Section 8 in Wake County, NC
5,893 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Wake County, 86% utilized. 3 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Wake County?
In most of the state, yes. North Carolina has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Wake 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.
Wake County in the Raleigh metro
Wake County is one of the counties inside the Raleigh, NC core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Raleigh metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Wake 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.
Housing Authority of the City of Raleigh
Raleigh · PHA code NC002
4,301 Section 8 unitsNorth Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs
Raleigh · PHA code NC901
997 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the County of Wake
Zebulon · PHA code NC021
595 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Wake County
Wake 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.
- 27502$2,140
- 27511$1,620
- 27513$1,920
- 27518$1,900
- 27519$2,240
- 27529$1,660
- 27539$2,040
- 27540$2,110
- 27545$1,790
- 27560$2,230
- 27571$1,750
- 27587$1,750
- 27591$1,490
- 27592$1,350
- 27597$1,350
- 27601$1,840
- 27603$1,670
- 27604$1,720
- 27605$1,930
- 27606$1,750
- 27607$1,780
- 27608$1,760
- 27609$1,820
- 27610$1,540
- 27612$2,060
- 27613$1,740
- 27614$1,860
- 27615$1,970
- 27616$1,820
- 27617$2,010
- 27695$1,780
- 27697$1,810
Find Section 8 apartments in Wake 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 1,132,103 · FIPS 37183.