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 | |
| Yakima County, WA | $72,300 | Very Low Income (50%) | $27,650 | $31,600 | $35,550 | $39,450 | $42,650 |
| Extremely Low Income (30%) | $16,600 | $18,950 | $23,030 | $27,750 | $32,470 | ||
| Low Income (80%) | $44,200 | $50,500 | $56,800 | $63,100 | $68,150 | ||
We have listed all of the housing authorities in Yakima 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 Yakima 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.
810 N 6th Ave
Yakima, WA - 98902
Yakima County
Phone Number: (509) 453-3106
Email: Lowel.Krueger@yakimahousing.org
Yakima Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 1259
Yakima Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 1116
Yakima Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 1259
Number of Children residing in Yakima Public Housing: 1118
Senior citizens residing in Yakima Public Housing: 13.39% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Yakima Public Housing: 15.28% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Yakima: $11,778.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Housing Authority City Of Yakima, the other Public Housing Authorities in Yakima County are listed below.
204 S 13th St
Sunnyside, WA - 98944
Yakima County
Phone Number: (509) 837-5454
Email: ketha@sunnysideha.org
Total Units: 140
Yakima Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 140
Yakima Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 132
Number of Children residing in Yakima Public Housing: 125
Seniors residing in Yakima Public Housing: 21.10% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Yakima Public Housing: 14.61% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Yakima: $11,964.00 average per year for current residents.
Selah, WA
Union Gap, WA
Wapato, WA
Cowiche, WA
Parker, WA
Tieton, WA
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.