This housing agency serves Lyon County, Kentucky.
Housing Authority of Lyon County provides affordable housing for up to 94 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
425 Linden Avenue, Eddyville, KY
(270) 388-7108Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Lyon County serves 91 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 91 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 54 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Lyon County. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 81 percent of Housing Authority of Lyon County households.
Working adults head 29 households and make up 32 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Lyon County.
There are 61 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Lyon County housing. Households headed by females are 68% of those served by the Housing Authority of Lyon County.
| Black | 12 |
| Native American | 1 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 76 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 32 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Lyon County. Senior households are 36% of households in Housing Authority of Lyon County housing.
There are 19 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Lyon County housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 21% of households served by the Housing Authority of Lyon County.
The Housing Authority of Lyon County 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.
Do not pay for HUD applications.
It is against the law to charge for Section 8, Public Housing, and other HUD housing applications.Celeste Law says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great source of information, and is very helpful in answering questions about Section 8 and Public Housing."