Housing Authority of the City of Rome City provides affordable housing for up to 50 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
500 Front Street, Rome City, IN
(260) 854-4122Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the City of Rome City serves 49 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 49 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 66 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Rome City. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 85 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Rome City households.
Working adults head 14 households and make up 30 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Rome City.
There are 32 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Rome City housing. Households headed by females are 66% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Rome City.
| Black | 1 |
| White | 47 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 19 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Rome City. Senior households are 40% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Rome City housing.
There are 6 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Rome City housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 13% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Rome City.
The Housing Authority of the City of Rome City 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.
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