This housing agency serves Albemarle County, Amelia County, Amherst County, Appomattox County, Bedford County, Buchanan County, Campbell County, Caroline County, Carroll County, Charles City County, Chesterfield County, Craig County, Culpeper County, Dickenson County, Dinwiddie County, Essex County, Fauquier County, Fluvanna County, Franklin County, Giles County, Gloucester County, Goochland County, Grayson County, Halifax County, Hanover County, Henrico County, King and Queen County, King George County, King William County, Lancaster County, Lee County, Louisa County, Madison County, Mathews County, Middlesex County, Montgomery County, Nelson County, New Kent County, Orange County, Page County, Patrick County, Prince George County, Pulaski County, Rappahannock County, Rockbridge County, Russell County, Scott County, Shenandoah County, Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, Surry County, Tazewell County, Westmoreland County, Wise County, York County, Broadway, Buena Vista, Covington, Elkton, Emporia, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Hopewell, Jarratt, Lexington, Manassas Park, Norton, Salem, Stanardsville, Timberville, Waverly, Williamsburg, Winchester, Virginia.
Virginia Housing provides affordable housing for up to 9,737 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
601 South Belvidere Street, Richmond, VA
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Virginia Housing serves 8,818 low-income households. The agency manages 10,136 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 80 percent of households served by Virginia Housing. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Virginia Housing households.
Working adults head 2,380 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Virginia Housing.
There are 7054 female-headed renter households living in Virginia Housing housing. Households headed by females are 80% of those served by the Virginia Housing.
| Black | 5,114 |
| White | 3,351 |
| Hispanic | 265 |
There are 2292 households headed by seniors served by the Virginia Housing. Senior households are 26% of households in Virginia Housing housing.
There are 2645 persons with disabilities living in Virginia Housing housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 30% of households served by the Virginia Housing.
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