HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV

Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile

Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, WV, with 573 authorized HCV units (HUD Standard Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.

573
Authorized HCV units
78th
National size percentile
72nd
WV size percentile
49
WV FMR areas
HUD PIH FY25 directory WV · Section 8 / HCV 573 HCV units Standard Performer bracket 72nd percentile in WV
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Authorized HCV units · HA vs nearby WV agencies

units
Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory As of FY2025

The verdict

Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling administers 573 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 72% of WV agencies.

573
authorized Section 8 vouchers
78th
percentile by size, nationally
72nd
percentile in WV
81%
of assisted units are Section 8 vouchers
573 Section 8 units

As a HUD-certified Public Housing Authority in WV, Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling runs Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance with 573 authorized Section 8 units (Standard Performer size bracket). Reach the agency directly for current waitlist status and application steps.

  • 72nd percentile by unit count in WV
  • HUD size bracket: Standard Performer
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Section 8 / HCV units

573

Standard Performer bracket

Total authorized units

711

All programs combined

State-rank percentile

72 th

Among WV PHAs

2-BR standard range · WV

$869–$1,573 /mo

Median $869/mo · 2-BR

Scale profile for Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling

With 573 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling sits at the 78th percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 72nd percentile inside WV. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.

Across WV's 49 HUD FMR areas, FY2026 2-bedroom payment standards run $869–$1,573/month (median $869). A large PHA like this typically serves more than one FMR area, so applicants should look up the metro-specific standard rather than treating the state median as their number. 5 other WV PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling is the dominant local issuer or one of several large peers.

HUD also lists 711 total authorized units across all programs at this agency (HCV plus public housing and other PIH lines). The HCV share is therefore 81% of its reported federal unit ceiling.

Section 8 / HCV share of Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling authorized units 80.6%
HUD nationwide median

Compared to nationwide HUD median of 62%, PHAs with high HCV share typically focus on tenant-based assistance over project-based public housing.

Where Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling 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.

573 Top 39% higher than 61% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs

0–10,000: 2,086 voucher-running PHAs (98%). This entry sits in this band. 10,000–20,000: 29 voucher-running PHAs (1%). Above this entry. 20,000–30,000: 8 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 30,000–40,000: 1 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 40,000–50,000: 1 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 50,000–60,000: 3 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 60,000–70,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 70,000–80,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 80,000–90,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 90,000–100,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 100,000–110,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 110,000–120,000: 0 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. 120,000–130,000: 1 voucher-running PHAs (0%). Above this entry. This PHA 0 130,000 every voucher-running PHA, bucketed by value

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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025

Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling: What the HUD Directory Shows

Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling appears in HUD's Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Open Data set, one of 3,780 Public Housing Authorities nationwide running the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program alongside every other agency in WV. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 573 Section 8 / HCV units, out of 711 total authorized units when every HUD program is counted. HUD's PHAS system places it in the "Standard Performer" size bracket, which shapes reporting cadence and oversight intensity.

HUD logs its program type as "Combined," which determines which voucher streams (regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions) it can run. By Section 8 unit count among WV agencies, it lands at the 72nd percentile, larger than 72% of its in-state peers. Every PHA in the directory runs its own waitlist, publishes its own admissions plan, and sets its own local preferences within the federal Section 8 rulebook, so this authorized-unit figure is a ceiling, not a promise of current availability.

its main line is 3042424447. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state. Across WV's 49 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $869-$1,573/month (median $869); Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling 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.

Contact this PHA

Phone
3042424447
Fax
3042424495
Email
joyce@wheelingwv-pha.org
Executive Director
joyce@wheelingwv-pha.org · 3042424447
How to apply at Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling

How to apply at this PHA

Before applying, confirm whether this PHA's waitlist is currently open. Waitlist status can change without much notice, some PHAs open for as little as 72 hours at a time. Application channels typically include:

  • The PHA's own website (search "Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling Section 8 application")
  • A public notice posted at the PHA office or in the legal notices of the local newspaper
  • HUD-approved housing counseling agencies in the area
  • Local legal-aid and tenant-advocacy groups

See our step-by-step How to Apply for Section 8 guide for the full federal application process.

What to expect, typical waitlist

HUD does not publish current waitlist open/closed status centrally, and waitlist lengths vary sharply by local demand. In high-cost metros, waits can exceed 5–10 years and many waitlists are closed. In smaller cities and rural counties, waits of 6 months to 3 years are more typical. Some PHAs use a lottery rather than first-come-first-served. This site does not predict your individual wait time. Contact the PHA directly to confirm the current list status and whether local preferences apply to your household. Our waitlist strategy guide explains how to maximize your odds by applying to multiple PHAs.

Payment standard reference

Payment standards are set per HUD FMR area, not per agency. Across WV's 49 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $869–$1,573/month (median $869). Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling sets its own figure within 90–110 percent of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the specific area it serves.

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 PHA before signing a lease. See our Payment Standards vs. FMR guide.

Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory

Two cross-state peer sets for Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling, outside WV so they are not the same-state scale matches above.

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest nationwide agencies outside WV (573 HCV units here).

Similar total HUD units

Nearest nationwide agencies by combined program inventory outside WV (711 total units here).

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 WV

If this PHA's waitlist is closed, applying to additional PHAs in the same region is a recommended strategy. Other PHAs nearby:

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Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Last compiled 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 Housing Authority of the City of Wheeling. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.

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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-14.