This housing agency serves North Bergen, New Jersey.
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North Bergen Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,442 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
6121 Grand Avenue, North Bergen, NJ
Visit Website — (201) 868-8605North Bergen Housing Authority serves 1,355 low-income households. The agency manages 553 Housing Choice Vouchers and 985 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 79 percent of households served by North Bergen Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of North Bergen Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 298 households and make up 22 percent of households served by North Bergen Housing Authority.
There are 975 female-headed renter households living in North Bergen Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 72% of those served by the North Bergen Housing Authority.
Asian-Pacific Islander | 14 |
White | 257 |
Hispanic | 1,084 |
There are 948 households headed by seniors served by the North Bergen Housing Authority. Senior households are 70% of households in North Bergen Housing Authority housing.
There are 338 persons with disabilities living in North Bergen Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the North Bergen Housing Authority.
The North Bergen 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").Mary Estrada says:
"As a case manager and housing specialist, Affordable Housing Online has helped me relocate families who are unable to afford rent. Thank you for the great work you do!"