This housing agency serves Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
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Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson provides affordable housing for up to 545 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
201 North Jefferson Street, Punxsutawney, PA
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Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson serves 554 low-income households. The agency manages 320 Housing Choice Vouchers and 276 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 69 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson households.
Working adults head 88 households and make up 16 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson.
There are 371 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson housing. Households headed by females are 67% of those served by the Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson.
| Black | 6 |
| Native American | 6 |
| White | 543 |
| Hispanic | 6 |
There are 188 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson. Senior households are 34% of households in Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson housing.
There are 210 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 38% of households served by the Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson.
The Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson 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.
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