This housing agency serves Morgan County, Illinois.
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Morgan County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 590 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
301 West Beecher Avenue, Jacksonville, IL
(217) 243-3338Section 8 Application Checklist
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Morgan County Housing Authority serves 561 low-income households. The agency manages 184 Housing Choice Vouchers and 403 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 68 percent of households served by Morgan County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Morgan County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 190 households and make up 34 percent of households served by Morgan County Housing Authority.
There are 359 female-headed renter households living in Morgan County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 64% of those served by the Morgan County Housing Authority.
| Black | 101 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 6 |
| White | 443 |
| Hispanic | 17 |
There are 145 households headed by seniors served by the Morgan County Housing Authority. Senior households are 26% of households in Morgan County Housing Authority housing.
There are 117 persons with disabilities living in Morgan County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 21% of households served by the Morgan County Housing Authority.
The Morgan County Housing Authority 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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