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 | |
| Lamar County, TX | $63,300 | Very Low Income (50%) | $23,850 | $27,250 | $30,650 | $34,050 | $36,800 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $14,350 | $18,310 | $23,030 | $27,750 | $32,470 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $38,150 | $43,600 | $49,050 | $54,450 | $58,850 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Lamar 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 Lamar 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 George Wright Homes
Paris, TX - 75460
Lamar County
Phone Number: (903) 784-6651
Email: sruthart_parisha@suddenlinkmail.com
Total Units: 234
Paris Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 293
Paris Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 290
Paris Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 527
Paris Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 228
Number of Children residing in Paris Public Housing: 449
Senior citizens residing in Paris Public Housing: 15.88% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Paris Public Housing: 14.91% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Paris: $10,740.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Housing Authority Of Paris, the other Public Housing Authorities in Lamar County are listed below.
630 W Division St
Blossom, TX - 75416
Lamar County
Phone Number: (903) 982-6414
Email: blossomtxha@gmail.com
Total Units: 20
Paris Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 20
Paris Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 20
Seniors residing in Paris Public Housing: 61.90% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Paris Public Housing: 38.10% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Paris: $11,728.00 average per year for current residents.
232 S 3rd St
Deport, TX - 75435
Lamar County
Phone Number: (903) 652-2744
Email: deporthousing@windstream.net
Total Units: 45
Paris Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 45
Paris Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 42
Number of Children residing in Paris Public Housing: 5
Seniors residing in Paris Public Housing: 49.02% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Paris Public Housing: 21.57% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Paris: $15,132.00 average per year for current residents.
Reno, TX
Brookston, TX
Sumner, TX
Blossom, TX
Powderly, TX
Pattonville, TX
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.