SECTION 8 STATISTICS 2025-2024 & 2023-2022

Less than 3% of the US population lives in section 8 housing

83% of families in HUD housing make less than 20,000 annually

Whites are 49% of project-based housing according to ACS

New housing units have dropped by 24% from Oct.21 – Oct.22

Funding for HUD in the fiscal year 2022 is $214.10 billion. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) budget alone is larger than the government budget of most countries. For example, Mexico's government budget total was $264 billion.

Section 8 housing tenants pay 30% of their income for rent

Elderly tenants are 38% of section 8 housing tenants

Section 8 housing serves 2.1 million people in 1.2 million households

SECTION 8 FACTS 2022-2023

Less than three percent (2.84%) of the American population lives in low-income housing, at a total of 9.3 million people. This housing is managed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Of these millions of people, the average rent paid is $347 per month, which totals $4,164 a year. About a quarter (22.21%) of the HUD residents live in Section 8 project housing, totaling 2.07 million. More than half of all tenants (56.02%) receive Section 8 vouchers through the Housing Choice Voucher program and at 5.23 million. Public housing is 19.53% of the section 8 community. The elderly constitute 1.41% of the benefactors. Disabled tenants make less than half a percent (0.37%). Individuals undergoing rehabilitation make 0.35%, and other miscellaneous categories are 0.11% of the total.

Section 8 tenants (Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8) with a median income of 30% for their area have a tend to succeed within the system, depending their household needs and dynamics. Most of the families (84%) that live in HUD housing have an income of less than $20,000 per year. The average eligible household has 2 members. Their average stay in assisted housing last for 6 years. Less than half of these households (43%) are families with kids. Also, less than half (43%) of these families have a female head of household.

HOUSING ASSISTANCE STATS  2025-2024 – 2022-2023

According to some charts by the American Community Survey, non-Hispanic whites are 71% of all households in the U.S. Whites are also 56% of renters and 47% of Extremely Low Income (ELI) renters. Blacks are 12% of all households, 19% of all renters and 26% of ELI renters. Hispanic households make up 12% of all households, 18% of renters and 19% of ELI renters. When it comes to project-based section 8 housing, 49% of households are white. Likewise, 33% consist of black households. Hispanics make 13%, while other races make up 5% of the rest. Public housing is made of 45% black households, 32% white, 21% Hispanic, and 2% of others. Black households consist of 45% of voucher recipients, whites make up 35%, Hispanics 16%, and 3% of other races.