Lehigh County Housing Authority

635 Broad Street, Emmaus, PA, 18049

Housing Authority

Lehigh County Housing Authority Program Type

  • Section 8 Voucher
  • Low Rent Units

289

Total Subsidized Units for Rental Assistance

Lehigh County

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Program Summary for Lehigh County Housing Authority

Lehigh County Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Lehigh County Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Lehigh County Housing Authority administered a total of 89 Section 8 Vouchers. Lehigh County Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Lehigh County Housing Authority is located at 635 Broad Street, Emmaus, PA, 18049 and serves the city of Emmaus. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Lehigh County Housing Authority at, (610)965-4514 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

About Lehigh County Housing Authority

Lehigh County Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Housing Authority Development, available to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, handicap, religion, sex, familial status or national origin.

Mission Statement

Lehigh County Housing Authority will provide affordable housing in the most efficient and effective manner to qualified individuals in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the County of Lehigh and/or any other entity providing funding for affordable housing programs.

Current Status Active
Size of Lehigh County Housing Authority compared nationally Large
Last Updated 11/29/2014
Total Numbers of Communities N/A
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher 89
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units N/A
Waiting list for the Lehigh County Housing Authority is currently Open

2016 Income Limits for Lehigh County, PA

  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • Income
  • $27,400
  • $31,300
  • $35,200
  • $39,100
  • $42,250
  • $45,400
  • $48,500
  • $51,650
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $16,450
  • $18,800
  • $21,720
  • $26,200
  • $30,680
  • $35,160
  • $39,640
  • $44,120
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $43,800
  • $50,050
  • $56,300
  • $62,550
  • $67,600
  • $72,600
  • $77,600
  • $82,600

2017 Fair Market Rents for Lehigh County, PA

Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Lehigh County, PA:

  • Efficiency
  • $659
  • One-Bedroom
  • $815
  • Two-Bedroom
  • $1038
  • Three-Bedroom
  • $1332
  • Four-Bedroom
  • $1431

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Upper Perkiomen Manor
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Lehigh County Quick Facts

Population: 357,823
Persons Per Household: 2.57
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: 23.9%
Homeownership Rate: 67.5%
Housing Units: 142,775
Yearly Income Per Person: $27,923
Median Household Income: $54,923

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