Essex Low Rent Housing Agency provides affordable housing for up to 15 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
604 South Avenue, Essex, IA
(712) 379-3510Section 8 Application Checklist
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Essex Low Rent Housing Agency serves 15 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 15 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 20 percent of households served by Essex Low Rent Housing Agency. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 80 percent of Essex Low Rent Housing Agency households.
Working adults head 4 households and make up 33 percent of households served by Essex Low Rent Housing Agency.
There are 4 female-headed renter households living in Essex Low Rent Housing Agency housing. Households headed by females are 33% of those served by the Essex Low Rent Housing Agency.
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There are 7 households headed by seniors served by the Essex Low Rent Housing Agency. Senior households are 53% of households in Essex Low Rent Housing Agency housing.
There are 6 persons with disabilities living in Essex Low Rent Housing Agency housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 44% of households served by the Essex Low Rent Housing Agency.
The Essex Low Rent Housing Agency 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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