This housing agency serves West Memphis, Arkansas.
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West Memphis Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 874 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
390 South Walker Avenue, West Memphis, AR
(870) 735-3520West Memphis Housing Authority serves 800 low-income households. The agency manages 528 Housing Choice Vouchers and 320 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by West Memphis Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of West Memphis Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 200 households and make up 25 percent of households served by West Memphis Housing Authority.
There are 672 female-headed renter households living in West Memphis Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 84% of those served by the West Memphis Housing Authority.
Black | 776 |
White | 24 |
There are 240 households headed by seniors served by the West Memphis Housing Authority. Senior households are 30% of households in West Memphis Housing Authority housing.
There are 208 persons with disabilities living in West Memphis Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the West Memphis Housing Authority.
The West Memphis Housing Authority 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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