This housing agency serves Vernon, Texas.
Housing Authority of Vernon provides affordable housing for up to 218 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
1111 Ross Street, Vernon, TX
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Housing Authority of Vernon serves 174 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 174 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 65 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Vernon. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 83 percent of Housing Authority of Vernon households.
Working adults head 40 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Vernon.
There are 116 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Vernon housing. Households headed by females are 67% of those served by the Housing Authority of Vernon.
| Black | 45 |
| Native American | 2 |
| White | 92 |
| Hispanic | 35 |
There are 67 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Vernon. Senior households are 39% of households in Housing Authority of Vernon housing.
There are 48 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Vernon housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the Housing Authority of Vernon.
The Housing Authority of Vernon 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.
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