This housing agency serves Wabash County, Illinois.
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Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il. provides affordable housing for up to 156 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
330 West 10th Street, Mount Carmel, IL
(618) 262-5518Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il. serves 151 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 151 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 51 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il.. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 78 percent of Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il. households.
Working adults head 24 households and make up 16 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il..
There are 92 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il. housing. Households headed by females are 61% of those served by the Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il..
Native American | 2 |
White | 149 |
There are 92 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il.. Senior households are 61% of households in Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il. housing.
There are 72 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il. housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 48% of households served by the Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il..
The Housing Authority of the County of Wabash Il. 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Sandra Lewis-Kidd says:
"I received daily updates from Affordable Housing Online on waiting list openings not only in my city, but also other states and cities accepting applications. I was able to apply, and was actually chosen for the Section 8 housing lottery!"