Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois provides affordable housing for up to 64 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
4217 Rose Lane, Mount Vernon, IL
(618) 244-6275Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois serves 49 low-income households. The agency manages 70 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 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 of Mt. Vernon Illinois. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois households.
Working adults head 19 households and make up 39 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois.
There are 42 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois housing. Households headed by females are 86% of those served by the Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois.
| Black | 35 |
| Native American | 2 |
| White | 11 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 8 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois. Senior households are 18% of households in Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois housing.
There are 5 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 11% of households served by the Housing Authority of Mt. Vernon Illinois.
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