HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV

Municipality of Ponce, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile

Municipality of Ponce administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, RQ, with 1,614 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.

1,614
Authorized HCV units
83rd
National size percentile
96th
RQ size percentile
HUD PIH FY25 directory RQ · Section 8 / HCV 1,614 HCV units 96th percentile in RQ
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How this PHA compares nearby

Authorized HCV units · Municipality of Ponce vs nearby RQ agencies

units
Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory As of FY2025

The verdict

Municipality of Ponce administers 1,614 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 96% of RQ agencies.

1,614
authorized Section 8 vouchers
83rd
percentile by size, nationally
96th
percentile in RQ
A-
Composite Score
80/100
Municipality of Ponce

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.

Scale A-
1,614 units
Authorized Section 8 / HCV units, national percentile among reporting PHAs
HUD Performance N/A
Not rated
HUD Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) designation
Cost Context N/A
N/A
State-wide median 2BR payment standard
1,614 Section 8 units

HUD's directory lists Municipality of Ponce in RQ with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 1,614 authorized Section 8 units. Verify current programs, availability, and application steps directly with the agency.

  • 96th percentile by unit count in RQ
Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Section 8 / HCV units

1,614

Mid-to-large nationally

Total authorized units

-

not reported

State-rank percentile

96 th

Top decile among RQ PHAs

Payment standard

-

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Scale profile for Municipality of Ponce

With 1,614 authorized Housing Choice Voucher units, Municipality of Ponce sits at the 83rd percentile of every U.S. PHA that reports an HCV ceiling , and at the 96th percentile inside RQ. That puts it among the larger local administrators of federal rental assistance, not a single-office rural authority.

Confirm the current payment standard with Municipality of Ponce for the specific HUD FMR area of the unit you want to lease. 5 other RQ PHAs appear in the nearby list below; comparing authorized-unit counts there shows whether Municipality of Ponce is the dominant local issuer or one of several large peers.

Section 8 / HCV share of Municipality of Ponce authorized units 100.0%
HUD nationwide median

The nationwide HUD median sits at 62%; agencies running a higher HCV share than that tend to lean toward tenant-based vouchers rather than project-based public housing stock.

Where Municipality of Ponce 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.

1,614 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

What HUD's PIH Record for Municipality of Ponce Tells You

HUD authorizes 1,614 Section 8 / HCV units for this agency. That count sits inside HUD's national PIH roster of 3,780 Section 8 agencies, RQ's share of the total, where Municipality of Ponce is listed as an active administering entity.

HUD logs its program type as "Section 8," which determines which voucher streams (regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions) it can run. By Section 8 unit count among RQ agencies, it lands at the 96th percentile, larger than 96% of its in-state peers. The HUD directory records an authorized-unit count, not a live vacancy or admissions status. Verify current program details directly with the agency.

its main line is 7878409200. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency. Confirm current payment standards with Municipality of Ponce directly before signing a lease.

Contact this PHA

Phone
7878409200
Fax
7878410285
Email
seccion8ponce@ponce.pr.gov
Executive Director
JOB.BONILLA@PONCE.PR.GOV · 7878409200
How to apply at Municipality of Ponce

How to use this PHA record

HUD's directory reports 1,614 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Municipality of Ponce. 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.

Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory

Two cross-state peer sets for Municipality of Ponce, outside RQ so they are not the same-state scale matches above.

Similar authorized HCV units

Nearest nationwide agencies outside RQ (1,614 HCV 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 RQ

Use these separate RQ directory records for comparison; verify current programs with each agency directly:

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What to do with this PHA profile

Municipality of Ponce is a HUD PIH directory record with 1,614 authorized HCV units.

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  • 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 Municipality of Ponce?

HUD's PIH directory reports 1,614 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Municipality of Ponce in RQ. 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 Municipality of Ponce 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 Municipality of Ponce part of HUD?

HUD lists Municipality of Ponce 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. 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 Municipality of Ponce. 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.

Read our methodology, how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. · Verify with HUD →

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 2026-09-02.