Section 8 in Polk County, IA
4,739 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Polk County, 82% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Polk County?
Source-of-income protection status for Iowa is not yet in our database. Check with local legal aid or the state civil-rights office before assuming either way.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Polk County in the Des Moines metro
Polk County is one of the counties inside the Des Moines, IA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Des Moines metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Polk County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency
Des Moines · PHA code IA020
3,702 Section 8 unitsCentral Iowa Regional Housing Authority
Grimes · PHA code IA131
1,037 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Polk County
Polk County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 50007$1,240
- 50009$1,410
- 50021$1,680
- 50023$1,440
- 50032$1,390
- 50035$1,340
- 50073$1,410
- 50109$1,220
- 50111$1,290
- 50131$1,510
- 50161$980
- 50169$960
- 50226$1,030
- 50237$920
- 50243$1,280
- 50244$980
- 50265$1,270
- 50309$1,370
- 50310$1,280
- 50311$1,150
- 50312$1,250
- 50313$1,290
- 50314$1,140
- 50315$1,230
- 50316$1,160
- 50317$1,200
- 50319$1,300
- 50320$1,260
- 50321$1,330
- 50322$1,330
- 50324$1,500
- 50325$1,320
- 50327$1,390
Find Section 8 apartments in Polk County
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Other Iowa counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 493,378 · FIPS 19153.