Housing Authority Qualifications For Section 8 Vouchers Santa Maria, TX

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 Santa Maria, Texas.

HUD Designated Metro Area: Income Limits

2022Median Family Income2022 Yearly Income Limit2022 Yearly Income Limit - Person(s) in Family
Income LimitsCategory12345
Cameron County, TX$53,500Very 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

Cameron County Public Housing Authorities

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

Port Isabel Housing Authority

106 Port Rd
Port Isabel, TX - 78578
Cameron County
Phone Number: (956) 943-2863
Email: jmsexdrJ@netscape.net
Total Units: 80
Santa Maria Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 117
Santa Maria Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 88
Santa Maria Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 197
Santa Maria Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 80
Number of Children residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 238
Seniors residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 10.42% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 4.21% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Santa Maria: $13,504.00 average per year for current residents.

San Benito Housing Authority

1400 N Reagan St
San Benito, TX - 78586
Cameron County
Phone Number: (956) 399-7501
Email: arodriguez@sanbenitohousing.com
Total Units: 217
Santa Maria Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 363
Santa Maria Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 337
Santa Maria Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 580
Santa Maria Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 187
Number of Children residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 676
Seniors residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 11.26% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 9.43% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Santa Maria: $10,242.00 average per year for current residents.

Los Fresnos Housing Authority

500 N Arroyo Blvd
Los Fresnos, TX - 78566
Cameron County
Phone Number: (956) 233-5012
Email: lfha@sbcglobal.net
Total Units: 38
Santa Maria Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 102
Santa Maria Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 85
Santa Maria Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 140
Santa Maria Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 33
Number of Children residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 154
Seniors residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 10.90% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 5.92% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Santa Maria: $14,506.00 average per year for current residents.

Cameron County Housing Authority

65 Castellano Cir
Brownsville, TX - 78526
Cameron County
Phone Number: (956) 541-4983
Email: dflores@cchatx.org
Total Units: 320
Santa Maria Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 1019
Santa Maria Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 983
Santa Maria Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1326
Santa Maria Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 315
Number of Children residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 1733
Seniors residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 12.27% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 8.11% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Santa Maria: $11,328.00 average per year for current residents.

Housing Authority Of The City Of Brownsville

2606 Boca Chica Blvd
Brownsville, TX - 78521
Cameron County
Phone Number: (956) 541-8315
Email: info@hacb.us
Total Units: 354
Santa Maria Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 2599
Santa Maria Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 2716
Santa Maria Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 2738
Santa Maria Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 178
Number of Children residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 2804
Seniors residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 20.55% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 8.38% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Santa Maria: $9,873.00 average per year for current residents.

Harlingen Housing Authority

219 E Jackson St
Harlingen, TX - 78550
Cameron County
Phone Number: (956) 423-2521
Email: hbenavides@harlingen-ha.com
Total Units: 494
Santa Maria Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 823
Santa Maria Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 842
Santa Maria Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1317
Santa Maria Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 479
Number of Children residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 1709
Seniors residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 11.23% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Santa Maria Public Housing: 9.12% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Santa Maria: $10,735.00 average per year for current residents.



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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.