This housing agency serves Pike County, Illinois.
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The Pike County Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and elderly/disabled individuals.
This Housing Authority has 228 apartment units located throughout Pike County.
There are three ways to apply for public Housing with this Housing Authority:
1. Visit the website at www.pikehousing.com to complete an onine application.
2. Visit the office located at 838 Mason St. P.O. Box 123, Barry, IL 62312, during normal office hours.
3. Have an application mailed to you by calling the Housing Authority during normal office hours at 217-335-2616.
Once the application has been completed, the paper applications can be brought into the office at the above address, or you can also fax it to 217-335-2406.
For more information please visit the Housing Authority website at www.pikehousing.com.
Pike County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 228 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
838 Mason Street, Barry, IL
Visit Website — (217) 407-0707Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Pike County Housing Authority serves 177 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 177 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 53 percent of households served by Pike County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 74 percent of Pike County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 83 households and make up 47 percent of households served by Pike County Housing Authority.
There are 109 female-headed renter households living in Pike County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 62% of those served by the Pike County Housing Authority.
| Black | 2 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 173 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 63 households headed by seniors served by the Pike County Housing Authority. Senior households are 36% of households in Pike County Housing Authority housing.
There are 38 persons with disabilities living in Pike County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Pike County Housing Authority.
The Pike County Housing Authority 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.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Kim Eatmon says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great way to see what’s available for low income housing."