Public Housing Authorities in Oklahoma

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 104 PHAS listed below serve Oklahoma — 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
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Oklahoma City 11,363 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Oklahoma City Oklahoma City 7,780 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa Tulsa 7,591 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Norman Norman 1,554 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Muskogee Muskogee 1,374 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Shawnee Shawnee 944 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Stillwater Stillwater 800 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Miami,Oklaho Miami 459 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Lawton Lawton 425 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Hugo Hugo 402 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Ada Ada 389 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Broken Bow Broken Bow 361 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Mcalester Mcalester 352 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Ponca City Ponca City 313 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Seminole Seminole 312 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of Osage County Pawhuska 280 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Bristow Bristow 250 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Wewoka Wewoka 244 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Idabel Idabel 200 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Henryetta Henryetta 168 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Guthrie Guthrie 159 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Drumright Drumright 148 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Elk City Elk City 146 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Kiamichi Electric Coop Tuskahoma 130 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Atoka Atoka 121 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Stilwell Muskogee 112 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Fort Gibson Fort Gibson 111 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Del City Del City 99 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Tecumseh Tecumseh 97 Yes Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Waurika Waurika 93 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Antlers Antlers 84 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Choctaw Electric Cooperat Rattan 83 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Coalgate Coalgate 82 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Anadarko Anadarko 80 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Hobart Hobart 78 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Holdenville Holdenville 70 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Stratford Stratford 61 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Pauls Valley Pauls Valley 61 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Langston Langston 60 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Wetumka Wetumka 59 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Snyder Snyder 56 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Mangum Mangum 51 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Ryan Ryan 51 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Beggs Beggs 50 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Newkirk Newkirk 46 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Ringling Ringling 46 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Watonga Watonga 46 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Madill Madill 44 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Hartshorne Hartshorne 44 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Stroud Stroud 44 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Maud Maud 42 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Grandfield Grandfield 40 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Cushing Cushing 40 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Mountain View Mountain View 40 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Prague Prague 40 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Sayre Sayre 39 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Pawnee Pawnee 38 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Konawa Konawa 38 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Wister Wister 36 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Wilburton Wilburton 36 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Comanche Comanche 36 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Stigler Stigler 36 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Minco Minco 36 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Krebs Krebs 36 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Cache Cache 36 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Tishomingo Tishomingo 36 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Caddo Electric Cooperativ Lookeba 34 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Cement Cement 34 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Commerce Commerce 34 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Cookson Hills Electric Co Mccurtain 32 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Talihina Talihina 32 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Walters Walters 32 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Temple Temple 30 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Yale Yale 30 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Apache Apache 30 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Clayton Clayton 30 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Granite Granite 29 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Waynoka Waynoka 29 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Heavener Heavener 28 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Wynnewood Wynnewood 28 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Geary Geary 26 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Lone Wolf Lone Wolf 25 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Sterling Sterling 24 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Weleetka Weleetka 24 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Tipton Tipton 22 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Haileyville Haileyville 22 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Cheyenne Cheyenne 22 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Oilton Oilton 22 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Kingston Kingston 20 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Fort Cobb Fort Cobb 20 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Cyril Cyril 20 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Afton Afton 20 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Boswell Boswell 18 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Keota Keota 18 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Tuttle Tuttle 18 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Valliant Valliant 16 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Hydro Hydro 16 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Mountain Park Mountain Park 16 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Seiling Seiling 14 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Boley Boley 12 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Terral Terral 12 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Roosevelt Roosevelt 8 No Closed
Housing Authority of the Town of Indiahoma Indiahoma 8 No Closed
Housing Authority of the City of Picher Picher No Closed

Section 8 in Oklahoma

Each PHA in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

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 Oklahoma 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.