This housing agency serves Richland County, Illinois.
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Housing Authority of the County of Richland provides affordable housing for up to 200 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
East Scott Street, Olney, IL
(618) 395-2571Housing Authority of the County of Richland serves 156 low-income households. The agency manages 125 Housing Choice Vouchers and 74 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Richland. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Housing Authority of the County of Richland households.
Working adults head 32 households and make up 21 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Richland.
There are 115 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the County of Richland housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Housing Authority of the County of Richland.
Black | 6 |
Native American | 3 |
White | 145 |
Hispanic | 2 |
There are 59 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the County of Richland. Senior households are 38% of households in Housing Authority of the County of Richland housing.
There are 35 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the County of Richland housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Housing Authority of the County of Richland.
The Housing Authority of the County of Richland 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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Apartments and homes listed for rent locally may accept a Section 8 voucher, even if the listing doesn't mention the program.Judy Robinson Fiebiger says:
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