This housing agency serves Port Allen, Louisiana.
City of Port Allen provides affordable housing for up to 138 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
750 North Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen, LA
(225) 344-7187Section 8 Application Checklist
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City of Port Allen serves 79 low-income households. The agency manages 142 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 82 percent of households served by City of Port Allen. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 99 percent of City of Port Allen households.
Working adults head 23 households and make up 30 percent of households served by City of Port Allen.
There are 73 female-headed renter households living in City of Port Allen housing. Households headed by females are 93% of those served by the City of Port Allen.
| Black | 76 |
| White | 3 |
There are 20 households headed by seniors served by the City of Port Allen. Senior households are 26% of households in City of Port Allen housing.
There are 16 persons with disabilities living in City of Port Allen housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 21% of households served by the City of Port Allen.
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