This housing agency serves Gallatin County, Illinois.
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Housing Authority of Gallatin County provides affordable housing for up to 97 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
117 West Wilson Avenue, Shawneetown, IL
(618) 269-3080Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Gallatin County serves 93 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 93 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 47 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Gallatin County. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 73 percent of Housing Authority of Gallatin County households.
Working adults head 44 households and make up 48 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Gallatin County.
There are 66 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Gallatin County housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Housing Authority of Gallatin County.
| Black | 1 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 89 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 29 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Gallatin County. Senior households are 32% of households in Housing Authority of Gallatin County housing.
There are 13 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Gallatin County housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 14% of households served by the Housing Authority of Gallatin County.
The Housing Authority of Gallatin County 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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