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Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon provides affordable housing for up to 84 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
23 1/2 Hinkle Drive, Buckhannon, WV
(304) 472-1305Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon serves 83 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 83 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 42 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 75 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon households.
Working adults head 39 households and make up 47 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon.
There are 63 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon housing. Households headed by females are 77% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon.
Black | 1 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 81 |
There are 19 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon. Senior households are 24% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon housing.
There are 8 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 10% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon.
The Housing Authority of the City of Buckhannon 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").Shirley Toran says:
"Affordable Housing Online is very good at keeping me informed on new and future dates for waiting list applications."