fy 1996 income limits and section 8 fair market rents

Click here to obtain a national data file with all counties and county subparts.

Click here to obtain state-level median family income estimates.

Click here to learn how HUD income limits are calculated.

Click here to learn how median family incomes are estimated.

To view information for a given county or to download information for a specific State, go to the U.S. map below and click on the State you are interested in. The file format is described below the map.

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The data files provide county-level data. Income limits and FMRs are the same for all parts of a metropolitan area. In New England, a county may be split among metropolitan areas and have a nonmetropolitan part. You must use state, county, and metropolitan area codes to find the income limits or FMRs for a New England township.

Similar information is available for FY 1997, FY 1998, FY 1999, revisions to FY 1999, FY 2000, and FY 2001.

The file layout is as follows:

 Line# Spaces Content ------------------------------------------------- 1 5-6 State FIPS code 8-9 State abbreviation 10-13 FIPS county code 14-41 County name 42-47 HUD MSA code (usually same as Census code) 54-80 MSA/PMSA name (or NONMETRO categorization) 2 1-54 Descriptive name field 55-60 FY 1996 Area Median Family Income for a metropolitan area or for a nonmetropolitan county 3 1-30 Descriptive name field 31-36 1-person HUD Very Low-Income limit 37-42 2-person HUD Very Low-Income limit 43-48 3-person HUD Very Low-Income limit 49-54 4-person HUD Very Low-Income limit 55-60 5-person HUD Very Low-Income limit 61-66 6-person HUD Very Low-Income limit 67-72 7-person HUD Very Low-Income limit 73-78 8-person HUD Very Low-Income limit 4 1-30 Descriptive name field 31-36 1-person HUD Low-Income limit 37-42 2-person HUD Low-Income limit 43-48 3-person HUD Low-Income limit 49-54 4-person HUD Low-Income limit 55-60 5-person HUD Low-Income limit 61-66 6-person HUD Low-Income limit 67-72 7-person HUD Low-Income limit 73-78 8-person HUD Low-Income limit 5 1-49 Descriptive name field 50-54 Efficiency Fair Market Rent 55-60 1-bedroom Fair Market Rent 61-66 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent 67-72 3-bedroom Fair Market Rent 73-78 4-bedroom Fair Market Rent