Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency

This housing agency serves Fort Dodge, Iowa.

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The Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Authority (FDMHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The FDMHA offers one Public Housing community with 165 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:

Visit the FDMHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 700 South 17th Street, Fort Dodge, IA 50501, during normal office hours.
Download a pre-application online here, then print and complete.

Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above during normal office hours.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards, Birth Certificates, and photo IDs for all adult household members.No preferences were noted.For more information, visit the FDMHA website, or call the office at (515) 573-7751 from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm, Monday-Thursday, and on Fridays 8:00 am until 4:00 pm CT.

About The Agency

Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency provides affordable housing for up to 1,159 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

700 South 17th Street, Fort Dodge, IA

Visit Website — (515) 573-7751

Section 8 Application Checklist

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Keep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online

How large is the Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency?

Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency serves 1,023 low-income households. The agency manages 1,023 Housing Choice Vouchers and 133 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency households.

How many Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency residents are employed?

Working adults head 184 households and make up 18 percent of households served by Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency?

There are 726 female-headed renter households living in Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency renters?

Black	102
Asian-Pacific Islander	10
White	870
Hispanic	31

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency?

There are 388 households headed by seniors served by the Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency. Senior households are 38% of households in Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency housing?

There are 327 persons with disabilities living in Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 32% of households served by the Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency?

The Fort Dodge Municipal 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.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Fort Dodge Municipal Housing Agency

Deer Creek Apartments

700 S 17th St, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501