This housing agency serves Crawford County, Ford County, Woodford County, Illinois.
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The Ford County Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and elderly/disabled individuals.
This Housing Authority has one apartment complex with 30 units dedicated to the elderly/disabled individuals, a 14 unit two bedroom apartment complex for families, and 15 scattered single family homes with three bedrooms, located throughout Ford County.
To apply for public housing, visit the office located at 214 E. 7th St., Gibson City, IL 60936, or call the Housing Authority at 217-784-5488 to have an application mailed to you.
Once the application has been completed you can mail or hand deliver it to the above address.
For any questions, call the Housing Authority 217-784-5488 Monday-Friday during normal business hours.
Housing Authority of the County of Ford provides affordable housing for up to 110 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
214 East 7th Street, Gibson City, IL
(217) 784-5488Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the County of Ford serves 58 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 58 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Ford. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 91 percent of Housing Authority of the County of Ford households.
Working adults head 16 households and make up 28 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Ford.
There are 41 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the County of Ford housing. Households headed by females are 72% of those served by the Housing Authority of the County of Ford.
| Black | 7 |
| White | 48 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 13 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the County of Ford. Senior households are 23% of households in Housing Authority of the County of Ford housing.
There are 9 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the County of Ford housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 16% of households served by the Housing Authority of the County of Ford.
The Housing Authority of the County of Ford 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
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