About Centerville Municipal Housing Agency

The Centerville Municipal Housing Agency is a Section 8 and Public Housing Public Housing Agency in Centerville, Iowa.

The Centerville Municipal Housing Agency serves Centerville.

Centerville Municipal Housing Agency Waiting Lists

Centerville Municipal Housing Agency Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List: Open Indefinitely

The Centerville Municipal Housing Agency (CMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. This waiting list is open indefinitely.

To apply, visit the CMHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 317 E Oak St., Centerville, IA 52544, from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm CT; and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm; and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards, proof of all income, birth certificates, and photo IDs for all adult household members.

The CMHA does have a preference for applicants who live and/or work in Centerville.

For more information, the CMHA can be reached by calling (641) 856-8742, from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm; and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Last Updated on 08/20/2015.

Public Housing Waiting List: Open Indefinitely

The Centerville Municipal Housing Agency (CMHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.

The CMHA offers one Public Housing community with 100 units for families and senior/disabled individuals, ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms.

To apply, visit the CMHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 317 E Oak St., Centerville, IA 52544, from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm CT, and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards, proof of all income, birth certificates, and photo IDs for all adult household members.

The CMHA does have a preference for applicants who live and/or work in Centerville.

For more information, the CMHA can be reached by calling (641) 856-8742 from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.

Last Updated on 08/21/2015.

About the Centerville Municipal Housing Agency Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the most recent VMS report, Centerville Municipal Housing Agency manages 58 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each:

Standard
Vouchers 58
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $253
Monthly Cost $14,652

Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Centerville Municipal Housing Agency

Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 41% having issued approximately 1 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 years and 6 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 5 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.4 persons and has a household income of $11,089 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 71% were extremely low income (ELI). 16% of households had wages as a major source of income, 3% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 78% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

2% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 29% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 17% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 52% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, -1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

15% of households included children, -1% of which had two adults in the household. 16% of households with children have a female head of household. 62% of all households were headed by a female.

3% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 2% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Centerville Municipal Housing Agency Housing Choice Voucher program, 28% include at least one person with a disability. 43% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 33% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

55% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 29% with 2 bedrooms and 16% with 3 or more bedrooms. 28% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Centerville Municipal Housing Agency voucher holders in 2016 was $297 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $377. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $158.



1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.