Section 8 in Pottawattamie County, IA

784 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Pottawattamie County, 85% utilized. 1 housing authority serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.

Active vouchers
784
Occupied
666
85% utilized
Housing authorities
1
serving this county
Voucher protection
Unknown

Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Pottawattamie 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.

Pottawattamie County in the Omaha metro

Metro vouchers
8,088
Metro utilization
78%
Type
MSA
CBSA 36540

Pottawattamie County is one of the counties inside the Omaha, NE core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.

See Omaha metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →

Housing authorities serving Pottawattamie 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.

  • Municipal Housing Agency of Council Bluffs

    Council Bluffs · PHA code IA023

    784 Section 8 units

Section 8 rent by ZIP in Pottawattamie County

Pottawattamie 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.

Find Section 8 apartments in Pottawattamie County

VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.

Other Iowa counties

Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 93,543 · FIPS 19155.