This housing agency serves Knox County, Indiana.
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The Knox County Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.This housing authority offers three communities with 74 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply for public housing you must visit the housing authority to pick up an application, located at 11 Powell St., Bicknell, IN, Monday-Friday during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. No documents are needed at this time.This housing authority does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: veteran, elderly, disabled, victim of domestic violence live and/or work in Knox County, or substandard living conditions.For more information the housing authority can be reached by calling 812-735-2006, Monday-Friday during normal office hours.
Knox County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 408 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
11 Powell Street, Bicknell, IN
(812) 735-2006Section 8 Application Checklist
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Knox County Housing Authority serves 294 low-income households. The agency manages 338 Housing Choice Vouchers and 71 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 63 percent of households served by Knox County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 88 percent of Knox County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 99 households and make up 34 percent of households served by Knox County Housing Authority.
There are 208 female-headed renter households living in Knox County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Knox County Housing Authority.
| White | 288 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 108 households headed by seniors served by the Knox County Housing Authority. Senior households are 37% of households in Knox County Housing Authority housing.
There are 67 persons with disabilities living in Knox County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Knox County Housing Authority.
The Knox 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.
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").Bri-Anna Barbosa says:
"Affordable Housing Online is very informative and helpful by keeping you up to date with housing, including what's available and how to apply."