This housing agency serves Perry County, Illinois.
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Perry County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 345 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
120 South Walnut Street, Du Quoin, IL
(618) 542-5409Perry County Housing Authority serves 227 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 227 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Perry County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Perry County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 47 households and make up 21 percent of households served by Perry County Housing Authority.
There are 161 female-headed renter households living in Perry County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Perry County Housing Authority.
Black | 25 |
White | 197 |
Hispanic | 2 |
There are 65 households headed by seniors served by the Perry County Housing Authority. Senior households are 29% of households in Perry County Housing Authority housing.
There are 40 persons with disabilities living in Perry County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Perry County Housing Authority.
The Perry County Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Cathy Watkins says:
"I’m just glad I could find Affordable Housing Online. If I can find a low-income rental, I can see retirement."