Section 8 in Delaware County, PA
4,611 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Delaware County, 80% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Delaware County?
In most of the state, yes. Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection, so landlords in Delaware County can decline Section 8 applications unless a local ordinance says otherwise.
Pennsylvania has no statewide source-of-income protection for housing vouchers. Local ordinances may apply.
Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Delaware County in the Philadelphia metro
Delaware County is one of the counties inside the Philadelphia, PA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Philadelphia metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Delaware 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 County of Delaware
Woodlyn · PHA code PA023
2,983 Section 8 unitsChester Housing Authority
Chester · PHA code PA007
1,628 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Delaware County
Delaware 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.
- 19003$2,040
- 19008$2,040
- 19010$2,420
- 19013$1,430
- 19014$1,780
- 19015$1,550
- 19017$1,980
- 19018$1,650
- 19022$1,390
- 19023$1,620
- 19026$1,630
- 19029$1,790
- 19032$1,840
- 19033$1,750
- 19036$1,630
- 19041$2,380
- 19043$1,440
- 19050$1,480
- 19052$1,910
- 19060$2,200
- 19061$1,610
- 19063$1,910
- 19064$1,920
- 19070$1,590
- 19073$2,260
- 19074$1,670
- 19076$1,510
- 19078$1,620
- 19079$1,670
- 19081$1,760
- 19082$1,590
- 19083$1,720
- 19085$2,470
- 19086$1,900
- 19094$1,560
- 19113$1,660
- 19319$2,650
- 19342$2,720
- 19373$2,480
Find Section 8 apartments in Delaware 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 Pennsylvania counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 575,312 · FIPS 42045.