HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Crawford County, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
Crawford County administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, KS, with 491 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 491
- Authorized HCV units
- 56th
- National size percentile
- 61st
- KS size percentile
- 94
- KS FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · Crawford County vs nearby KS agencies
- Olathe HA
Olathe Housing Authority
509 units
- Lyon County/Eckan HA
Lyon County/Eckan Housing Authority
506 units
- This PHA
Crawford County (this PHA)
491 units
- Leavenworth HA
Leavenworth Housing Authority
489 units
- Pittsburg HA
Pittsburg Housing Authority
448 units
- North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging
North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging
423 units
The verdict
Crawford County administers 491 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-sized Section 8 agency, larger than 61% of KS agencies.
- 491
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 56th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 61st
- percentile in KS
Based on authorized voucher scale, HUD's own PHAS performance designation, and state-wide housing-cost context from federal sources -- not wait-list length, application difficulty, unit quality, or day-to-day service experience.
Crawford County, based in KS, appears in HUD's directory with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 491 authorized Section 8 units. The directory does not provide a current waitlist or application-status feed.
- 61st percentile by unit count in KS
Section 8 / HCV units
491
Mid-sized nationally
Total authorized units
-
not reported
State-rank percentile
61 th
Above median among KS PHAs
2-BR standard range · KS
$877–$1,426 /mo
Median $877/mo · 2-BR
Compared to nationwide HUD median of 62%, PHAs with high HCV share typically focus on tenant-based assistance over project-based public housing.
Where Crawford County sits among U.S. PHAs
By authorized Housing Choice Vouchers, across every PHA that runs them. Most are small; a handful of big-city authorities run the long right tail.
491 Top 44% higher than 56% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Crawford County: What the HUD Directory Shows
This agency's HUD authorization runs to 491 Section 8 / HCV units. That count sits inside HUD's national PIH roster of 3,780 Section 8 agencies, KS's share of the total, where Crawford County is listed as an active administering entity.
HUD's directory categorizes it under the "Section 8" program type, the classification that governs which voucher streams -- regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions -- it is eligible to run. By Section 8 unit count among KS agencies, it lands at the 61st percentile, larger than 61% of its in-state peers. This reported authorization is a capacity figure, not evidence that a waitlist is open or that an application route is currently available.
Across KS's 94 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $877-$1,426/month (median $877); Crawford County sets its own figure within 90-110 percent of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the specific area it serves, so confirm the exact number for your metro before signing anything. its main line is 6207248204. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 6207248204
- Fax
- 6207244471
- jwhitney@sek-cap.com
- Executive Director
- jwhitney@sek-cap.com · 6207248204
How to apply at Crawford County
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 491 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Crawford County. That is a reported authorization field, not a live waitlist, application, eligibility, or availability feed.
Use the contact details above to verify an agency's current programs and instructions directly. PlainVoucher does not predict an individual wait time, recommend an application path, or infer a household's eligibility from this directory record.
Payment standard reference
Payment standards are set per HUD FMR area, not per agency. Across KS's 94 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $877–$1,426/month (median $877). These are area reference amounts, not a payment promise from Crawford County for a particular household or unit.
Find your exact number: look up the 2-, 1-, and 3-bedroom payment standards for your metro with the payment-standard lookup tool, then confirm the current figure with the agency before relying on it. See our Payment Standards vs. FMR guide for the source-backed area context.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for Crawford County, outside KS so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside KS (491 HCV units here).
- Escswa dba Jasper Cty Public Housing Agency · MO · 490 HCV
- Portsmouth Housing Authority · NH · 490 HCV
- Brunswick County Public Housing Agency · NC · 489 HCV
- City of Oswego, Office of Community Dev. · NY · 489 HCV
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on HUD PIH authorized Section 8 units and total program inventory; agencies below 100 units on a metric are excluded from that axis.
Nearby PHAs in KS
Other KS PHA directory records with comparable reported unit counts:
- Leavenworth Housing Authority · 489 units
- Lyon County/Eckan Housing Authority · 506 units
- Olathe Housing Authority · 509 units
- Pittsburg Housing Authority · 448 units
- North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging · 423 units
What to do with this PHA profile
Crawford County is a HUD PIH directory record with 491 authorized HCV units.
- Open the Kansas state directory for PHA-count vs authorized-HCV context. Kansas PHAs
- Look up the HUD Fair Market Rent schedule that covers this market before reading payment-standard ranges. Payment standards
- Read the process guides for waitlists, income limits, and portability - they explain HUD rules, not whether a household should apply. Guides hub
PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or this PHA. Directory figures are informational only. Eligibility, waitlist status, and application routes are set by the PHA and change frequently - confirm with the agency directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the HUD record show for Crawford County?
HUD's PIH directory reports 491 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Crawford County in KS. That authorization is a reported program-size field, not proof of a current waitlist, application route, eligibility decision, or available voucher.
Can I apply through this Crawford County profile?
No. PlainVoucher's HUD directory record does not carry a live application or waitlist feed. Use the agency contact details to verify current programs, availability, application instructions, and eligibility directly before relying on this profile.
Is Crawford County part of HUD?
HUD lists Crawford County in its Public and Indian Housing directory as a local Public Housing Authority. This profile preserves HUD's reported record and contact fields; it does not establish the agency's current services or policies.
How should I read the payment-standard reference?
Payment standards vary by HUD Fair Market Rent area. PlainVoucher shows the published area reference, not a payment promise for a specific agency, household, or unit; confirm the current local figure directly before signing a lease.
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. Payment-standard figures: Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026. If any contact detail has changed, please email corrections@plainvoucher.com. See our methodology for how we compile and cross-reference this data.
⚠ Disclaimer. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or with Crawford County. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.
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