kearny, New Jersey.

HUD Designated Metro Area: Income Limits

2022Median Family Income2022 Yearly Income Limit2022 Yearly Income Limit - Person(s) in Family
Income LimitsCategory12345
Hudson County, NJ$93,800Very Low Income (50%)$40,250$46,000$51,750$57,450$62,050
Extremely Low Income (30%)$24,150$27,600$31,050$34,450$37,250
Low Income (80%) $64,350$73,550$82,750$91,900$99,300

Hudson County Public Housing Authorities

Including , the other Public Housing Authorities in Hudson County are listed below.

Union City Housing Authority

3911 Kennedy Blvd
Union City, NJ - 07087
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 864-1515
Email: ssanger@ucpha.com
Total Units: 455
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 693
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 631
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1148
Kearny Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 448
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 436
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 33.63% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 11.19% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $13,908.00 average per year for current residents.

Guttenberg Housing Authority

6900 Broadway
Guttenberg, NJ - 07093
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 861-0900
Email: randrade@guttenbergha.org
Total Units: 249
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 198
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 175
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 447
Kearny Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 239
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 126
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 38.57% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 7.85% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $15,838.00 average per year for current residents.

West New York Housing Authority

6100 Adams St
West New York, NJ - 07093
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 868-6100
Email: rdivincent@wnyhousing.org
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 1176
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 1003
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1176
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 127
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 57.28% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 6.30% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $11,862.00 average per year for current residents.

Secaucus Housing Authority

700 County Ave
Secaucus, NJ - 07094
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 867-2957
Email: christopher@secaucusha.org
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 525
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 504
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 525
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 159
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 44.65% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 4.60% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $18,038.00 average per year for current residents.

Housing Authority City Of Jersey City


Jersey City, NJ - 07306
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 706-4638
Email: vbrady-phillips@jcha.us
Total Units: 2408
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 4737
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 4170
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 6990
Kearny Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 2131
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 4483
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 18.17% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 13.80% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $14,461.00 average per year for current residents.

Garden State Episcopal Cdc

514 Newark Ave
Jersey City, NJ - 07306
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 209-9301
Email: jfarkas@cspnj.org
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 50
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 30
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 50
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 11
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 21.15% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 40.38% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $11,803.00 average per year for current residents.

Weehawken Housing Authority

525 Gregory Ave
Weehawken, NJ - 07086
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 348-4188
Email: weehawkenha@aol.com
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 449
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 351
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 449
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 90
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 41.53% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 7.82% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $14,370.00 average per year for current residents.

Bayonne Housing Authority

549 Avenue A
Bayonne, NJ - 07002
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 339-8700
Email: bayonneha@optonline.net
Total Units: 1268
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 292
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 244
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1560
Kearny Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 1216
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 921
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 24.98% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 11.80% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $14,716.00 average per year for current residents.

Harrison Housing Authority


Harrison, NJ - 07029
Hudson County
Phone Number: (973) 483-1488
Email: Mgilmore@harrisonhousing.com
Total Units: 268
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 268
Kearny Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 267
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 126
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 24.86% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 8.41% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $19,968.00 average per year for current residents.

Hoboken Housing Authority

400 Harrison St
Hoboken, NJ - 07030
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 798-0370
Email: mrecko@myhhanj.com
Total Units: 1152
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 326
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 166
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1478
Kearny Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 1019
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 664
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 24.80% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 9.33% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $12,344.00 average per year for current residents.

North Bergen Housing Authority

6121 Grand Ave
North Bergen, NJ - 07047
Hudson County
Phone Number: (201) 868-8605
Email: cearl@nbhousing.org
Total Units: 985
Kearny Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 536
Kearny Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 407
Kearny Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1521
Kearny Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 978
Number of Children residing in Kearny Public Housing: 324
Seniors residing in Kearny Public Housing: 51.89% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Kearny Public Housing: 10.51% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Kearny: $12,936.00 average per year for current residents.



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