Public Housing Authorities in North Carolina

A Public Housing Authority (PHA) is the local agency that runs the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and public housing in its jurisdiction. The 123 PHAS listed below serve North Carolina — use the table to find each agency's city, the number of units it manages, whether it administers vouchers, and whether its waitlist is currently open. Select a PHA for full contact details.

PHA Name	City	Units	Vouchers	Waitlist
Inlivian	Charlotte	8,930	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Winston-Salem	Winston Salem	6,116	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Greensboro	Greensboro	5,594	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Raleigh	Raleigh	5,421	Yes	Closed
The Housing Authority of the City of Durham	Durham	4,069	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Asheville	Asheville	3,414	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington	Wilmington	3,022	Yes	Closed
Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing Authority	Fayetteville	2,910	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of High Point	High Point	2,759	Yes	Closed
Northwestern Regional Housing Authority	Boone	2,193	Yes	Closed
Western Piedmont Council of Governments	Hickory	1,941	Yes	Closed
Gastonia Housing Authority	Gastonia	1,749	Yes	Closed
Economic Improvement Council, Inc.	Edenton	1,603	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Greenville	Greenville	1,588	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Kinston	Kinston	1,530	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Goldsboro	Goldsboro	1,501	Yes	Closed
Isothermal Planning & Development Commission	Rutherfordton	1,433	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Wilson	Wilson	1,397	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Lumberton	Lumberton	1,343	Yes	Closed
Roanoke-Chowan Regional Housing Authority	Gaston	1,265	Yes	Closed
Statesville Housing Authority	Statesville	1,247	Yes	Closed
The Graham Housing Authority	Graham	1,175	Yes	Closed
Sanford Housing Authority	Sanford	1,118	Yes	Closed
Mountain Projects, Inc.	Waynesville	1,083	Yes	Closed
Asheboro Housing Authority	Asheboro	1,079	Yes	Closed
Rocky Mount Housing Authority	Rocky Mount	1,075	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Laurinburg	Laurinburg	1,009	Yes	Closed
Twin Rivers Opportunities, Inc.	New Bern	1,005	Yes	Closed
North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs	Raleigh	997	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the County of Wake	Zebulon	935	Yes	Closed
Rowan County Housing Authority	Salisbury	886	Yes	Closed
Lexington Housing Authority	Lexington	880	Yes	Closed
Piedmont Triad Regional Council	Kernersville	850	Yes	Closed
Eastern Carolina Human Services Agency, Inc.	Jacksonville	837	Yes	Closed
Mid-East Regional Housing Authority	Greenville	778	Yes	Closed
Washington Housing Authority	Washington	756	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Concord	Concord	743	Yes	Closed
Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority	Goldsboro	731	No	Closed
Orange County Housing Authority	Hillsborough	682	Yes	Closed
Wncsource	Hendersonville	667	Yes	Closed
Johnston County Housing Assistance Payments Program	Smithfield	634	Yes	Closed
Sandhills Community Action Program, Inc.	Southern Pines	630	Yes	Closed
Nash-Edgecombe Economic Development, Inc.	Rocky Mount	592	Yes	Closed
Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc.	Henderson	586	Yes	Closed
Monroe Housing Authority	Monroe	569	Yes	Closed
City of Albemarle Department of Public Housing	Albemarle	538	Yes	Closed
Lincolnton Housing Authority	Lincolnton	521	Yes	Closed
Chatham County Housing Authority	Siler City	506	Yes	Closed
Choanoke Area Development Association, Inc.	Rich Square	488	Yes	Closed
Brunswick County Public Housing Agency	Bolivia	488	Yes	Closed
Columbus County Public Housing Agency	Whiteville	485	Yes	Closed
Four Square Community Action, Inc.	Andrews	473	Yes	Closed
Coastal Community Action, Inc.	Newport	454	Yes	Closed
Southeastern Community Action Partnership Inc	Lumberton	441	Yes	Closed
Thomasville Housing Authority	Thomasville	363	Yes	Closed
Elizabeth City Housing Authority	Elizabeth City	330	No	Closed
The New Reidsville Housing Authority	Reidsville	325	Yes	Closed
Williamston Housing Authority	Williamston	311	Yes	Closed
Wadesboro Housing Authority	Wadesboro	310	Yes	Closed
Bladenboro Housing Authority	Bladenboro	307	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Mount Airy	Mount Airy	300	No	Closed
Town of Chapel Hill Department of Housing	Chapel Hill	296	No	Closed
Greene County Public Housing Agency	Snow Hill	290	Yes	Closed
Rockingham Housing Authority	Rockingham	290	Yes	Closed
Robeson County Housing Authority	Lumberton	289	No	Closed
Oxford Housing Authority	Oxford	277	No	Closed
Caswell County Housing Assistance Program	Yanceyville	271	Yes	Closed
Kings Mountain Redevelopment Commission	Kings Mountain	249	No	Closed
Morganton Housing Authority	Morganton	247	No	Closed
Roanoke Rapids Housing Authority	Roanoke Rapids	244	No	Closed
Pembroke Housing Authority	Pembroke	244	No	Closed
Town of East Spencer Housing Authority	East Spencer	243	Yes	Closed
Madison County Housing Authority	Mars Hill	235	Yes	Closed
Hamlet Housing Authority	Hamlet	230	No	Closed
Macon Program for Progress	Franklin	228	Yes	Closed
Pender County Housing Department	Burgaw	221	Yes	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of New Bern	New Bern	218	No	Closed
Roxboro Housing Authority	Roxboro	208	No	Closed
Smithfield Housing Authority	Smithfield	205	No	Closed
Redevelopment Commission of the Town of Tarboro	Tarboro	193	No	Closed
North Wilkesboro Housing Authority	North Wilkesboro	192	No	Closed
Plymouth Housing Authority	Plymouth	190	No	Closed
Selma Housing Authority	Selma	183	No	Closed
Ayden Housing Authority	Ayden	175	No	Closed
Farmville Housing Authority	Farmville	174	No	Closed
Benson Housing Authority	Benson	173	No	Closed
City of Shelby, Department of Housing	Shelby	172	No	Closed
Brevard Housing Authority	Brevard	163	No	Closed
Lenoir Housing Authority	Lenoir	157	No	Closed
Forest City Housing Authority	Forest City	149	No	Closed
Dunn Housing Authority	Dunn	143	No	Closed
Valdese Housing Authority	Valdese	121	No	Closed
The New Edenton Housing Authority	Edenton	100	No	Closed
Ahoskie Housing Authority	Ahoskie	100	No	Closed
Robersonville Housing Authority	Robersonville	100	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Beaufort	Beaufort	100	No	Closed
Waynesville Housing Authority	Waynesville	99	No	Closed
Housing Programs of the Town of Murphy	Murphy	84	No	Closed
Spruce Pine Housing Authority	Spruce Pine	84	No	Closed
Troy Housing Authority	Troy	82	No	Closed
The New Randleman Housing Authority	Randleman	80	No	Closed
Bladen Housing Authority	Bladenboro	78	No	Closed
Vance County Housing Authority	Henderson	75	No	Closed
Hot Springs Housing Authority	Hot Springs	60	No	Closed
Whiteville Housing Authority	Whiteville	54	No	Closed
Madison Housing Authority	Madison	50	No	Closed
Belmont Housing Authority	Belmont	50	No	Closed
Fairmont Housing Authority	Fairmont	50	No	Closed
Andrews Housing Authority	Andrews	50	No	Closed
Marshall Housing Authority	Marshall	50	No	Closed
Mars Hill Housing Authority	Mars Hill	47	No	Closed
Mount Gilead Housing Authority	Mount Gilead	30	No	Closed
Star Housing Authority	Star	26	No	Closed
Mount Olive Housing Authority	Mount Olive	20	No	Closed
Mooresville Housing Authority	Mooresville	—	No	Closed
Princeville Housing Authority	Princeville	—	No	Closed
Hertford Housing Authority	Hertford	—	No	Closed
Southern Pines Housing Authority	Southern Pines	—	No	Closed
Hendersonville Housing Authority	Hendersonville	—	No	Closed
Maxton Housing Authority	Maxton	—	No	Closed
City of Hickory Public Housing Authority	Hickory	—	No	Closed
Burlington Housing Authority	Burlington	—	No	Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Salisbury	Salisbury	—	No	Closed

Section 8 in North Carolina

Each PHA in North Carolina operates independently and sets its own payment standards, preferences, and waitlist policies within HUD guidelines. Payment standards — the maximum rent subsidy amount — are typically set between 90% and 110% of the local Fair Market Rent. PHAs in high-cost areas may apply to HUD for exception payment standards above 110% FMR.

How to apply for a voucher in North Carolina

Applications are submitted to an individual PHA, not to the state or to HUD directly. Because demand far exceeds the number of available vouchers, most North Carolina PHAs maintain a waitlist and only accept new applications during open enrollment periods. The "Waitlist" column above shows which agencies are currently accepting applications. To improve your odds, you can apply to more than one PHA whose jurisdiction you live in or are willing to move to. Eligibility depends mainly on household income relative to the area's income limits — generally at or below 50% of Area Median Income.