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Monroe County Housing Authority

Kennedy Drive, Key West, FL

Monroe County Housing Authority Waiting Lists

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Monroe County Housing Authority Public Housing Open Until Further Notice

There is one waiting list open now that is offered directly by Monroe County Housing Authority.

Monroe County Housing Authority offers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs in Monroe County.

Open Until Further Notice: Public Housing Waiting List

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Key West and Monroe County Housing Authority are currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.

This housing authority offers three apartment communities with 638 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.

To apply for public housing you must visit the housing authority to pick up an application, located at 1400 Kennedy Dr., Key West, FL 33040, during normal office hours.

Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. No additional documents are needed at this time.

No preferences were noted.

For more information, the housing authority can be reached by calling 305-296-5621, during normal office hours.
Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (305)296-5621.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 05/22/2015.

About Monroe County Housing Authority

Phone: (305) 296-5621.

About the Monroe County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Monroe County Housing Authority manages 195 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Ported Out
Vouchers 189 6
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $1,116 $503
Monthly Cost $210,904 $3,017
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 2% having issued approximately 95 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 2 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 2 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.1 persons and has a household income of $18,670 per year. 91% of households were very low income (VLI) and 74% were extremely low income (ELI). 45% of households had wages as a major source of income, 1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 54% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

2% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 35% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 29% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 35% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 5% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

33% of households included children, 7% of which had two adults in the household. 29% of households with children have a female head of household. 72% of all households were headed by a female.

79% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 13% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Monroe County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 21% include at least one person with a disability. 32% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 46% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

20% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 52% with 2 bedrooms and 28% with 3 or more bedrooms. 31% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Monroe County Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $473 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $1,118. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $176.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.