Area Housing Commission provides affordable housing for up to 603 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
1920 West Garden Street, Pensacola, FL
(850) 438-8561Section 8 Application Checklist
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Area Housing Commission serves 566 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 566 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 80 percent of households served by Area Housing Commission. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Area Housing Commission households.
Working adults head 152 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Area Housing Commission.
There are 469 female-headed renter households living in Area Housing Commission housing. Households headed by females are 83% of those served by the Area Housing Commission.
| Black | 526 |
| White | 34 |
| Hispanic | 6 |
There are 158 households headed by seniors served by the Area Housing Commission. Senior households are 28% of households in Area Housing Commission housing.
There are 101 persons with disabilities living in Area Housing Commission housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Area Housing Commission.
The Area Housing Commission 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.
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