This housing agency serves Coles County, Illinois.
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Housing Authority County of Coles provides affordable housing for up to 178 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
109 Prairie Avenue, Mattoon, IL
(217) 235-4175Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority County of Coles serves 158 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 158 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Housing Authority County of Coles. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Housing Authority County of Coles households.
Working adults head 56 households and make up 36 percent of households served by Housing Authority County of Coles.
There are 109 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority County of Coles housing. Households headed by females are 69% of those served by the Housing Authority County of Coles.
| Black | 21 |
| White | 136 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 41 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority County of Coles. Senior households are 26% of households in Housing Authority County of Coles housing.
There are 55 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority County of Coles housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 35% of households served by the Housing Authority County of Coles.
The Housing Authority County of Coles 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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