Section 8 in Vance County, NC
586 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Vance County, 63% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Vance County?
In most of the state, yes. North Carolina has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Vance County can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
No statewide SOI protection in North Carolina. Landlords can refuse vouchers.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Vance County in the Henderson metro
Vance County is one of the counties inside the Henderson, NC core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Henderson metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Vance 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.
Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc.
Henderson · PHA code NC155
586 Section 8 unitsVance County Housing Authority
Henderson · PHA code NC174
75 units total
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Vance County
Vance 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 Vance 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 North Carolina counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 42,492 · FIPS 37181.