This housing agency serves Freeport, Illinois.
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Housing Authority of the City of Freeport provides affordable housing for up to 267 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
1052 West Galena Avenue, Freeport, IL
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Housing Authority of the City of Freeport serves 162 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 162 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 76 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Freeport. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Freeport households.
Working adults head 55 households and make up 34 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Freeport.
There are 123 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Freeport housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Freeport.
| Black | 122 |
| Native American | 2 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 32 |
| Hispanic | 5 |
There are 12 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Freeport. Senior households are 8% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Freeport housing.
There are 21 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Freeport housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 13% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Freeport.
The Housing Authority of the City of Freeport 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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