This housing agency serves Mishawaka, Indiana.
Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka provides affordable housing for up to 644 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
Post Office Box 1347, Mishawaka, IN
(574) 258-1658Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka serves 625 low-income households. The agency manages 350 Housing Choice Vouchers and 293 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 69 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka households.
Working adults head 168 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka.
There are 487 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka.
| Black | 269 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 6 |
| White | 331 |
| Hispanic | 19 |
There are 200 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka. Senior households are 32% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka housing.
There are 162 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka.
The Housing Authority of the City of Mishawaka 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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