This housing agency serves Fresno County, California.
Fresno County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 6,266 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
1331 Fulton Street, Fresno, CA
Visit Website — (559) 443-8400Fresno County Housing Authority serves 5,636 low-income households. The agency manages 5,788 Housing Choice Vouchers and 427 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 68 percent of households served by Fresno County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Fresno County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 1,747 households and make up 31 percent of households served by Fresno County Housing Authority.
There are 4565 female-headed renter households living in Fresno County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Fresno County Housing Authority.
Black | 1,578 |
Native American | 56 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 338 |
White | 733 |
Hispanic | 2,931 |
There are 1296 households headed by seniors served by the Fresno County Housing Authority. Senior households are 23% of households in Fresno County Housing Authority housing.
There are 958 persons with disabilities living in Fresno County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 17% of households served by the Fresno County Housing Authority.
The Fresno County Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.
Some states and local governments have laws that protect renters with a Section 8 voucher who are looking for an available unit. Check your local laws.Sandra Lewis-Kidd says:
"I received daily updates from Affordable Housing Online on waiting list openings not only in my city, but also other states and cities accepting applications. I was able to apply, and was actually chosen for the Section 8 housing lottery!"