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Income Limits

Income Limits Effective April 24, 2019
Family SizeExtremely Low Income 30% of AMIVery Low Income 50% of AMILow Income 80% of AMI
1 $17,800 $29,650 $47,450
2 $20,350 $33,900 $54,200
3 $22,900 $38,150 $61,000
4 $25,750 $42,350 $67,750
5 $30,170 $45,750 $73,200
6 $34,590 $49,150 $78,600
7 $39,010 $52,550 $84,050
8 $43,430 $55,950 $89,450
9 $47,850 $59,300 $94,850
10 $52,270 $62,700 $100,300

Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY2019

Area Median Income (AMI) for Miami-Dade County: $54,900.
Note: AMI is the household income for the median – or middle – household in a region.

Income Target

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (USHUD) federal regulations require a certain percentage of new admissions during a one year period be at the extremely low-income level, very low-income, and low-income levels. These percentages vary by housing program as indicated below.

Public housing

  • At least 40% of new admissions must be extremely low-income (equal to or below 30% of the area median income)
  • The remaining 60% of new admissions can be up to the low-income level (up to 80% of the area median income

Section 8 new construction

  • At least 40% of new admissions must be extremely low-income (equal to or below 30% of the area median income)
  • The remaining 60% of new admissions can be low-income or very low-income level depending on the HAP contract date (up to 80% of the area median income)

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)

  • At least 75% of new admissions must be extremely low-income (equal to or below 30% of the area median income)
  • The remaining 25% of new admissions can be up to the very low-income level (up to 50% of the area median income)

Section 8 project-based vouchers

  • At least 75% of new admissions must be extremely low-income (equal to or below 30% of the area median income)
  • The remaining 25% of new admissions can be up to the very low-income level (up to 50% of the area median income)

Moderate rehabilitation

  • New admissions must be very low-income (equal to or below 50% of the area median income)
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