Housing Authority Qualifications For Section 8 Vouchers Metuchen, 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 Metuchen, New Jersey.

HUD Designated Metro Area: Income Limits

2022Median Family Income2022 Yearly Income Limit2022 Yearly Income Limit - Person(s) in Family
Income LimitsCategory12345
Middlesex County, NJ$135,600Very 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

Middlesex County Public Housing Authorities

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

Woodbridge Housing Authority


Woodbridge, NJ - 07095
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 634-2750
Email: donnabrightman@hotmail.com
Metuchen Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 932
Metuchen Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 931
Metuchen Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 932
Number of Children residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 475
Seniors residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 32.05% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 11.37% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Metuchen: $15,672.00 average per year for current residents.

Carteret Housing Authority

96 Roosevelt Ave
Carteret, NJ - 07008
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 541-6800
Total Units: 74
Metuchen Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 642
Metuchen Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 573
Metuchen Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 692
Metuchen Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 50
Number of Children residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 455
Seniors residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 18.25% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 9.16% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Metuchen: $14,016.00 average per year for current residents.

New Brunswick Housing Authority

7 Van Dyke Ave
New Brunswick, NJ - 08901
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 745-5157
Email: jclarke@nbnjha.org
Total Units: 285
Metuchen Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 1016
Metuchen Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 912
Metuchen Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1301
Metuchen Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 273
Number of Children residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 710
Seniors residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 16.81% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 5.22% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Metuchen: $16,326.00 average per year for current residents.

Highland Park Housing Authority

242 S 6th Ave
Highland Park, NJ - 08904
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 572-4420
Email: hphanj@optimum.net
Metuchen Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 269
Metuchen Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 240
Metuchen Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 269
Number of Children residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 28
Seniors residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 52.46% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 17.05% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Metuchen: $14,596.00 average per year for current residents.

Edison Housing Authority

14 Rev Samuel Carpenter Blvd
Edison, NJ - 08820
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (908) 561-2525
Email: DHurley@edisonha.org
Total Units: 159
Metuchen Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 375
Metuchen Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 292
Metuchen Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 534
Metuchen Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 151
Number of Children residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 437
Seniors residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 12.40% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 6.63% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Metuchen: $19,223.00 average per year for current residents.

Old Bridge Housing Authority

2000 Route 18 N Ste 100
Old Bridge, NJ - 08857
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 607-6383
Email: CHAERIC@aol.com
Metuchen Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 204
Metuchen Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 198
Metuchen Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 204
Number of Children residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 37
Seniors residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 44.48% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 14.95% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Metuchen: $15,370.00 average per year for current residents.

Perth Amboy Housing Authority

881 Amboy Ave
Perth Amboy, NJ - 08861
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 826-3110
Email: ddzema@perthamboyha.org
Total Units: 84
Metuchen Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 1280
Metuchen Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 1278
Metuchen Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1311
Metuchen Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 31
Number of Children residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 574
Seniors residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 31.98% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 10.91% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Metuchen: $14,924.00 average per year for current residents.

Sayreville Housing Authority

650 Washington Rd
Sayreville, NJ - 08872
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 721-8044
Email: HAPAdoug@aol.com
Metuchen Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 174
Metuchen Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 171
Metuchen Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 174
Number of Children residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 130
Seniors residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 15.84% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 10.86% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Metuchen: $17,674.00 average per year for current residents.

South Amboy Housing Authority

250 S Broadway
South Amboy, NJ - 08879
Middlesex County
Phone Number: (732) 721-1831
Email: soamboyha@aol.com
Total Units: 152
Metuchen Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 111
Metuchen Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 101
Metuchen Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 263
Metuchen Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 129
Number of Children residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 104
Seniors residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 30.17% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Metuchen Public Housing: 7.60% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Metuchen: $17,316.00 average per year for current residents.



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