This housing agency serves Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury provides affordable housing for up to 139 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
312 North Main Street, Marksville, LA
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Avoyelles Parish Police Jury serves 124 low-income households. The agency manages 143 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 62 percent of households served by Avoyelles Parish Police Jury. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Avoyelles Parish Police Jury households.
Working adults head 47 households and make up 38 percent of households served by Avoyelles Parish Police Jury.
There are 116 female-headed renter households living in Avoyelles Parish Police Jury housing. Households headed by females are 94% of those served by the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury.
| Black | 97 |
| White | 26 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 31 households headed by seniors served by the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury. Senior households are 25% of households in Avoyelles Parish Police Jury housing.
There are 21 persons with disabilities living in Avoyelles Parish Police Jury housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 17% of households served by the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury.
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