This housing agency serves Otero County, Colorado.
Otero County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 46 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
315 East 5th Street, La Junta, CO
(719) 384-9055Section 8 Application Checklist
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Otero County Housing Authority serves 35 low-income households. The agency manages 46 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 89 percent of households served by Otero County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 100 percent of Otero County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 8 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Otero County Housing Authority.
There are 25 female-headed renter households living in Otero County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Otero County Housing Authority.
| Black | 1 |
| White | 12 |
| Hispanic | 22 |
There are 10 households headed by seniors served by the Otero County Housing Authority. Senior households are 31% of households in Otero County Housing Authority housing.
There are 10 persons with disabilities living in Otero County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 29% of households served by the Otero County Housing Authority.
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