HUD - US Department of Housing and Urban Development Income Limits API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: HUD User CHAS Income Limits API
  description: Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data provides custom tabulations of American Community Survey (ACS) data on housing needs at national, state, county, place, and census tract levels. CHAS data is used for Consolidated Planning submissions required to receive HUD formula grant funds. Requires a free bearer token obtained from the HUD User portal.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: HUD User Support
    url: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/contact.html
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/dataset/api-terms-of-service.html
servers:
- url: https://www.huduser.gov/hudapi/public
  description: HUD User Public API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Income Limits
  description: Area Median Income limits by geography
paths:
  /il/data/{entityid}:
    get:
      summary: Get Income Limits by Entity
      description: Returns HUD Income Limits for a specific geographic entity at 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) by household size (1-8 persons).
      operationId: getIncomeLimitsByEntity
      tags:
      - Income Limits
      parameters:
      - name: entityid
        in: path
        required: true
        description: HUD geographic entity identifier. For counties, use the 5-digit FIPS code. For metropolitan areas, use the CBSA code. For states, use the 2-digit FIPS code.
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '1100199999'
      - name: year
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Fiscal year for income limit data
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 2024
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with income limit data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IncomeLimitResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - missing or invalid bearer token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Entity not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  /il/statedata/{state}:
    get:
      summary: Get Income Limits by State
      description: Returns income limit data for all geographic areas within the specified state, including counties and metropolitan areas.
      operationId: getIncomeLimitsByState
      tags:
      - Income Limits
      parameters:
      - name: state
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g., CA, TX, NY)
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
          example: DC
      - name: year
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Fiscal year for income limit data
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 2024
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with state income limit data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IncomeLimitStateResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: State not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    IncomeLimitByHouseholdSize:
      type: object
      description: Income limit values by household size (1-8 persons)
      properties:
        l1:
          type: integer
          description: Income limit for 1-person household in USD
          example: 35950
        l2:
          type: integer
          description: Income limit for 2-person household in USD
          example: 41100
        l3:
          type: integer
          description: Income limit for 3-person household in USD
          example: 46200
        l4:
          type: integer
          description: Income limit for 4-person household in USD
          example: 51350
        l5:
          type: integer
          description: Income limit for 5-person household in USD
          example: 55450
        l6:
          type: integer
          description: Income limit for 6-person household in USD
          example: 59600
        l7:
          type: integer
          description: Income limit for 7-person household in USD
          example: 63700
        l8:
          type: integer
          description: Income limit for 8-person household in USD
          example: 67800
    IncomeLimitStateResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            metroareas:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IncomeLimitArea'
            counties:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/IncomeLimitArea'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Error message
          example: Unauthorized access. Please provide a valid bearer token.
    IncomeLimitResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/IncomeLimitArea'
    IncomeLimitArea:
      type: object
      description: Income limit data for a geographic area
      properties:
        area_name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the geographic area
          example: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
        area_code:
          type: string
          description: HUD area code
          example: METRO47900M47900
        county_name:
          type: string
          description: County name if applicable
        state_name:
          type: string
          description: State name
          example: District of Columbia
        year:
          type: string
          description: Fiscal year for the income limit data
          example: '2024'
        median_income:
          type: integer
          description: Area Median Income (AMI) in USD
          example: 143300
        VeryLow:
          description: Income limits at 50% of AMI (Very Low Income)
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/IncomeLimitByHouseholdSize'
        ExtVeryLow:
          description: Income limits at 30% of AMI (Extremely Low Income)
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/IncomeLimitByHouseholdSize'
        Low:
          description: Income limits at 80% of AMI (Low Income)
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/IncomeLimitByHouseholdSize'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token obtained by registering at https://www.huduser.gov/hudapi/public/register
externalDocs:
  description: HUD User CHAS API Documentation
  url: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/dataset/chas-api.html