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 | |
| Passaic County, NJ | $127,700 | Very Low Income (50%) | $42,850 | $49,000 | $55,100 | $61,200 | $66,100 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $25,700 | $29,400 | $33,050 | $36,700 | $39,650 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $63,000 | $72,000 | $81,000 | $90,000 | $97,200 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Passaic 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 Passaic 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.
100 Hamilton Plz Ste 510
Paterson, NJ - 07505
Passaic County
Phone Number: (973) 881-4369
Email: janicedj@passaiccountynj.org
Paterson Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 835
Paterson Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 820
Paterson Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 835
Number of Children residing in Paterson Public Housing: 498
Senior citizens residing in Paterson Public Housing: 21.01% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Paterson Public Housing: 9.84% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Paterson: $17,934.00 average per year for current residents.
60 Van Houten St
Paterson, NJ - 07505
Passaic County
Phone Number: (973) 345-5650
Email: igorham@patersonha.org
Total Units: 1423
Paterson Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 3214
Paterson Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 2707
Paterson Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 4199
Paterson Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 926
Number of Children residing in Paterson Public Housing: 1712
Senior citizens residing in Paterson Public Housing: 27.79% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Paterson Public Housing: 12.28% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Paterson: $12,030.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Paterson Housing Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in Passaic County are listed below.
100 Hamilton Plz Ste 510
Paterson, NJ - 07505
Passaic County
Phone Number: (973) 881-4369
Email: janicedj@passaiccountynj.org
Paterson Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 835
Paterson Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 820
Paterson Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 835
Number of Children residing in Paterson Public Housing: 498
Seniors residing in Paterson Public Housing: 21.01% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Paterson Public Housing: 9.84% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Paterson: $17,934.00 average per year for current residents.
900 Clifton Ave
Clifton, NJ - 07013
Passaic County
Phone Number: (973) 470-5846
Email: dsidoti@cliftonnj.org
Paterson Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 264
Paterson Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 227
Paterson Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 264
Number of Children residing in Paterson Public Housing: 71
Seniors residing in Paterson Public Housing: 29.54% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Paterson Public Housing: 4.84% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Paterson: $13,652.00 average per year for current residents.
52 Aspen Pl
Passaic, NJ - 07055
Passaic County
Phone Number: (973) 365-6330
Email: pmitchell@passaichousing.org
Total Units: 384
Paterson Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 2144
Paterson Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 1790
Paterson Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 2527
Paterson Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 381
Number of Children residing in Paterson Public Housing: 1305
Seniors residing in Paterson Public Housing: 21.78% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Paterson Public Housing: 8.91% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Paterson: $13,736.00 average per year for current residents.
Haledon, NJ
Hawthorne, NJ
Totowa, NJ
Fair Lawn, NJ
Elmwood Park, NJ
Wayne, 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.