This housing agency serves Benton, Arkansas.
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Benton Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 880 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
1200 West Pine Street, Benton, AR
(501) 778-7302Benton Housing Authority serves 614 low-income households. The agency manages 807 Housing Choice Vouchers and 98 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 68 percent of households served by Benton Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Benton Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 141 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Benton Housing Authority.
There are 509 female-headed renter households living in Benton Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 83% of those served by the Benton Housing Authority.
Black | 276 |
White | 332 |
Hispanic | 6 |
There are 196 households headed by seniors served by the Benton Housing Authority. Senior households are 32% of households in Benton Housing Authority housing.
There are 190 persons with disabilities living in Benton Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 31% of households served by the Benton Housing Authority.
The Benton 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.
Benton Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on October 30, 2024 and closed on October 30, 2024.
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