Section 8 Income Limits

FY 2026 Income Limits Documentation System

FY 2026 Income Limit Area: Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Median Family Income: $104,100

FY 2026 Income Limit Category

• Very Low (50%) Income Limits
  • 1 Person in Family: $36,450
  • 2 Persons in Family: $41,650
  • 3 Persons in Family: $46,850
  • 4 Persons in Family: $52,050
  • 5 Persons in Family: $56,250
  • 6 Persons in Family: $60,400
  • 7 Persons in Family: $64,550
  • 8 Persons in Family: $68,750
    
    
• Extremely Low Income Limits*
  • 1 Person in Family: $21,900
  • 2 Persons in Family: $25,000
  • 3 Persons in Family: $28,150
  • 4 Persons in Family: $33,000
  • 5 Persons in Family: $38,680
  • 6 Persons in Family: $44,360
  • 7 Persons in Family: $50,040
  • 8 Persons in Family: $55,720
    
    
• Low (80%) Income Limits
  • 1 Person in Family: $58,350
  • 2 Persons in Family: $66,650
  • 3 Persons in Family: $75,000
  • 4 Persons in Family: $83,300
  • 5 Persons in Family: $90,000
  • 6 Persons in Family: $96,650
  • 7 Persons in Family: $103,300
  • 8 Persons in Family: $110,000

NOTE: Jefferson County is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area, so all information presented here applies to all of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area. HUD generally uses the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) area definitions in the calculation of income limit program parameters. However, to ensure that program parameters do not vary significantly due to area definition changes, HUD has used custom geographic definitions for the Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area.

The Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area contains the following areas: Bibb County, AL; Blount County, AL; Jefferson County, AL; Shelby County, AL; St. Clair County, AL.

* The FY 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act changed the definition of extremely low-income to be the greater of 30/50ths (60 percent) of the Section 8 very low-income limit or the poverty guideline as established by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provided that this amount is not greater than the Section 8 50% very low-income limit. Consequently, the extremely low income limits may equal the very low (50%) income limits.